Hymns for Him

This presentation will provide a high-level overview of the hymns in the new hymnal. Attendees will sing through several new hymns. Through these samples, teachers will gain insight into the various styles and classifications of hymnody in Christian Worship '21. Attention will be given to the rationale the hymnody committee used in determining which hymns would be cut and which would be included.

Professor Aaron Christie teaches in the areas of homiletics and liturgics at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. As the seminary dean of chapel, he plans and oversees all daily chapel services, festival services, and concerts. He also directs the seminary chorus.

Before accepting the call to the seminary in 2020, Prof. Christie served as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Antioch, IL (1997-2010) and Trinity Lutheran Church in Waukesha, WI (2010-20). He served for 14 years as district worship coordinator for the Southeastern Wisconsin District of WELS. He currently serves the synod as a member of the Commission on Worship, as the Hymnody Chairman of the WELS Hymnal Project, as a regular presenter for WELS Schools of Worship Enrichment, and as a member of WELS Institute for Worship and Outreach. After his ordination, he received a Master of Church Music degree from Concordia University in Mequon, WI (2004).