Practices for Observing Lent
Several resources focused on preparing to celebrate Lent.
Coop's Column - Risen Indeed
"On the third day he arose again from the dead." Simple words often capture life's most profound and important truths the best. How better, therefore, for Christians to make their most astonishing declaration about Jesus Christ than by this direct, unadorned, and so forthrightly clear confession?
Yes and No: Lent and the Reformed Faith Today
Living as faithful disciples of Jesus requires making a lot of judgment calls.
Allowing the Liturgical Year to Shape Sunday Worship
From Sunday as the first feast of the Christian Church through the later development of a liturgical year that celebrates the life of Christ, this approach to worship offers rich possibilities for shaping celebration.
Coop's Column - So Marred, So Beautiful
Their suffering Savior’s immense love for them, far beyond their mind’s feeble ability to grasp or comprehend, now prompts Christians to worship him
How Mission Partnerships Can Deepen Worship
Maybe your church always has many people plan and lead worship. But that World Communion Sunday service was special for Faith Presbyterian Church in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. It showed how their long partnership with a Presbyterian parish in Kenya is opening people to rethink stewardship, lead in worship, and share faith stories.
Weaving Mission Partnerships into Church Life
This article presents nine tips for weaving mission partnership into church life.
From Burdened to Blessed
This liturgy has three movements: confession, assurance, and rededication.
Sensing the Spirit
A look at sensing the Holy Spirit during Pentecost, includes a litany for a service
Were You There?
A worship service for Good Friday
In the Fullness of Time
A general context for the use of the church year and a brief introduction to the Christmas Cycle.
Teach Us to Number Our Days
A worship service to start off a New Year.