I’ve been doing some behind the scenes housekeeping over the last month that will likely become apparent in the next few days — barring any further technical difficulties. What’s happening? This blog will have a new digital home with a new look and feel.
What does this mean for you?
There is a new website address. http://lutherankantor.com This address is currently active and takes you to the “old” blog. I’ll be flipping the switch in a few days and it will redirect to the “new” blog. The “old” address http://lutherankantor.wordpress.com and the associated links should be redirected to the new website address.
There will be a new website. I’ve been setting up the blog layout, tweaking features, and importing the blog content at the website hosting provider. The blog will have a different look and feel which I hope you’ll enjoy.
If you subscribe to the RSS feed of the blog, you will want to resubscribe at the new website. There will be a link icon that will help you through the fairly painless process.
If you happen to have a link to my blog (Thank You!), it would be appreciated if you updated the link to http://lutherankantor.com.
There you have it. I hope you’ll drop by at the new site and let me know what you think.
Worship is the gift of the gracious God through the incarnate and suffering Christ for his congregation which receives the gift by faith and so enters into fellowship with God. Thus worship is a participation in the work of Christ. — (Luther On Worship, Vilmos Vajta, pg 63)
Floating across the Lutheran blogosphere the last few weeks have been several professional YouTube videos focusing on Grace Lutheran Church in Tulsa, OK – what appears to be a vibrant confessional Lutheran church. I’d encourage you to spend a few minutes watching and learning.
One thing I found very striking in the videos was how people from non-Lutheran backgrounds were drawn to a traditional and liturgical church and their understanding of Lutheran worship. Pastor Beecroft acknowledges that the church has its own language, is formed by it, and wrestles to understand it. We constantly hear that the church growth paradigm says this traditional approach should be a “turn off” for “seekers”. While the people interviewed expressed their initial culture shock, after a time of learning and understanding they had a deeper appreciation for the traditions and confessional Lutheran faith. These people seem to have a better grasp on Lutheran worship than many who have been Lutherans all their life. Catechesis at work!
It seems twittering and tweeting may be coming to a worship service near you — perhaps they’ll call it “tworship”. According to Time magazine, some pastors are encouraging their flock to twitter (or tweet) as they are moved during worship.
Wouldn’t this be a distraction during the time when God is showering us with His gifts?
One more reason to consider attending the Church Music Workshops in Fort Wayne this summer.
“The richer the background in Lutheran doctrine, mores, and music, the more nearly will the musician approach the true ideal of a Lutheran musician and servant of God in church.” — Hugo Gehrke
They have both Organist Primer and a BRAND NEW Church Music week for organists, choir directors, and handbell directors/players.
June 15 - 19 - Organist Primer
June 22 - 26 - Church Music Week
"After five days of being immersed in theology and practice, students leave with insights that make them different church musicians, able to understand more fully–and put into practice more effectively–their responsibilities in proclamation and teaching." - Kantor Resch
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