Herb Brokering was a pastor, author, lyricist, speaker and hymn writer. He graduated from Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, in 1945. He earned a master's degree in child psychology from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, in 1947 and a bachelor of divinity degree in 1950 from the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary (now Trinity Lutheran Seminary), Columbus, Ohio. Brokering pursued graduate studies at the University of Kiel and the University of Erlangen in Germany, and at the University of Pittsburgh. He also taught at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, for several
years.
While in Germany after World War II he worked with the Lutheran World Federation services to refugees. Brokering was a promoter of healing, justice and peace, leading more than 100 pilgrimages in his lifetime to places in Europe, the Middle East, China and India. The East German Ministry of Culture presented him with a peacemaking award.
He authored more than 30 books and more than 100 lyrics for almost 60 composers.
In his retirement Brokering served 11 years as a staff associate for Wheat Ridge Ministries, an independent Lutheran charitable organization that awards grants to health ministries.
Shortly before his death in 2009, Brokering established the Herbert and Lois Brokering Healing Arts Endowment Fund at Wartburg College to support
activities promoting the healing arts.
Audio Archive
Brokering, Herb
Recordings
Vespers: Christ the Swinger (accompanied by Philip Brunelle) August 22, 1969
Presenter: Brokering, Herb / 1969Vespers: Breaking Out of the Cage – Herb Brokering and Terry Sateren
Presenter: Brokering, Herb / 1970Vespers August 29, 1976 with Herb Brokering – Deliver Us and Give Us Easter
Presenter: Brokering, Herb / 1976Eye Opener August 25, 1977 with Herb Brokering and Paul Manz – Abraham’s Altar
Presenter: Brokering, Herb / 1977Vespers August 22, 1977 with Herb Brokering – From Christmas to Easter
Presenter: Brokering, Herb / 1977Vespers August 29, 1977 with Herb Brokering – Seven Magnificat Stories
Presenter: Brokering, Herb / 1977Recent Additions
Vespers March 22, 1978 with Mark Schneider – Excerpts from Penderecki’s “St. Luke’s Passion”
Vespers March 21, 1978 with Gretchen Wallace – Journeyings
Vespers March 20, 1978 with David Caemmerer – Spring & Newness
Vespers March 19, 1978 with Fred Norstad – The Week that Was, The Week that Is
Vespers March 17, 1978 with Nancy Winder – The Gospel Treasure
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