Listen! God is Calling!

This English language liturgy has been produced at Makumira University College.
Listen! God is Calling! is based on Tanzanian hymn tunes, and is used at Makumira as well as at the Maasae Girls Secondary School in Monduli, Tanzania.

It was used for the worship service of the Women of the ELCA Fifth Triennial Gathering in 2002, and quite a few congregations in the United States use it now, as well.

Available through Luther Seminary bookstore (St Paul, MN).
To inquire about availability elsewhere, e-mail or write to Makumira.

See below for downloadable sample and ordering information.

"Listen! God is Calling! brings Tanzanian music into a creative mix of good theology and traditional African music in an easily understood English format. I am grateful for a working service that is a reminder of our global family of God and yet is an easily learned medium."

Jean Wahlstrom, Chaplain
Maasae Girls Lutheran Secondary School, Monduli
former Dean of Academic Affairs, Seattle LBI (Trinity Lutheran College)

Listen! God is Calling! is suitable for congregational use. It is especially appropriate for international English-language based gatherings of westerners and East Africans, in which not all know Swahili and yet there is a desire to worship together.

Listen! God is Calling! also works very well in congregations anywhere which wish to celebrate their oneness with brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the world. The liturgy two alternate endings -- one with the celebration of the Lord's Supper, and one without. Music for instrumental accompaniment is available.

Size:     14.0cm x 21.5 cm (5.5" x 8.5"), 15 pages

Piano and drum accompaniment

      $3.50, or

      one (1) free with orders of 50 copies or more.

Preview it!

Five pages (plus cover) of the 15 page Listen! God is Calling! worship booklet are viewable and printable in Adobe Acrobat format for your review. These include the Call to Worship, the Kyrie, Confession of Sin and Hymn of Praise.

Click here for preview
(312KB)

If you have trouble reading from the website, then right click here, and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As." This will let you download and save the file to your computer, where it will open more easily.

(And if you don't have Adobe Acrobat, click the image
below for a free download of this excellent program.)

Order it!
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Listen! God is Calling! may be ordered through the
bookstore of Luther Seminary, St Paul, Minnesota.
(For availability in other places, please e-mail Makumira.)

Luther Seminary Bookstore
1490 Fulham Street
St Paul, MN 55108-1440
bookstore@luthersem.edu

Some typical costs, including shipping and handling, are:

Publication information

Listen! God is Calling!, second edition. Text © 2000 James C. and Judith A. Bangsund, Makumira University College.

Cover design: © 2000 James C. Bangsund.

Tunes (and refrain from Call to Worship) from Howard Olson, Tumshangilie Mungu, sixth edition, ©1987 Lutheran Theological College, Makumira (now Makumira University College).