Rev. Brege returns as guest pastor for Reformation

For 27 years, Rev. Dr. Daniel Brege served as a pastor on “Worship Anew.” After seven years, he is returning to the program as a guest pastor for Reformation Sunday on Oct. 26.

Brege served as a pastor on “Worship Anew” (then known as “Worship for Shut-Ins”) from 1992 to 2018.

He returns to the ministry to share the message of God’s Law and His Gospel.

“We need a clear proclamation of Law and Gospel and how the Law shows us our sins,” he said. “The Law does not save us. It is God’s Law that is summarized with love.”

Brege wants viewers to hear through this message that we have all sinned—we are a slave to sin but Christ’s death on the cross shows us His love for us.

“He gave His perfect love for us and died and paid for our sins so that we get to dwell in the house of the Lord forever,” he said.

Brege’s return to the Worship Anew studio was like a homecoming for him. Many of the same familiar faces greeted him, including staff and volunteers, and he appreciated the consistency that has stuck with the program over the years.

“I don’t remember everybody’s name, but I certainly remember the faces,” he said. “What a treasure it is to have these (individuals) who give of their time and talents to make this program work.”

For Brege, it was very familiar stepping back in front of the camera. “Worship Anew” program has been able to keep a similar format for the message, similar readings, and a style that he knows the viewers appreciate.

“It was, of course, nostalgic. I wondered whether I would be able to just shoehorn myself back into it, and I thought it went really well,” he said. “As far as the actual recording, it’s very, very similar to what it was when I finished (on the program).”

Brege is currently semi-retired and fills vacancies as needed at various churches. He previously served as a pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Decatur, Ind. (known locally as St. Paul-Preble) as well as serving as the Indiana LCMS District president, a position he took on when he left Worship Anew. He served as district president from 2018 to 2022.

Viewers can hear Brege’s message, “In Christ’s Word,” on “Worship Anew” on Oct. 26. He brings the powerful words of Martin Luther from the Protestant Reformation, which will be celebrated that day.

“Christ’s Word is what Christians must continually hear,” Brege said. “That Word spoken again and again by Jesus includes the harshest Law and then the sweetest Gospel.”

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