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Concordia Publishing House publishes '''''The Lutheran Study Bible''''' (TLSB), the first ] in English to be developed from the ground up with notes from theologians, scholars, and pastors from twelve Lutheran church bodies. The TLSB was released on September 1, 2009, and uses the ] of the Bible. In October 2012, Concordia released T''he Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes''. Concordia Publishing House publishes '''''The Lutheran Study Bible''''' (TLSB), the first ] in English to be developed from the ground up with notes from theologians, scholars, and pastors from twelve Lutheran church bodies. The TLSB was released on September 1, 2009, and uses the ] of the Bible. In October 2012, Concordia released T''he Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes''.

Lutheran Service Book, first published in 2006, has sold more than one million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LCMS|first=The|date=2010-09-08|title=CPH celebrates sale of one-millionth hymnal|url=https://reporter.lcms.org/2010/cph-celebrates-sale-of-one-millionth-hymnal/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>

Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns was published in 2019. The two-volume set, edited by Dr. Joseph Herl, Peter C. Reske and the Rev. Dr. Jon D. Vieker, presents stories, theological commentary and historical background for the complete hymnody of Lutheran Service Book (LSB). The product of over a decade of research, Companion to the Hymns was developed from the study of more than 1,500 primary sources and the work of 127 contributing authors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Reporter|date=2019-12-05|title=CPH releases two-volume companion to LSB|url=https://reporter.lcms.org/2019/cph-releases-two-volume-companion-to-lsb/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>

Concordia Publishing House was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-22|title=Concordia Publishing House, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
2011 Award Recipient, Nonprofit|url=https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/concordia-publishing-house|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-04|website=NIST|language=en}}</ref>. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is presented annually by the president of the United States to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. Concordia Publishing House was the only nonprofit business named as a Baldrige Award winner in 2011<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Robert|title=Concordia wins a Baldrige award|url=https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/concordia-wins-a-baldrige-award/article_0f58399c-1548-11e1-89e3-001a4bcf6878.html|access-date=2021-10-04|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref>.

Concordia Publishing House received the 2009 “Missouri Quality Award” from the Excellence in Missouri Foundation, which works to promote quality principles in business, education, government, and health care.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LCMS|first=The|date=2009-11-11|title=CPH receives 'Missouri Quality Award'|url=https://reporter.lcms.org/2009/cph-receives-missouri-quality-award/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>


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Concordia Publishing House
Parent companyLutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Founded1869
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationSt Louis, Missouri
Key peopleJonathan D. Schultz (Interim President & CEO)
Publication typesBooks, Magazines, Sheet music
Nonfiction topicsLutheranism
No. of employees250
Official websitewww.cph.org
Concordia Publishing House, March 2018

Concordia Publishing House (CPH), founded in 1869, is the official publishing arm of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, at 3558 S. Jefferson, CPH publishes the Synod's official monthly magazine, The Lutheran Witness, and the synod's hymnals, including The Lutheran Hymnal (1941), Lutheran Worship (1982), and Lutheran Service Book (2006). It has published a comprehensive edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's Orgelbüchlein, complete with short analyses of each chorale. It publishes a wide range of resources for churches, schools, and homes and is the publisher of the world's most widely circulated daily devotional resource, Portals of Prayer. Over 850,000 copies of this resource are printed and distributed quarterly. Their children's books, known as Arch Books, have been published in millions of copies. Concordia Publishing House is the oldest publishing company west of the Mississippi River and the world's largest distinctly Lutheran publishing house.

Concordia Publishing House publishes The Lutheran Study Bible (TLSB), the first study Bible in English to be developed from the ground up with notes from theologians, scholars, and pastors from twelve Lutheran church bodies. The TLSB was released on September 1, 2009, and uses the English Standard Version of the Bible. In October 2012, Concordia released The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes.

Lutheran Service Book, first published in 2006, has sold more than one million copies.

Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns was published in 2019. The two-volume set, edited by Dr. Joseph Herl, Peter C. Reske and the Rev. Dr. Jon D. Vieker, presents stories, theological commentary and historical background for the complete hymnody of Lutheran Service Book (LSB). The product of over a decade of research, Companion to the Hymns was developed from the study of more than 1,500 primary sources and the work of 127 contributing authors.

Concordia Publishing House was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2011. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is presented annually by the president of the United States to organizations that demonstrate quality and performance excellence. Concordia Publishing House was the only nonprofit business named as a Baldrige Award winner in 2011.

Concordia Publishing House received the 2009 “Missouri Quality Award” from the Excellence in Missouri Foundation, which works to promote quality principles in business, education, government, and health care.

References

  1. "The Lutheran Witness". Concordia Publishing House. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. The Lutheran Hymnal. Concordia Publishing House. 1941.
  3. Lutheran Worship. Concordia Publishing House. 1982.
  4. Lutheran Service Book. Concordia Publishing House. 2006.
  5. Orgelbüchlein. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. 1984.
  6. LCMS, The (2010-09-08). "CPH celebrates sale of one-millionth hymnal". Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  7. Staff, Reporter (2019-12-05). "CPH releases two-volume companion to LSB". Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  8. "Concordia Publishing House, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2011 Award Recipient, Nonprofit". NIST. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2021-10-04. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 68 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Kelly, Robert. "Concordia wins a Baldrige award". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  10. LCMS, The (2009-11-11). "CPH receives 'Missouri Quality Award'". Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-04.

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