CURATION AND PRODUCTION STAGES

 

October 2022 - September 2023: Curation Group and Curation Process

The content of the 2024 Songbook will be curated by a group compromised of members from all seven regions of the LWF. The curation group consists of  professional musicians, theologians and liturgical scholars working in theological and musical education. Altogether, the curation group encompasses people of over 20 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 are also included.


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 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

Through a screening process ending in June 2023, the final content shall be selected. Prayers and blessings from all regions of the world shall be chosen as well that may include descriptions of movements/dance/gesture and indicate a liturgical place or for the day. Songs of the Global Assembly 2023 in Krakow and selected prayers and blessings will be included as well within the
regular content.


Design Process July 2023 - December 2023

The hymnal will be designed in the fall of 2023 and printed in the beginning 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 and distribution of the hymnal 2024

The hymnal will be printed in the beginning of 2024 and will be presented at venues in the seven regions of the LWF throughout the following years to foster a network for global resources. In June 2024, the historical heritage and its transformations will be part of a conference and music festival in Wittenberg/GER entitled "A Singing Communion" where the hymnal will be officially presented as well in outdoor concerts and church services. This festival conference will be hosted by the Protestant Academy of Wittenberg, the cultural office of the German protestant church (Kulturbüro der EKD) and LWF´s Wittenberg Center  and center on contemporary ways to work with the heritage of Martin Luther´s musical theology.