James L. Brauer is emeritus professor and former dean of chapel at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Previously, he served as a professor of music, training educators and church music...view moreJames L. Brauer is emeritus professor and former dean of chapel at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Previously, he served as a professor of music, training educators and church musicians, then was executive director for the commission on worship of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, helping others create Spanish language and African American worship resources. He is the author of Meaningful Worship and of Worship, Gottesdienst, Cultus Dei: What the Lutheran Confessions Say about Worship.view less