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In response to a growing need for a new generation of worship resources, a
new primary worship book for Lutherans in North America has been developed,
called Evangelical Lutheran Worship. With help from thousands of
people through the Renewing Worship project, this new series of resources
focuses on supporting all congregations and worshiping communities. The
motivation was, and continues to be, the mission of the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
Worship remains central to mission and ministry in the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
Changing ministry contexts, increasing variety in worship practice among
congregations, a deepening desire to reach out beyond the church into the
rest of the world, and conversations and exploration in churchwide and
ministry events made the need for new worship resources clear.
In the fall of 2000, the ELCA Church Council boldly authorized a
churchwide effort to define and develop a new and common approach to primary
worship resources supportive of the entire church for the next generation.
The Renewing Worship project, which included valuable representation also
from the ELCIC, was designed to engage the whole church in the evaluation of
provisional materials, and congregations across the country submitted
thousands of responses-responses that have been central to the crafting of
the new primary worship book, Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
Beyond this core worship book, Evangelical Lutheran Worship will be a
family of worship resources that will continue to unfold around this book.
In this way, it will continue to serve and enrich the church year after
year.
Key Features of Evangelical Lutheran Worship Pew Edition:
- Ten musical settings including settings I and II from the LBW, a
setting from Marty Haugen and a new setting by Mark Mummert, Robert
Buckley Farlee, and Thomas Pavlechko.
- Liturgies for Holy Baptism, Lent and the Three Days, Healing,
Funerals, and Marriage
- Daily Prayer for morning, evening, night and responsive prayer
- All 150 Psalms, all pointed for singing
- Luther's Small Catechism
- Nearly 700 Diverse hymns, songs and service music pieces
- 53% from the LBW
- 20% from With One Voice
- 21% from Renewing Worship Songbook
- 6% from Libro de Liturgia y Cántico, This Far by Faith,
Worship &
Praise, and other sources
- Design features to improve navigation and user-friendliness
Evangelical Lutheran Worship Pew Edition brings to the church a sense of
the breadth and depth of the Lutheran church today. From traditional to
gospel, from contemporary to Latino, from chant to praise song, Evangelical
Lutheran Worship will help us all explore and celebrate the riches of God's
church.
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