Planning Worship
The following entries discuss different aspects of planning worship, which includes involving lay people, choosing songs, observing the church year, and enriching the flow of worship.…
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Chapters & Articles in Planning Worship (8)
Long-range and short-range planning are essential to worship services characterized by strength, order, and beauty.…
The communal nature of public worship is shaped and affirmed by liturgy, which is a script of a congregation's unfo…
Planning worship is sometimes problematic for leaders. Prayer is always the prelude to good planning; but the selec…
Because worship is a drama involving all the people, planning should involve not only the ministers, but also (and …
Modern options for worship range from fixed liturgical practice at one end to "free church" liberty at the other. T…
The church year provides a ready-made pattern for worship. The key seasons are Advent and Easter, which not only ma…
To enhance the flow of worship, a leader should working on acquiring necessary skills. Of particular importance is …
As an introduction to the planning and evaluation chart that follows, this entry gives guidelines for developing a …