Presbyterian Church In America (pca) And Other Presbyterian Churches

The Presbyterian Church in America practices a worship shaped by the updated Westminster Directory. However, because the directory is only a guide and not obligatory, there is no uniformity of worship in the PCA. Current trends in the church favor greater musical variety and increased congregational participation. Influences from the liturgical, charismatic, and inclusive movements are gaining in strength. Several historic streams have shaped the worship of the relatively young Reformed denomination known as the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). John Knox, father of Presbyterianism, came under the influence of John Calvin at Geneva and later wrote a liturgy known as "The Form of Prayer" (1556). Knox's spiritual descendants in the next century met at Westminster Abbey in London to produce the Westminster Confession and Catechisms, which form the theological basis for the PCA, as well as the Westminster Directory for the Public Worship of God (1645). This directory included general…