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Short reflections on intergenerational worship submitted by church leaders for the book, The Church of All Ages.
A short weekday or chapel service for the season of Advent
Some reflections and exercises for preparing to go out and serve: "worship as 'soundtrack' and 'rehearsal'."
A questionnaire for evaluating how well your church is doing at including children in worship.
A survey sent out to churches in order to gain a window into the generations in preparation for the Reformed Worship theme issue on intergenerational worship.
A short prayer and reflection for preparing to hear the word in weekly worship.
A worship service for Pentecost Sunday celebrating the broad range of the Spirit's work that was reinforced and entered a new chapter at Pentecost--though it did not begin there.
A worship service for the fifth Sunday of the Easter season based on Psalm 31 and Acts 7--the story of the death of Stephen, demonstrating both the developmental and dynamic aspects of the early church.
Vatican II called worshipers to "full, conscious, and active participation," which leads us from the doing to being the body of Christ, fully conscious of our encounter with the Divine and open to and receptive of the action the Divine takes on our behalf.
These tips provide a practical application of peacemaking to worship services.
We worship someone who came "to preach good news to the poor and to release the oppressed."
Do you think spirituals and gospel music pretty well sum up African American church music? Here's an invitation to discover the riches of African American sacred music, no matter who you are.
