Seven Styles Of Morning Worship

Broadly speaking, the contemporary renewal of worship in the Western world can be classified as follows: (1) liturgical; (2) traditional Protestant; (3) creative; (4) charismatic; (5) praise-and-worship tradition; (6) convergence; (7) the seekers' service/believers' worship pattern. Liturgical Worship. This model of worship is found among the oldest churches-Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran. A strong emphasis is placed on the Eucharist. Traditional Protestant Worship. This model of worship is found among groups of Christians that are able to trace their historic roots either to the Reformation era or to reforming movements among Protestant Christians prior to 1950. This includes mainline denominations, evangelical denominations, holiness denominations, Anabaptist denominations, and the independent churches related to movements prior to 1950. A strong emphasis is placed on the Word. However, most of these groups are being affected by the liturgical renewal and are returnin…