A Service of Penitential Devotion - Ash Wednesday - Psalm 103, Isaiah 53, Luke 19
Suggestions for introducing Ash Wednesday to your congregation and a sample Ash Wednesday service.
June 1, 2004
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6 min read
Preparing to Sing This Week at Worship
Two short reflections for preparing to sing this week in worship.
June 1, 2004
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1 min read
Looking Is Not for Us - Sixth Sunday of Easter or Ascension Day - Acts 1
A service for the sixth Sunday of the Easter season or Ascension day with the purpose of appropriately remembering this event in the exaltation of Christ.
June 1, 2004
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7 min read
Suggestions to help the whole family worship on Sunday
Some helpful suggestions for preparing as a family for corporate worship so that each member feels welcome and involved.
June 1, 2004
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5 min read
Glimpses of Intergenerational Worship
Short reflections on intergenerational worship submitted by church leaders for the book, The Church of All Ages.
June 1, 2004
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5 min read
Jesus Is Coming! (Advent)
A short weekday or chapel service for the season of Advent
June 1, 2004
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6 min read
Preparing to Go Out to Serve
Some reflections and exercises for preparing to go out and serve: "worship as 'soundtrack' and 'rehearsal'."
June 1, 2004
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2 min read
How Well is your church doing? Questionnaire
A questionnaire for evaluating how well your church is doing at including children in worship.
June 1, 2004
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3 min read
Understanding the Generations Survey
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.
June 1, 2004
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28 min read
Preparing to Hear the Word This Week at Worship
A short prayer and reflection for preparing to hear the word in weekly worship.
June 1, 2004
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1 min read
When the Breath of God Blows - Pentecost Sunday - Ezekiel 37, Acts 2
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.
June 1, 2004
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10 min read
Participation in Worship: More Than Doing
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.
June 1, 2004
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8 min read
