In This Issue
The Results are In: Evangelical Style and Lutheran Substance are Not Compatible – Burnell F. Eckardt Jr.
The Strength of Youth and Wise Gray Heads: What the LCMS Needs Right Now – David H. Petersen
Why Rubrics? (Continued) – Mark P. Braden
The Three Estates: Let’s Try to Unravel a Knot – John R. Stephenson
The Perfect Family? – Karl F. Fabrizius
Plus Vesting Prayers and the 2026 Liturgical Calendar
On The GottesBlog
The Gottesdienst Crowd Podcast
Training Videos & Educational Resources
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In secular Greek, at the time of the New Testament, the word ekklessia meant an assembly or a gathering. In the New Testament it is used a jargon word that for those who are gathered by God as His people. See, in particular, Acts 2:47, 5:11. 7:38, 8:1, and 9:31. We often translate ekklesia into English as “church, but in English the word “church” is more than just people.