Why Liturgy Matters Now: Join Us in Minneapolis This August

There’s still time to join clergy, musicians, and lay leaders from across the country for the first-ever Seminar on Lutheran Liturgy, August 13–15 in Minneapolis. Registration closes August 1, and discounted hotel rates end July 16. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how the liturgical life of the church shapes faithful leadership and strengthens our Gospel witness in the face of growing Christian Nationalism. Learn more and register now at: seminarliturgy.org/event-list.

This nearly full national gathering features plenary presentations by leading liturgical scholars—Maxwell Johnson, Lizette Larson-Miller, Ed Foley, and Audrey West—alongside in-depth workshops on liturgical formation, sacramental theology, creativity and tradition, and how worship practices serve diverse and immigrant communities.

Workshops include:

• Luther and Mary: Mariology as Orthodox Christology

• Is God “Father”? Why Names Matter

• When Creativity Becomes the Golden Calf

• The Lutheran Missal Project

• Evangelical Catholic Form as Missional Outreach

• When the Musician Knows More Than the Pastor

• Upping the Liturgical Game in the Small Parish

• Teaching Liturgy to Students Who Don’t Know Cursive

In a time when public expressions of Christianity are increasingly entangled with power and politics, this seminar invites us to return to the theological and sacramental heart of our worship. How we form pastors, deacons, and musicians in liturgical practice is not a side concern—it is central to the church’s witness.

Participants will gather at Central Lutheran Church, St. Olaf Catholic Church, and the Minneapolis Club, with music led by Dr. Daniel Schwandt, The Minnesota Boychoir, and The Summer Singers.

Learn more and register now at: seminarliturgy.org/event-list.