Paul J. Grime, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions
Dean of the Chapel
paul.grime@ctsfw.edu
260.452.2197

Paul J. Grime was born to Arden and Mary Grime in December 29, 1958, and spent all of his formative years in Archbold, a small town in northwest Ohio. He attended Valparaiso University, graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance and church music. The following year he completed a Master of Music in organ performance at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. His organ instructors were William Eifrig (Valparaiso) and David Mulburry (Cincinnati). In 1982, he matriculated to Concordia Theological Seminary where he completed the MDiv degree in 1986. He stayed on for one additional year, serving as acting Kantor at Kramer Chapel, graduating with an STM in 1987.

Following studies at CTS, Dr. Grime moved to Milwaukee where he began his doctoral studies at Marquette University. Concurrently, he received a call from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in West Allis, Wisconsin, where he served from 1987 to 1996. He was awarded a PhD in Religious Studies in 1994, writing his dissertation on the topic “The Doctrine of the Trinity in the Hymns of Martin Luther.” His doctoral advisor was Kenneth Hagen.

In 1996, Dr. Grime accepted a call to serve as Executive Director for the LCMS Commission on Worship in St. Louis. During his eleven years in that capacity, he served as project director, first for the development of Hymnal Supplement 98 and then for Lutheran Service Book, the synod’s new hymnal, and all of its companion volumes, which were published in 2006 and 2007.

Dr. Grime joined the CTS faculty in the fall of 2007. He serves as Dean of the Chapel and teaches in the Pastoral Ministry and Missions department. He is married to Debra; they have two sons, Matthew and Nathan, who love sports of every kind.

Collected Writings

Books

Paul Grime and Joseph Herl. Hymnal Supplement 98 Handbook. St. Louis: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 1998.

Paul Grime, D. Richard Stuckwisch, and Jon Vieker. Through the Church the Song Goes On: Preparing a Lutheran Hymnal for the 21st Century. St. Louis: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 1999.

Paul Grime and Dean Nadasdy, editors. Liturgical Preaching: Contemporary Essays. St. Louis: CPH, 2001.

Paul Grime, project director. Lutheran Service Book and its companion volumes. St. Louis: CPH, 2006, 2007