This book was prepared for lay people, congregational leaders, pastors, church musicians, worship leaders, and worship committees. It provides an answer for those who are asking the question: What does it mean to worship as a Lutheran in the twenty-first century? The goal of the book is twofold: In today's context, with so many different and confusing opinions about worship, this book provides lay people and pastors with a clear and understandable presentation of Lutheran theology for Lutheran worship. It gives positive direction and equips worship leaders with concrete practical tools to evaluate contemporary worship forms, when these forms are considered for use in the Lutheran congregation. James Alan Waddell has fifteen years of experience as a pastor of Lutheran congregations and several years as an instructor of New Testament and Religious Studies. He is the author of The Struggle to Reclaim the Liturgy in the Lutheran Church (2005).