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Vestments and other worship attire
Why does your pastor wear what he wears? Have you ever asked him?
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"Our ministry context here in Chattanooga played a large part in any decisions we made for our ministry, including what we thought the pastor should wear on Sundays,” explains Eric Melso, a home missionary serving Living Hope, Chattanooga, Tenn. “We had the blessing of getting to lay the groundwork for our church plant for about seven months before we started holding public worship services. During that time, we tried to gather as much information about our community as possible. It ended up being about 8 out of 10 people didn’t know anything about Lutherans at all."
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Since people in the Chattanooga area seemed to be overwhelmingly unfamiliar with Lutheran worship and preaching, Melso says that Living Hope began to look for ways it could keep that special distinction that set it apart from every other church in its heavily churched area. How could it meet the bulk of its audience where it is at so the people aren’t overwhelmed by the different style of Lutheran worship?
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“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day” (John 6:54). Is this passage referencing the Lord’s Supper? That question has been debated throughout the history of Christianity. . . .
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Three home missions launched weekly worship services in September: Divine Savior—North Collin County, Celina, Texas; Anchor Church, Marquette, Mich.; and Victory, Wichita, Kan. “A grand opening is important in the life of a mission church because it . . .
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Christians today have the privilege of being able to reflect on the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation through the sending of Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world. From Heaven Above: Devotions for the Advent Season connects the reader to the need of a . . .
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