Unfortunately, I think this was more about CPH selling a product than the Historic Lectionary. Currently our parish uses the three year, but I would like to see us switch over to the one year. Posting some information on how to guide a parish in how to do this would be extremely helpful. Thanks.
It's actually been a fairly easy shift for many congregations. Either lectionary is fully resourced in LSB and attending products. We even offer now a LetUsPray version for the One Year Series. My suggestion: mention to your elders that you're interested in moving back to the one year (the series that most of them likely grew up with) and explain why. Chief reason, in my opinion, would be catechetical: it takes a narrower set of Scriptures and screws them down into the hearts and minds of the people. It's the series for which our Church has Postils from Luther, Gerhard, Walther, you name it! It's the series that our hymnody was composed for. I moved two congregations onto it, and frankly, the vast majority of the people never noticed. The only oddity comes when you are celebrating Transfiguration a few weeks earlier than most of your neighboring congregations, but that gives you the chance to unpack the joys of Pre-Lent - "Who of you takes a six week trip without doing any preparation and packing?" :)
A pastor has to get permission first before using a specific lectionary? Does he have to get permission first before choosing the hymns on Sunday, too? That seems unnecessarily onerous especially since the parish is entrusted to the pastor/priest for spiritual care.
Think sobornost. The pastor does not act alone; at least the wise pastor does not do so save in grave necessity. The conciliarity of the church manifests itself in each local parish with those who surround the pastor and serve as his counsellors.
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Unfortunately, I think this was more about CPH selling a product than the Historic Lectionary. Currently our parish uses the three year, but I would like to see us switch over to the one year. Posting some information on how to guide a parish in how to do this would be extremely helpful. Thanks.
Timothy,
It's actually been a fairly easy shift for many congregations. Either lectionary is fully resourced in LSB and attending products. We even offer now a LetUsPray version for the One Year Series. My suggestion: mention to your elders that you're interested in moving back to the one year (the series that most of them likely grew up with) and explain why. Chief reason, in my opinion, would be catechetical: it takes a narrower set of Scriptures and screws them down into the hearts and minds of the people. It's the series for which our Church has Postils from Luther, Gerhard, Walther, you name it! It's the series that our hymnody was composed for. I moved two congregations onto it, and frankly, the vast majority of the people never noticed. The only oddity comes when you are celebrating Transfiguration a few weeks earlier than most of your neighboring congregations, but that gives you the chance to unpack the joys of Pre-Lent - "Who of you takes a six week trip without doing any preparation and packing?" :)
A pastor has to get permission first before using a specific lectionary? Does he have to get permission first before choosing the hymns on Sunday, too? That seems unnecessarily onerous especially since the parish is entrusted to the pastor/priest for spiritual care.
Think sobornost. The pastor does not act alone; at least the wise pastor does not do so save in grave necessity. The conciliarity of the church manifests itself in each local parish with those who surround the pastor and serve as his counsellors.
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