Category Archives: News

Some Builder Functionality Temporarily Lost

Unfortunately due to a server upgrade for the CPH.org site, we are experiencing some loss of functionality for Builder. The biggest thing that you may notice is that The Concordia Organist will not be able to download files to preview or burn to a disc.  You may see a message telling you that you do [...]

Creative Worship – Family Carol Service Corrected File

If you are using Creative Worship with Lutheran Service Builder, please be aware that there is an error in the Family Carol service that was distributed on that CD. One of the prescribed readings was entered incorrectly and can cause PowerPoint presentations of extreme length.
You can solve the problem by simply changing the reading to [...]

Lutheran Service Builder 1.07 Upgrade Now Available

The upgrade for Lutheran Service Builder bringing it to version 1.07 is now available through the automated update service. The update is approximately 75MB in size and may take longer than usual to download, due to a high influx of traffic to the update service. Users of Lutheran Service Builder should be prompted to download [...]

Patch Day: Lutheran Service Builder 1.06 Now Available

The update to Lutheran Service Builder to version 1.06 went live at 6:00 a.m. this morning, and your installations of Builder should prompt you to download the update the next time you start it up. The update is approximately 70MB in size and may take longer than usual to download, due to a high influx [...]

Lutheran Service Builder Version 1.06: Upgrade Notes

Version 1.06 of Lutheran Service Builder is now complete and will be pushed to the automatic update servers this upcoming Monday for download and installation. The standalone download location linked at the top of this page will also be updated around that time to provide users with a standalone update. Users who have the automatic [...]

Status Update on 1.06 and First Information on 1.07

Some questions have rolled in as to the status of the 1.06 update and when to expect it (seeing as it contains several fixes to outstanding issues in 1.05 that are affecting some users). A release was scheduled and plans were made to roll out the update, but 1.06 has been sidelined for a little [...]

Mailbag, Episode Four: Vineyards, MIDIs, and Critical Files

As we’re still prepping and testing 1.06 and making sure we have everything lined up to support our users, things have remained quiet, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t had some questions roll in (and even a few held over from last week’s Mailbag, because we had a huge number of questions roll in that [...]

Mailbag, Episode Three: Single Resources, Scripture Searches, and Hymn Numbers

After a week off from the Mailbag, and a lot of working behind the scenes to improve Builder, we’re back with more of your questions and more answers. A big thanks to all of our users for continuing to ask insightful questions about Builder, reporting errors or problems to us when they occur, and for [...]

Data Push Changes for Tuesday, 1 May

A small series of data pushes was released to the automatic update servers late on Monday. All Lutheran Service Builder users should receive these updates on their next launch of Lutheran Service Builder. These updates affect the default element selections only and do not alter any of the orders of service or hymns included with [...]

Data Push Changes for Monday, 30 April

A small series of data pushes was released to the automatic update servers late on Monday. All Lutheran Service Builder users should receive these updates on their next launch of Lutheran Service Builder. These updates affect the Lectionaries only and do not alter any of the orders of service or hymns included with Lutheran Service [...]