Music is vital to Lutheran worship. ALCM offers education programs and resources through conferences, publications, and fellowship to serve all musicians. A service and professional organization dedicated to strengthening the ministry of worship and music The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians is a service and professional organization dedicated to strengthening the ministry of worship and music in the Lutheran church. ALCM serves through a wide range of publications, conferences, and local, regional, and national events. Membership is drawn from all major Lutheran bodies and is open to all church musicians, pastors, congregations, and lay people who share the goals of the organization.