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Gottesdienst is the journal of Lutheran liturgy. We seek to be faithful to the Biblical tradition of the confessional and historic Lutheran faith.

In This Issue

Preaching and the Word of God, Part 1: A Theology of Preaching - Burnell F. Eckardt Jr.

A Primer on Church Leadership - David H. Petersen

Why Rubrics? (Continued): Faith’s Response to the Gospel - Mark P. Braden

Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain - Karl F. Fabrizius

De Sacramento Altaris, Part 1 – John R. Stephenson

Ocular Aphorisms – Fritz the Penguin

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