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Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnal (Book Excerpt)

This hymnal includes more than 850 hymns, psalms, and contemporary and global songs, along with prayers and readings that can be incorporated into any church service.

Book Excerpt | November 04, 2013

Wise Church: Exploring Faith and Worship with Christians Around the World (Book Excerpt)

Based on the document "Worshiping the Triune God," a collection of proverbs on worship adopted by the World Communion of Reformed Churches, this book and study guide offers a global perspective on how and why we worship.

Book Excerpt | February 18, 2013

From Memory to Imagination (Book Excerpt)

Outlining imaginative ways for the church to move forward from worship wars, this book is a must-read for church leaders and anyone interested in worship music.

Book Excerpt | October 16, 2012

Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry: Congregations, Their Buildings, and Creation Care (Book Excerpt)

In Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry, Mark Torgerson asserts that greening the built environment of a congregation is a powerful way to achieve and model a commitment to creation care.

Book Excerpt | July 05, 2012

Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions (Book Excerpt)

This book examines five models for understanding baptism, showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice.

Book Excerpt | July 05, 2012

By the Vision of Another World: Worship in American History (Book Excerpt)

By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today.

Book Excerpt | February 08, 2012

Worship Seeking Understanding (Book Excerpt)

Witvliet mines the riches of biblical studies, theology, history, music, and pastoral research to provide windows into Christian worship practices.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

Worship at the Next Level (Book Excerpt)

A book offering an inter-disciplinary approach for worship leaders, pastors, musicians, and all those involved in worship planning.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

With All Thy Mind (Book Excerpt)

Recalling the biblical and early church's witness regarding worship, Robert Glick examines the place of words, songs, sacraments, and symbols in worship in light of what we now know about the complexities of the human brain.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

Where 20 or 30 are Gathered (Book Excerpt)

Addressing the needs of small churches, Where 20 or 30 Are Gathered discusses the characteristics of family-size congregations, the ways they are organized, their joys and challenges, and their best worship practices.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

When God Speaks Through You (Book Excerpt)

Homiletics professor Craig Satterlee helps preachers and their congregations learn to listen to one another with grace.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

What Language Shall I Borrow? (Book Excerpt)

Byars argues that the communal worship speech that truly honors both the majesty and the intimacy of God is, in fact, biblical language.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

We Have Seen His Glory: A Vison of Kingdom Worship

A book contending that Christian worship cannot be a matter of merely continuing ancient practices; instead, we must be preparing for worship in the Kingdom of God when it comes on earth.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

Walking Where Jesus Walked (Book Excerpt)

The first book of a series documenting specific case studies of worshiping communities. This first book is set in Jerusalem following history, people, and worship practices.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

Voicing God's Psalms (Book Excerpt)

This poignant volume, along with its finely produced audio CD, will help people hear the voice of God speaking through fresh verse translations of the biblical psalms.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

Touching the Altar (Book Excerpt)

Bechtel explores some of the questions at the heart of Christian worship, considering the often neglected Old Testament as essential to understanding our purpose in worship.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

Together We Worship (Book Excerpt)

This book identifies four main elements of worship and provides activities, worksheets, and audio resources for teaching them in the classroom setting.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

The Pastor as Minor Poet (Book Excerpt)

The Pastor as Minor Poet calls pastors to continually search for the deeper, truer understandings of what they see--both in the text of scripture and in the text of their parishioners' lives.

Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011

The Father and His Two Sons (Book Excerpt)

This book highlights art from the Larry and Mary Gerbens Collection, both purchases and original commissions from contemporary artists on the story of the prodigal son. This collection now resides as part of the permanent art collection of Calvin College.

Book Excerpt | December 07, 2011

The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship (Book Excerpt)

The psalms are a valuable source for worship, but they can prove daunting without direction. John Witvliet offers a solution with this brief yet comprehensive guide to using the psalms in worship.

Book Excerpt | December 07, 2011

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