Worship Renewal Among The Contemporary Churches
This section explores worship renewal in the major denominations and Christian fellowships in North America. While there is a considerable amount of diversity from one denomination to the next, these entries reveal a surprising consensus on worship that is emerging in many Western churches. First, there is a remarkable agreement among churches on the need for renewal. Even the most liturgically conservative denominations see the need for reviving worship in a contemporary cultural context. Second, in many cases, churches that study their roots-either denominational or early Christian or both-often rediscover traditions that bring fullness and integrity to worship. Ancient liturgical forms are being adapted and used in very different settings. Third, the praise-and-worship movement is supplying material for renewal in just as many churches. Some are even finding that denominational traditions and more contemporary forms of worship are not necessarily incompatible.…
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The sabbatarian worship of the Seventh-day Adventist churches follows in the free church tradition of worship and, …
African Methodist Episcopal worship is grounded in the traditions of John Wesley and Richard Allen, founder of the …
Zion Methodism adheres to the traditional American Methodist liturgy adapted by Francis Asbury. Although its basic …
Worship in the Baptist groups organized just after the American Revolutionary War was subsequently shaped by the re…
Anglican/Episcopal worship has always been guided by The Book of Common Prayer. The Revised Rites of 1976 introduce…
The activity of the Holy Spirit is central to worship in Assemblies of God churches. The presence of the Spirit is …
The worship of the Independent and Evangelical Baptist groups traditionally features strong preaching, gospel music…
Worship in the Baptist General Conference follows the historic free church tradition, with, however, a contemporary…
Brethren worship does not rely on clerical leadership. Rather, persons from within the assembled group, spontaneous…
Calvary Chapel is representative of the newer independent churches characterized by lively, young congregations and…
Any Christian congregation open to the practice of the New Testament charismata in its worship, especially tongues,…
The worship of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is rooted in a Reformed tradition that has historically m…
Christian churches generally follow the free-worship tradition in its nineteenth-century evangelical form, featurin…
Worship in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church is rooted in the evangelical style of the sermon-oriented, …
Worship in the Christian Reformed Church centers on the sermon but also emphasizes metrical psalms and the particip…
Worship in the Brethren churches, influenced by Anabaptist and Pietist traditions, rejects formal liturgy in favor …
Worship in the Church of God draws on both the holiness and ecumenical traditions. There is a strong emphasis on th…
Worship in the Church of God, Cleveland, has long included elements of renewal such as lay participation, warm pers…
The Church of God in Christ is of Pentecostal origin. Worshipers bring their life experiences before God and open t…
Although rooted in the Holiness tradition, Nazarene worship has been influenced in its historical development by th…
Historically, the Churches of Christ have stressed observance of forms and orders of worship that adhere strictly t…
Congregational Church worship, while based on sixteenth-century traditions and influenced by a late nineteenth-cent…
Absolutely central to Orthodox worship is its concern to remain faithful to apostolic Christianity and its worship.…
Worship in the Evangelical Covenant Church has been shaped by its Lutheran background in Sweden, by the Pietist mov…
The Evangelical Free Church does not dictate worship style to its congregations. For this reason, each community ma…
Lutheran worship renewal remains consistent with Lutheran directives to purify the Roman Mass and to refrain from l…
Quaker worship has a tradition of silence. It eschews programmed worship, favoring instead meetings that are led by…
Traditional evangelical and fundamentalist worship is informal in style and emphasizes the sermon, singing, and pra…
The Foursquare Gospel Church, founded on the evangelistic and enthusiastic practices of Aimee Semple McPherson's An…
Worship in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has retained the pattern set by Luther, with some modifications. The …
The Mennonite tradition of worship has always placed emphasis on conversion and holy living. Since 1960 Mennonite w…
Messianic Jews claim both Jewish identity and belief in Jesus as Messiah. The worship practices of the messianic sy…
Worship in the constituency of the National Baptist Convention of America has been characterized by a free and emot…
Worship in the churches of the National Baptist Convention of the USA, Inc. , is a joyous expression of gratitude t…
The Presbyterian Church in America practices a worship shaped by the updated Westminster Directory. However, becaus…
Presbyterian worship has felt the impact of the liturgical renewal movement. Members are expressing concern about r…
Worship in the Progressive National Baptist Convention is rooted in a conviction of God's sovereignty and liberatin…
The Reformed Church in America has been influenced by the liturgical movement, the renaissance in the arts, and the…
The Reformed Episcopal Church continues to use the 1785 Book of Common Prayer but has added to its worship both the…
Renewal of Christian worship began in the nineteenth century and culminated in the reforms of the Second Vatican Co…
Salvation Army worship corresponds to its mission of saving sinners and meeting human need. It consists mainly of s…
The traditional hallmarks of Baptist worship have been the centrality of preaching, fervent singing, and extemporan…
The United Church of Christ is the union of four historic Congregational churches. It seeks to make Christ central …
Worship in the United Methodist Church draws from both the Catholic and Protestant heritage. The denomination conta…
The trademark of Vineyard worship is contemporary praise. Recently a great diversity of style is being embraced wit…
Worship in the Wesleyan Church typifies that of the American holiness movement-relatively informal, centered on the…
Throughout its history, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod has been slow to make changes in worship. Most of …
Aglow is an interdenominational ministry that touches over three-quarters of a million women each year in over 100 …
St. Gregory Nyssen Episcopal Church draws from the rich worship tradition of the entire church, particularly the Ea…
At Grace Fellowship Church, worship dwells on the restoration of the world, which in turn creates the longing for w…
The charismatic movement brought classical Pentecostalism into contact with other major traditions from which it ha…
Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, the second largest church in the United States, has be…