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Call for Papers

Lutheran Mission Matters Call for Papers Liturgy, Mission, and Music: Exploring how Context, Music, and Text Affect the Worship Life of a Community, May 2026 The editorial committee of Lutheran Mission Matters (LMM), formerly Missio Apostolica, invites you to submit an article for May 2026 on the chosen theme: Liturgy, Mission, and Music: Exploring how Context, Music, and Text affect the worship life of a community. This issue of Lutheran Mission Matters seeks to explore the conversations of liturgy, mission, and music around the fundamental influence of context on text and music. Many…

Submission Guidelines

A Note to Contributors We welcome your participation in contributing to Lutheran Mission Matters. Please observe the following guidelines for submission of manuscripts. Lutheran Mission Matters publishes studies of missiological issues under discussion in Christian circles across the world. Exegetical, biblical, theological, historical, and practical dimensions of the apostolic mission of the church are explored in these pages.(See the mission statement below.) While issues often focus on a theme, the editorial committee encourages and appreciates submissions of articles on any missiological topic. Contributors can familiarize themselves with previous issues…

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Institutional Subscription Service Fee $50/year (only single year subscriptions are available) This service fee enables libraries and similar institutions to make Lutheran Mission Matters available to their patrons and does not qualify as a tax-exempt contribution to the Lutheran Society for Missiology. Lutheran Mission Matters is available through these subscription agencies): Cox, EBSCO, and Harrassowitz. If you wish to subscribe directly, click on the Donate button below. NOTE: After completing your transaction at PayPal click on the “Return to Society of Lutheran Missiology” link to finalize your subscription. If…