Supporting Congregations in Worship Planning

Deeper Encounters with the Triune God

Worship leaders seek to prepare and plan worship that invites those gathered into a deeper encounter with the triune God. Many resources are available to support this important planning process.

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Essential Worship and Music Resources

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Evangelical Lutheran Worship is used in our worshiping communities. Its supplement, All Creation Sings, supports us as worship renewal evolves, inviting us “to expand our prayer and song, joining our voices with the praise, and sighs, of the whole creation God so marvelously made."

For Worship Assemblies

Gathering Around Word and Song

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This Far by Faith celebrates the gifts of African American worship and includes liturgical settings, hymns and prayers.

Worship Resource

Honor African American Worship and Song

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Libro de Liturgia y Cántico is a complete Spanish-language worship resource that includes liturgical settings, occasional services and hymns. Additional resources in Spanish are included in Evangelical Lutheran Worship, All Creation Sings and on SundaysandSeasons.

Worship Resource

For Spanish-Speaking Lutherans