TIMELINE
Global Collection Period
On Reformation Day 2022 the General Secretary
of the LWF send out a letter as a call for hymns and prayers to all member churches of the LWF. The letter can also be found in four languages in the download section of this website. Between
November and May 2023 hymns could be sent to us via a dropbox link on
this website.
Members of the curation group met physically and when technically possible online for a conference in Leipzig from 24th-27th November to connect, worship together and broaden their perspectives together through working sessions centering on Luther ́s engagement of contemporary musical practices of his time for the reformation movement. -> HERE´s THE LINK TO PUBLIC EVENTS OF THIS CONFERENCE
Screening Process
The content of the 2024 Songbook was screened by members from all seven regions of the LWF compromised of professional musicians, theologians and liturgical scholars working in theological and musical education. Altogether, people of 25 different countries in leadership positions, local church musicians and recognized artists that work also on the secular music scene. Members of the 2017 and 2023 Global Assembly worship team were also included. Through a screening process ending on Reformation Day 2023, the final content of the collection was selected. Songs of the Global Assembly 2023 in Krakow and selected prayers and blessings from all LWF regions of the world were included as well within the regular content.
Design Process November 2023
- Easter 2024
The test version of the Songbook was
designed in the fall of 2023 and
printed in the spring of
2024. Its structure is following the
arch generated from the title of the
hymnal:
“Pilgrimage - being on a journey ever deeper into faith, guided by Scripture and the grace of Jesus
Christ. Longing and striving for
Freedom, working toward a more just and generous world for
all creation, shaped by God’s
immeasurable love. Celebrating
Belonging, as one communion
through
the Holy Spirit in the one body of
Christ.”
Presentation to member churches and
test phase 2024-2025
The hymnal will be printed in the beginning of
2024 and shall be presented at venues in the seven regions of the LWF throughout a test phase from reformation day 2024 - to
reformation day 2025 to foster a network for global resources. In June 2024, the songbook was officially presented as well in outdoor concerts and church
services in Wittenberg/GER. This festival/ conference was
hosted by the Protestant Academy of
Wittenberg, the cultural office of the German protestant church (Kulturbüro der EKD) and LWF´s Wittenberg Center. A documentation can be found online in the download
section.