Good Shepherd Institute
This past week I discovered that the Good Shepherd Institute has released the latest edition of His Voice, a newsletter of GSI that has a number of recommended resources for pastors, laity, and musicians. I’d encourage you to download and scan through it (only 9 pages).
Of particular note are 3 pages devoted to the published resources of GSI, most of which are part of my own library. These resources have been formative and valuable in my growth and continuing education as a parish musician. I return again and again to the timeless essays of Walter Buszin. The journals provide opportunities for personal study in worship, hymnody, and liturgy. The Singing the Faith DVD is the closest thing you’ll get to a confessional Lutheran music video. My favorite video selections are Lord, Let at Last Thine Angels Come with the mural and Wide Open Stand the Gates from a hymn festival.
It has been a blessing to be part of the continuing “conversation”, if only through the words of the essays, journals, and DVD. So, I say thank you to Kantor Resch and Dr. Just for their vision and making these resources available for the church at large, and in particular pastors and parish musicians.
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