Biblical & Theological Resources (pdf format)

Proclaiming the Name. Cultic Narrative and Eucharistic Proclamation in First Corinthians - Victor C Pfitzner

What's the Use of Naming God? - John W. Kleinig

Entrance into the Heavenly Sanctuary – Hebrews 10:19-25 - Entrance into the Heavenly Sanctuary – Hebrews

Worship and the Full Assurance of Faith - John W. Kleinig

Liturgical Uniformity and Church Polity in the Augsburg Confessions and the Formula of Concord: The Church Orders as Heremeutical Key - Matthew C Harrison

Sasse on Worship - John W Kleinig

The Origin And Nature Of The Service With Communion Of The LCA, As Published In The Lutheran Hymnal, 1973 - Michael Lockwood and Jonathon Kummerow

Traditional and contemporary worship in the LCA - A discussion paper - David Schubert

The Liturgical Heritage of Theodor Kliefoth - John W. Kleinig

Some Aspects of the History of Worship in the LCA - David Schubert, 2004

** NEW ** Paul Gerhardt as a Teacher of Lutheran Spirituality - Dr John W Kleinig

The Biblical View of Worship - John W Kleinig

Where Is Your God? Luther on God’s Self-localisation - John W Kleinig

The Mystery of Christ and the Divine Service - John W Kleinig

Sharing in God’s Holiness - John W Kleinig

The Lord’s Supper as a Sacrificial Banquet - John W Kleinig

Witting or Unwitting Ritualists - John W Kleinig

Worshipping with the Angels - Victor C Pfitzner

Worship at Luther Campus - Faculty of Luther Campus, 1995

What's the use of Praising God - J W Kleinig

Luther on Participation in God's Holiness - John W Kleinig, 1985/2003

The Privatisation of the Cultus Publicus - Lutheran Theological Journal 27/1 (1993): 13-22 - John G Strelan

Ways of Opening a Service - John W Kleinig, 2001

Singing with Grace in Our Hearts - The Function of Hymnody in Its Cultural Context - John W Klenig

Bach, Chronicles and Church Music - John W Kleinig

Incarnation and Music - John W Kleinig, 2000

The Use of Testimonies in the Divine Service - John W Kleinig

The Use of Visual Media Technology in Liturgical Worship - Andrew Ruddell

LCA Worship Guidelines - Summary of recent decisions and suggestions about the divine service - Compiled by David Schubert for the Department of Liturgics

Language in Worship: David Schubert, 2006 - David Schubert

Some guidelines for the use of dataprojectors in worship - Adam Cooper, 2003

Worship and Outreach - BCL COW Task Force

Worship and Mission - John Kleinig

Studies on Weekly Communion - Greg Pietsch, 2004

A series of studies on the Liturgy (formatted for church bulletins) - Linards Jansons

Liturgy and Prayers for a Time of Drought - This rite is a full liturgy that may be used on any Sunday during a time of drought. It follows the Old Testament notion that times of natural calamity are times for a “return to the Lord.” It is designed to be used flexibly. You may wish to simply use the regular seasonal liturgy for the day, inserting only those portions that seem advisable for your situation, or the entire service could be used as a special afternoon or evening service.