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 / 1970Recent Additions
Matins August 13, 1977 with Verlon Brown – Listen to the Music
Matins August 12, 1977 with Kathleen Froemming – Becoming a Pearl
Matins August 11, 1977 with Marlys Rempfer – Diversions & Distractions
Matins August 10, 1977 with Alice Fogg – Justice or Mercy
Matins August 9, 1977 with Vicki Pedersen – All One Body – We
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