Pastor Raabe discusses how to keep the church's worship life energized and evolving, while remaining committed to Lutheran traditions and resources.
Video Interview, "The Current Scene in Church Music," Center for Church Music (2023) Watch
Pastor Raabe is interviewed by Center director Barry Bobb, discussing opportunities for worship offerings presented by the end of the lockdown, and the relationship between pastors and church musicians.
Faith and Vocation Fellows, at ELCA Lutheran Campus Ministry, Madison WI (2018)
Leader, presentation and discussion for University of Wisconsin students, to encourage a deeper analysis of the worship history and practices of Lutherans in America.
BOTH SIDES NOW
Both Sides Now is a resource for both clergy and cantors. It appears in the newsletter of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, In Tempo.
The column explores the working relationship between the pastor and the musician in a Lutheran congregation. It offers suggestions, advice, and encouragement for all parties who are committed to the sacred vocation of leading worship in today’s world.
Rev Nancy M Raabe is uniquely qualified to provide this perspective, having served both as an ordained pastor, and as a music minister. She is an active composer for the church, and she has published five books for use by church musicians.
The material is (c) 2019 - 2024, ALCM Please send your comments, experiences, and challenges to Pastor Raabe, for discussion in future columns.
Singing the Psalms: Old Words, New Life (2012) A blog entry for the Prelude Music Planner, discussing how to introduce Psalms into your worship, and best practice ideas as to how to prepare and present the Psalms during the liturgical year.
Live presentation as The Psalms in Our Worship Life: Why We Can't Live Without Them (2012) At the 2012 SynodFest of the Southern Ohio Synod of the ELCA.
MORE FOR WORSHIP LEADERS
These essays appeared in the Resource Center column of the ALCM Grace Notes, or her Prairie View column in the ALCM newsletter In Tempo. In them, Rev Nancy M Raabe addresses concerns and offers suggestions that may be used immediately by fellow pastors, church musicians, and all worship leaders.
"Thy Strong Word": Theology That Sings (2017) Download pdf
