ELCA News Release:

In an effort to incorporate music from around the world into a singing assembly, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is training young adult musicians like Ernst to use and teach global music.
Music offers the opportunity to create partnerships and share stories of how God works in the lives of people, said Ernst.  One doesn’t need to be fluent in Spanish, Swahili or French.  The singing assembly can still sing songs in various languages, she said.