The following is a list of resources submitted by congregations in our district who have demonstrated their healthiness by growing in at least one of the identified areas of congregational ministry.  The listing is in three forms: a printed resource, an electronic resource, or a person who has been a valued resource.  If you have found a resource that was particularly helpful to your congregation’s health and growth, please contact Rev. Larry Bogardus at pastorlarry@stephenslcms.org, or Gary Norton, Regional Mission Facilitator, at gary.norton@psd-lcms.org. 

Resources for Worship / Preaching

Electronic Resoures:

Printed Resources:

  • First Impressions by Mark Waltz - Create the best first impression possible for first time visitors. The book has discussion questions and will serve as a training guide. 
  • Worship Services of contemporary worship by CPH
  • Celebrate, the weekly readings (RCL) inset for bulletin from Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis
  • Worship and Rejoice – Hope Publishing
  • The Celebrational Hymnal – Word Music
  • Integrity Music, Mobile, AL
  • A Complete Library of Christian Worship, Vol. 1-7, Star Song Publishing, Nashville
  • Sundays and Seasons Augsburg Fortress Press, Minneapolis
  • Creative Worship – published quarterly by Concordia
  • Indexes for Worship Planning – published by Augsburg-Fortress
  • Concordance to Hymn Texts of Lutheran Book of Worship – Augsburg-Fortress
  • Gathered Guests – A Guide to Worship in the Lutheran Church by Timothy Maschke
  • Unceasing Worship – Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts by Harold Best
  • The Electronic Encyclopedia of Hymnology by Landes and Putman
  • Creative Communications, St. Louis