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Mark Mummert

Mark Mummert is Director of Worship at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas. He was Seminary Musician at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia from 1990 through 2008 and is a composer of Holy Communion Setting One in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. He served as editor of Psalm Settings for the Church Year (Augsburg Fortress, 2008) and Music Sourcebook for Lent and the Three Days (Augsburg Fortress, 2010).

Recent Posts

Planning for Worship on September 11

Posted on Aug 29, 2011 2:29:18 PM by Mark Mummert in Planning

On Sunday, September 11, 2011, Christians in the United States will undoubtedly come to the Sunday assembly aware of the tenth anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, when terroristic violence and hatred led to catastrophic death and loss in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. There has been much in print and in online discussions among pastors, musicians, and other worship planners on how to best observe this occasion. See, for instance, these:

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Thoughts on Leading the Assembly's Song

Posted on Jul 18, 2011 11:30:49 AM by Mark Mummert in Assembly Song

When one is called to be a musician for the church, one might imagine that the task is primarily about aesthetics. “How can I make our worship more beautiful?” one might first ask. While the pursuit of beauty is often the primary task for most visual and acoustic artists, the church musician is first called upon to bring the gift of music to the task of proclaiming – singing a word, narrating a story, giving voice or sound to God’s truth and wisdom. “How will this music I choose/lead/play make the good news of God in Jesus Christ heard in this assembly?” is the church musician’s first question. Will the music be beautiful or have aesthetic qualities? Almost certainly it will, but the beauty shines primarily when rooted in the truth of God’s saving and living word for God’s people.

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