Created to Worship: God's Invitation to Be Fully Human

by Peterson, Brent

• ISBN13: 9780834127920
• ISBN10: 083412792X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: The Foundry Publishing
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Summary

What does God wan to say and do in your worship service?As a pastor or worship leader, planning a meaningful, relevant, and theologically rich worship experience for your church is of the upmost importance. How do you meet the demands of the modern congregation without getting in the way of what God is doing through worship?Created to Worship: God's Invitation to Become Fully Human is a resource that provides a theology of worship in the Wesleyan tradition. This book will help you plan for a worship service in a discerning manner, while answering the question, 'What does God want to say and do today?'

Author Biography

Brent Peterson is a professor and pastor and has been serving full time in ministry for more than ten years now. His passion for worship and for the church led him to pursue a doctoral degree in liturgical studies. He has written articles for the Wesleyan Theological Journal, was the coeditor of the book Postmodern and Wesleyan? and currently lives in Nampa, Idaho.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Toward a Theology of Worship	p. 17
Removing the Debris and Lamenting the Carnage	p. 19
Worship: The Glorification of God and the Sanctification of Humanity	p. 24
Created for Worship	p. 30
Hearing Through Communal Worship	p. 36
The Rhythmic Breathing of Communal Worship	p. 41
Forming Christians in the Church	p. 46
The Full Imagination of the Kingdom of God	p. 52
Worship That Is Christian: A Practical Guide to Imagining, Creating, and Leading Christian Communal Worship	p. 57
Who Plans Worship?	p. 59
How Is Communal Worship Planned?	p. 64
The Local Context: Who Are We? Where Are We?	p. 73
What Time Is It? The Christian Year	p. 79
What Do We Do? Worship Services That Are Christian	p. 97
Service of the Word: Scripture and Sermon	p. 100
Service of the Word: Spoken Prayer as Humanity's Response	p. 110
Sung Prayers: Music in Communal Worship	p. 127
Service of the Word: Response Through the Creeds and Tithes and Offerings	p. 135
The Worship Event: Excellence and Perfection in Worship Leading	p. 142
Sacraments: God's Healing Making Individuals More Fully Human	p. 151
Baptism: The Waters Through Death to New Life	p. 154
The Celebration of Baptism in Worship	p. 170
The Lord's Supper: The Renewal of the Church as the Body of Christ	p. 176
Pastoral Issues at the Table	p. 184
Service of the Table: The Celebration of the Lord's Supper in Worship	p. 191
Benediction: Exhaled by and with the Spirit to Be Doxologically Broken and Poured Out	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 201
Questions for Interviewing a Congregation	p. 205
Song Review Worksheet	p. 206
A Sample Liturgy for Infant Baptism	p. 210
Notes	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 221
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