Alternative Worship : Resources from and for the Emerging Church

by Baker, Jonny, Doug Gay, and Jenny Brown, comp.

• ISBN13: 9780801091704
• ISBN10: 0801091705
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Baker Books

Summary

Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what the church's progressive edge is up to. Alternative Worship provides practical tools for nontraditional worshipers during major festivals of the church year-Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. It acts as a "how-to" book for revitalizing worship and renewing imagination and creativity. This forward-thinking book includes" liturgies and rituals" meditations and prayers" music" visuals" creative ideas for improving worship The accompanying CD-ROM offers instant access to the lyrics and music of contemporary worship songs and visual presentations for use with video projectors. It also contains interactive materials to engage pastors, worship leaders, and musicians in "faithful improvisation." Alternative Worship is sure to spark the creativity to develop new voices in postmodern worship.

Author Biography

Jonny Baker is the director of Youth for Christ in London. He has led worship in churches and festivals across the United Kingdom and has been involved in recording and releasing several alternative worship albums.Doug Gay has served on the Church of Scotland's Panel on Worship and led and advised on worship throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. A former religious news columnist, he is a minister in East London.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 19
Advent and Christmas
Resources	p. 33
Rituals	p. 51
Ritual	p. 61
Not by Prose Alone	p. 63
Lent
Resources	p. 67
Rituals	p. 85
Images	p. 94
Liturgy	p. 97
Music	p. 99
Easter
Resources	p. 103
Rituals	p. 122
Renewing Culture	p. 126
Faithful Improvisation	p. 128
Pentecost
Resources	p. 131
Rituals	p. 140
Incarnation and Popular Culture	p. 145
Reframing Tradition	p. 147
100 Routes to Resourcing Your Worship	p. 149
Notes	p. 154
Index	p. 158
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