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Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work alongside the ELCA to support worship leaders, worship planners, musicians, and all who care about the worship of the church. Association of Lutheran Church Musicians ALCM nurtures and equips musicians to serve and lead the church’s song. Ponder Anew: a continuing education conference for church musicians, pastors and worship leaders July 22-25, 2024 at Valparaiso University With an emphasis on practical skill-building, you will be able to attend workshops and in-depth learning sessions on a variety of topics. This conference…

The Church. The Church’s reality is invisible, and only visible to those with eyes to see; with eyes offered by the faith of Christ. The Church doesn’t have a physical address, per se; it can’t be found at 777 Vatican Way or something. The Church’s only physical address is found in the ground of the vicarious humanity of Jesus Christ; but we currently see Him, not with eyes of flesh, but with eyes of faith (just as sure as we love Him, even though we don’t currently “see” Him). The Church is not a result of so-called religious phenomena, but…

18 I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.” 20 Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ. -Matthew 16:18-20   The Church of Jesus Christ is Christ’s, it is not our possession. It is a continuous event of God’s grace for the world. Its being is not generated by an…