From Liturgical Purist to Pragmatist: Rethinking Lutheran Worship

Dr. Kent Burreson shares his 25-year journey teaching Lutheran worship, exploring how liturgy should serve the gospel rather than becoming an end in itself. He offers wisdom on balancing historical practices with contextual relevance while keeping Christ at the center of worship.

• Journey from liturgical purist to liturgical pragmatist
• How political tribalization has influenced church worship practices
• Rising interest in traditional liturgy among younger generations
• Origins and evolution of confession and absolution in the liturgy
• Luther's balanced approach to tradition versus traditionalism
• The importance of "contextual hospitality" in worship practices
• Understanding that liturgy serves as means toward mission, not an end itself
• The liturgical leader as servant within the assembly, not over it

Connect with Dr. Kent Burreson at [email protected] or through the seminary's website www.csl.edu.

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