Vital Worship Grants Program Celebrates Books
Our Vital Worship Grants Program, made possible through the generous support of Lilly Endowment Inc., fosters well-grounded vital worship in congregations and worshiping communities throughout North America. Although grants do not fund the creation of books, in some cases, grant projects provide the groundwork for eventual publications. We note with gratitude the following publications.
Our Vital Worship Grants Program, made possible through the generous support of Lilly Endowment Inc., fosters well-grounded worship renewal in congregations and worshiping communities throughout North America.
Although grants do not fund the creation of books, in some cases, grant projects provide the groundwork for eventual publications. We note with gratitude the following publications:
- Michael Hawn, One Bread, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship (Alban Institute)
- Barbara Day Miller, Encounters with the Holy: A Conversational Model for Worship Planning (Alban Institute)
- Kevin Adams, 150: Finding Your Story in the Psalms (Faith Alive Christian Resources)
- Russell Yee, Worship on the Way: Exploring Asian North American Christian Experience (Judson Press)
- Evening Star: A Handbook for Worship for Persons with Dementia (Holland Home)
- Tim Dearborn and Scott Coil, Worship at the Next Level: Insight from Contemporary Voices (Baker Publishing Group)
- Paul Galbreath, Leading from the Table (Alban Institute)
- Kevin Twit, RUF Hymnal (Reformed University Ministries)
- Bruce Epperly and Daryl Hollinger, From A Mustard Seed: Enlivening Worship and Music in the Small Church (Alban Institute)
- Mary Louise Gifford, The Turnaround Church: Inspiration and Tools for Life-Sustaining Change (Alban Institute)
- Jane Rogers Vann, Worship Matters: A Study for Congregations (Westminster John Knox Press)
- Dave Eastman, Life-Changing Worship (Illumination Publishers International)
- Peter Bush, In Dying We Are Born: The Challenge and the Hope for Congregations (Alban Institute)
- Peter Bush and Christine O'Reilly, Where 20 or 30 Are Gathered: Leading Worship in the Small Church (Alban Institute)
- Barbara Sartorius-Bjelland, Supper with the Savior: Communion in the Bible and Today (Regent College Publishing, 2012)
- C. Richard Wells and Ray Van Neste, Forgotten Songs: Reclaiming the Psalms for Christian Worship (B&H Publishing Group)
- Mike Cosper, Rhythms of Grace: How the Church's Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel (Crossway, 2013)
- Michael J. Bauer, Arts Ministry: Nurturing the Creative Life of God's People (Eerdmans, 2013)
- Dena Douglas Hobbs, Lighten the Darkness: An Advent Journey through Hope (e-book, 2013)
- Barbara J. Newman, Accessible Gospel, Inclusive Worship (CLC Network, 2014)
We also take note of books written by Worship Renewal grants board members:
- James Abbington, African American Heritage Hymnal (GIA)
- William Dyrness, A Primer on Christian Worship (Eerdmans); Visual Faith (Baker); Senses of the Soul (Cascade)
- Michael Hawn, Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally (Eerdmans)
- Joyce Ann Zimmerman, Silence: Everyday Living and Praying (Liturgy Training Publications), Worship with Gladness (Eerdmans)
- Michael Hawn, New Songs of Celebration Render: Congregational Song in the Twenty-First Century (GIA)