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LSB Lectionary Summaries

The beginning of the new Church Year is quickly upon us.  In preparation for this, the LCMS Commission on Worship appears to be initiating a weekly series of lectionary summaries on both the one-year and three-year LSB lectionaries for use in the parish.  Take a look.

lectionaryThese Lectionary Summaries are designed to be included in Sunday bulletins for worshippers to read prior to the service. As such, they provide a thematic summary of the readings for each Sunday and festival, as well as a description of how the readings fit into the particular season of the Church Year, where appropriate.

These summaries are provided free of charge and may be edited as needed for local use. They will normally be posted two to four weeks in advance. (LCMS Commission on Worship)

These summaries could also distributed the week prior so that worshippers could prepare themselves throughout the week by reading the lectionary texts and the summary.

Survey Says: LCMS Worship Practices & Attitudes

The LCMS Reporter website posted an article (no longer available) earlier today on the newly released LCMS Worship Practice & Attitudes Survey (no longer available).  The survey compares the responses of the Top 5% congregations (highest percentage and number of adult confirmations in 2006) and a random sampling of congregations on their worship practices and attitudes.

And the survey says . . . . nothing earth shattering.  I read through the 42 page survey results, yawned, and moved on.  A brief summary is:

For the most part, there are few statistically significant differences in worship practices between the two samples, and those differences are primarily related to elements of the different styles [of worship - my addition].

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