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Here are helpful suggestions for congregations who strive to include people across the full spectrum of abilities in their small group settings and beyond.
This is a choral reading of Deuteronomy 8:11-20, 11:13-17, Jeremiah 8:4-7, Psalm 51, and Romans 6:2b-8. It is adapted for 5 speakers.
This choral reading of John 11: 28-38a is adapted for 4 speakers.
This choral reading of Psalm 105 is adapted for 17 speakers.
This choral reading of Psalm 126 is adapted for 2 speakers.
This choral reading of Psalm 104 is adapted for 4 speakers.
Sport has a legitimate place in the Christian life.
You might think of performance as totally out of place in Holy Communion. But performance and improvisation can help leaders and worshipers show and tell the gospel with their whole selves.
Christian traditions refer to the prayer before communion as the eucharistic prayer, the Great Thanksgiving, or the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving. If your Lord’s Suppers don’t include this prayer, then you very well may be missing out on a rich opportunity for faith formation.
An annotated research guide from the field of history, exploring the relevance of medieval spirituality and liturgy for current worship practices.
Caring about God’s good creation includes lamenting whatever harms it and joining God’s mission to make all things new. Songs from around the world explore these ideas.
We confess that God created heaven and earth and everything in it. We sing that this is our Father’s world. Yet, billions of people suffer in places where so much is no longer bright and beautiful. This worship resource guide will help your community plan services that honor our Creator, who invites us to join in caring for the whole creation.
