The tagline of Gottesdienst, namely, “The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy,” can be a little misleading. For when we say “liturgy,” some people believe that the entire journal (and by extension, the blog, the podcast, and the conferences) is, or should only be, related to things like rubrics.

“No one is saying that the Lutheran liturgy is not a treasure. Just don't make consciences burdened to think that salvation is notsecure unless every rite of the liturgy is done just right…. Also, don't make the liturgy legalistically narrow, making it into a type of work to make satisfaction for sins.

Anyone can take the King of Kings spiritual gifts assessment that is offered here: www.kingofkings.org/serve. It’s a series of 78 questions. They will then e-mail you your assessment, and even see if you’re interested in various kinds of church work based on your gifts.