Pastoral Liturgist

""Christian liturgy only exists in the practice of persons, communities, ordained leaders, and varied ministries in real-life times and places. With this memoir the highly respected theological scholar, teacher, and minster Frank Senn has generously integrated his formidable knowledge with a disarmingly transparent account of his life to demonstrate how participation and reflection on one's ecclesial worship is of a piece with one's entire life as the worship of God."" --Bruce T. Morrill, SJ, Edward A. Malloy Chair in Roman Catholic Studies, Vanderbilt University Divinity School ""In Pastoral Liturgist, Frank Senn offers a detailed insider's view of the transformation of both ministry and liturgy in the past fifty years. In doing so, he tells his own story of change, growth, and development through the lenses of the many communities he served--a life of ministry well-lived."" --Bryan Cones, author of This Assembly of Believers: The Gifts of Difference in the Church at Prayer ""The first comprehensive study of liturgy I encountered was Senn's Christian Liturgy: Catholic and Evangelical, which played an essential role in guiding me toward the academic study of worship, and his scholarship continues to inform my own research. In this latest book, Senn offers readers thoughtful reflections on his personal and professional journey--including the origins of his yoga practice--that have made him a vital contributor to broader conversations within liturgical studies."" --Kyle K. Schiefelbein-Guerrero, Grace Professor of Leadership, Lutheran Theological Seminary Saskatoon ""Here is a detailed chronology of a life born into, lived within, and shaped by the church--a journey of learning that the avenue to faith is through the body. This pastor and scholar found himself immersed in a lively ecumenism following Vatican II, exposed to a Who's Who of theological luminaries in the thick of liturgical change, denied an ELCA seminary professorship due to his colleagues' ignorance of the liturgical field, and who yet fashioned a ministry of teaching around the world."" --Melinda Quivik, Editor-in-Chief, Liturgy, The Liturgical Conference