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Worship for the whole people of God : vital worship for the 21st century / Ruth C. Duck.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2013]Edition: First editionDescription: xxii, 334 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780664234270 (pbk.)
  • 0664234275 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 264 23
LOC classification:
  • BV15 .D84 2013
Other classification:
  • REL055020 | REL055000
Online resources:
Contents:
Understanding Christian worship : theological foundations -- Participatory worship -- Diverse worship -- Planning and leading worship -- The arts of worship -- Vivid words for worship -- Forms of prayer and worship -- The word is among you : scripture, the church year, worship, and preaching -- Every bush afire with God : the sacraments in Christian worship -- Baptism : the foundation of Christian life and ministry -- The meal of thanksgiving -- Pastoral liturgies -- Recovering liturgies of healing and reconciliation -- Vital worship for the twenty-first century.
Summary: "This new book on worship by renowned hymn writer and professor Ruth C. Duck provides theological foundations for worship and explores the variety of ways Christians have adapted worship to various cultures to help them live faithfully and to communicate the Gospel to others. The author celebrates the many languages and cultural settings in which the Gospel has been, and is, preached, sung, and prayed. The goal of this volume is to support good pastoral and congregational reflection on what worship is and does. Consequently, Duck discusses many different forms of worship from several cultures (African-American, Asian, Euro-American) and offers advice on how to read a congregation and define its culture in order to plan culturally appropriate worship. Although the book does not offer prescriptive formulas or advise a single pattern of worship, it includes many practical suggestions for preparing and leading worship, including diverse ministries of music, movement, and visual arts that are becoming more popular today.From worship's theological underpinnings the book turns to worship leadership, forms of prayer, preaching, the sacraments, ordination, and various other liturgies. Because of its emphasis on vital and Spirit-led worship, this comprehensive book on Christian worship will be used in years to come not only as a core textbook for seminarians and ministry students from a variety of cultures and traditions, but also as a resource for local church pastors and laity who are dedicated to the enlivening of Christian worship"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BV15 .D84 2013 1 Available 31794003172294
Print book for loan Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Circulating Collection (Main & Upper Levels) BV15 .D84 2013 Available 35898001705017
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BV15 .D84 2013 1 Available 31826003525731

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-327) and index.

"This new book on worship by renowned hymn writer and professor Ruth C. Duck provides theological foundations for worship and explores the variety of ways Christians have adapted worship to various cultures to help them live faithfully and to communicate the Gospel to others. The author celebrates the many languages and cultural settings in which the Gospel has been, and is, preached, sung, and prayed. The goal of this volume is to support good pastoral and congregational reflection on what worship is and does. Consequently, Duck discusses many different forms of worship from several cultures (African-American, Asian, Euro-American) and offers advice on how to read a congregation and define its culture in order to plan culturally appropriate worship. Although the book does not offer prescriptive formulas or advise a single pattern of worship, it includes many practical suggestions for preparing and leading worship, including diverse ministries of music, movement, and visual arts that are becoming more popular today.From worship's theological underpinnings the book turns to worship leadership, forms of prayer, preaching, the sacraments, ordination, and various other liturgies. Because of its emphasis on vital and Spirit-led worship, this comprehensive book on Christian worship will be used in years to come not only as a core textbook for seminarians and ministry students from a variety of cultures and traditions, but also as a resource for local church pastors and laity who are dedicated to the enlivening of Christian worship"-- Provided by publisher.

Understanding Christian worship : theological foundations -- Participatory worship -- Diverse worship -- Planning and leading worship -- The arts of worship -- Vivid words for worship -- Forms of prayer and worship -- The word is among you : scripture, the church year, worship, and preaching -- Every bush afire with God : the sacraments in Christian worship -- Baptism : the foundation of Christian life and ministry -- The meal of thanksgiving -- Pastoral liturgies -- Recovering liturgies of healing and reconciliation -- Vital worship for the twenty-first century.

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