Leadership Program for Musicians
The Leadership Program for Musicians is a teaching ministry that gives church musicians
an increased sense of vocational awareness, along with the tools and resources
The Leadership Program for Musicians is a national organization that administers a curriculum covering key areas in church music and liturgical education as well as spiritual formation. LPM is a program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Episcopal Church USA to enable congregations to sing well and participate actively in worship.. It is taught by highly qualified teachers and tailored to local needs. Classes can be taken in whole or part, and when studies are successfully completed awards the LPM Certificate in Church Music. Taught locally, it covers the need for liturgical education and spiritual formation as well as a full range of church music skills. Particular attention is paid to smaller church needs. Learn more about LPM.
Leadership Program For Musicians Brochure - 2011-2012 (pdf)
Anyone with questions about the Texas-Louisiana-Gulf Coast Synod LPM program should contact Marsha Seale, coordinator.
Marsha Seale
LPM Coordinator
713-562-6972
mkseale52@msn.com
Worship, the foundation for everything we do
For Lutherans, worship is an ever-changing and growing experience. Connected with and central to everything we do, worship unites us in celebration, engages us in thoughtful dialogue and helps us grow in faith. It grounds us in our Christian and Lutheran roots, while demonstrating practical relevance for today’s world.
Lutheran congregations are seldom identical in the way they worship. Still, for most Lutherans, certain facts hold true:
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Lutheran worship is liturgical, following a common order of service.
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Lutheran worship is biblical. It has roots in the life of the Old Testament people and of the New Testament church. It uses the language of Scripture and celebrates the biblical message.
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Lutheran worship employs the historic heritage of Christian worship common to major branches of the church, as it has developed over 20 centuries.
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In the spirit of the Reformation, Lutherans worship in the contemporary language of the people. Lay persons, as well as the clergy, participate actively in leadership roles.
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Lutheran worship employs the arts — musical and visual — as gifts from God to be used to the glory of God and for the instruction and inspiration of God's people.
Inspiring Quality Lutheran Worship
The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "God is good; God's love endures forever." - 2 Chronicles 5:13