JPN: Resume: Religious publications

Dr. John P. Nordin

Religious Publications

TRADITIONAL PUBLICATIONS

"There is nothing on Earth that I desire: Psalm 73", Currents in Theology and Mission, August 2002.

"The True Essence of Lutheran Worship," Lutheran Partners, May-June, 2000, p. 29-31. (Humorous article.)

"Breaking the hymnal Logjam: A Second Edition of the LBW," Lutheran Partners, April-May 1997, pp. 24-30.

"Transforming worship by transforming language," Dialog, Spring 1996, pp. 107-110.

"They've changed the hymns! or An investigation of changes in hymnody in the hymnbooks of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America," The Hymn, vol. 47:1, January 1996, pp. 25-33.

"Can traditional ritual be evangelistic?," Dialog, Summer 1994, 33:3, p. 229.

"Preaching on Psalm 8", Currents in Theology and Mission, August 1993.

Published occasional newsletter, Oikodomew, dealing with issues in the ELCA, 1993-95.

"Student Activism Reborn", Christian Century, October 1981.

WEB PUBLICATIONS

Great Chapters of the New Testament, part 1, for American Bible Society's Bible Learning Center, www.biblelearning.org, forthcoming.

A Father and Two Sons (Luke 15:11-32), for American Bible Society's Bible Learning Center, www.biblelearning.org, forthcoming.

Images of God in the Old Testament, for American Bible Society's Bible Learning Center, www.biblelearning.org, 1999.

UNPUBLISHED PAPERS

"Making our Worship Effective"

"Passing on the Faith: why is it so hard, and how can worship help?"

"A Sample program for Parish Worship Renewal"

"No doubt about it", Bible study prepared for youth conference (conference cancelled)

SYNODICAL STUDIES AND PUBLICATIONS

Identified Needs for Theological Education: Part 2: Results of a Survey of Lay Leaders. Paper prepared for the Executive Committee of the Lutheran Center for Theological Studies, Rocky Mountain Region, August 1998

Identified Needs for Theological Education: Results of a Survey of Professional Leaders. Paper prepared for the Executive Committee of the Lutheran Center for Theological Studies, Rocky Mountain Region, March 1998

"The Hymns We Love: Report of survey results from hymn sings at selected congregations in NE Iowa and Kansas," report to Northeastern Iowa Synod, Sept. 1996

"Worship Practices in the Northeastern Iowa Synod: A report of a survey of Pastors," March 1994

"Growing Congregations of the Northeastern Iowa Synod: An Analysis of Parish Reports," working paper in support of the synodical Task force on Evangelism, December 1993

Insert series for Northeastern Iowa synod newsletter