This title examines how worship is, and should be, at the center of the assembly. Contributors look at the historical and contemporary factors that infuence how and why we worship the way we do. An essential resource for pastors, worship leaders and laity.
Most of us hear Bible readings on Sunday, and most of us want help continuing to connect with the Bible throughout the week. This new resource, crafted by the group behind the Revised Common Lectionary, helps lay and ordained believers read the Bible in a way that resonates with the RCL. Thursday through Saturday readings help prepare the reader ......
A concise, clear, straightforward introduction to the way that Christian communities have organized their reading of scripture in worship. The Worship Matters Studies Series examines key worship issues through studies by pastors, musicians, and lay people from throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Features include: > ......
Including over 260 brief biographies, and 33 entries, as well as a glossary of terms that help to explain the theology of the Roman Catholic Church, this title introduces the faithful to the day's feast or to the saint whose memorial is being celebrated.
Although the twentieth century witnessed a thorough liturgical revival and renewal, the last ten years exploded in diverse and conflicting styles, settings, and even media of corporate worship: traditional "high-church" liturgies, alternative worship for small communities, "women church" services, seeker services at megachurches, and more. Does ......
Applying theology to worship and to the practice of liturgy, this innovative work reclaims the importance of word and sacrament as the center for the church's life and witnesses. Drawing connections between liturgy and life, this collection of essays deepens worship-life by helping congregations "to talk with each other about the ways we ......
Patricia Wilson-Kastner's wonderfully crafted work views the liturgy as a cosmic drama, enacting a sacred meal that grounds us in the universe, draws us into God's creation and redemption, and poses stiff ethical challenges "deep in our bones" to Christians in community. "Liturgy reconnects us with God and with all creation, rekindles in us the ......
Opening the Prayer Book introduces us to the history and liturgies of The Book of Common Prayer, and helps us understand why the prayer book is such an important aspect of Anglican self-understanding.
