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Song of Invocation: "The Lord Be With You"
One: Come to us today, O God.
All: Come to us with Light.
Speak to us today, O God.
Speak to us your truth.
Dwell with us today, O God.
Dwell with us in love.
Renew us today, O God.
Renew us by your Holy Spirit.
Sung Response: "The Lord Be With You"
Song of Praise—“Oh, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus”
Prayer for Illumination: “Listen to the Word”
Salvation Belongs to the Lord: The Story of Jonah
“ ‘El Chanun”
Ninevah’s Violence and Jonah’s Flight
Ninevah’s Repentence and Jonah’s Flight
“ ‘El Chanun”
Prayers of the People
Responses:
One: We lift this prayer to the Lord.
All: Lord, hear our prayer.
One: We lift this praise to the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Sung refrain: “Prayer: Out of the Depths”
Closing Sentences
One: God of love,
as in Jesus Christ you gave yourself to us,
so may we give ourselves to you,
living according to your holy will.
Light our lamps with love
All: that Christ may shine in us.
Make our mouths speak your story,
that Christ may be known through us.
Keep our feet firmly in the Way,
that Christ may walk with us.
And fill us with the Holy Spirit
that we may know Christ’s peace.
Amen.
Song of Blessing: “ ‘El Chanun”
Benediction
One: May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Bless the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised.
Go in peace.
Teenagers’ desire to encounter God has been realized throughout history as youth ministry has grown and evolved. Indeed, teenagers have expressed needs and desires to practice and grow their faith at church, school, and home as well as at camps and conferences or on short- and long-term mission trips. On the one hand, these worship efforts have been deeply formative. On the other hand, these worship efforts have focused on attracting and keeping teenagers as much as, if not more than, on spiritual formation. This session will identify key historical patterns in adolescent worship and examine how we might engage their wisdom for faithful worship practices with teenagers today.
Songs from the people of Korea can deeply enrich your liturgy whether you have Korean-speaking members in your congregation or not. This workshop will introduce a variety of bilingual Korean-English songs that have been newly translated in the past few years as well as strategies to lead them effectively in your own worshiping context.
In this panel, Hispanic pastors share the learnings and experiences lived by their congregations after completing projects related to the development of their understanding and practices about worship. Together, they represent a variety of Hispanic denominations as well as of "dreams" they were able to realize (learning about the Creeds, bilingual worship, multigenerational worship, worship in non-traditional settings). Their congregations were part of the first cohort of Hispanic congregations receiving "worship grants" under a new initiative CICW launched in July of 2022.
Teenagers’ desire to encounter God has been realized throughout history as youth ministry has grown and evolved. Indeed, teenagers have expressed needs and desires to practice and grow their faith at church, school, and home as well as at camps and conferences or on short- and long-term mission trips. On the one hand, these worship efforts have been deeply formative. On the other hand, these worship efforts have focused on attracting and keeping teenagers as much as, if not more than, on spiritual formation. This session will identify key historical patterns in adolescent worship and examine how we might engage their wisdom for faithful worship practices with teenagers today.
Songs from the people of Korea can deeply enrich your liturgy whether you have Korean-speaking members in your congregation or not. This workshop will introduce a variety of bilingual Korean-English songs that have been newly translated in the past few years as well as strategies to lead them effectively in your own worshiping context.
In this panel, Hispanic pastors share the learnings and experiences lived by their congregations after completing projects related to the development of their understanding and practices about worship. Together, they represent a variety of Hispanic denominations as well as of "dreams" they were able to realize (learning about the Creeds, bilingual worship, multigenerational worship, worship in non-traditional settings). Their congregations were part of the first cohort of Hispanic congregations receiving "worship grants" under a new initiative CICW launched in July of 2022.
What basic models for worship planning are out there, and which patterns will work best in your context? Join a lively discussion of several worship planning models by the authors and pastors who use them. Bring your questions and suggestions as we learn together.
