Worship in the Spirit

by Steven, James H. S.; Walker, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781597527897
• ISBN10: 1597527890
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

Since its beginnings in the early 1960s the Charismatic Movement has been at its most visible and influential in the sphere of public worship. This book is the first major study of charismatic worship as it is encountered in Church of England parishes. Having traced the historical development of the Charismatic Movement in the Church of England, the book explores the public worship of six selected case study churches. By focusing on patterns of liturgical order, congregational singing, and "prayer ministry," various aspects of worship are discussed. These include leadership, use of music and song, transformation of people and place, and the influence of cultural trends in notions of intimacy and characteristics of live performance (presence, spontaneity and visibility). The concluding section offers a theological evaluation, and investigates charismatic worship from a trinitarian perspective. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Studying Charismatic Worship	p. 2
The Charismatic Movement and Pentecostalism	p. 5
A History of Charismatic Renewal in the Church of England	p. 11
Early Beginnings	p. 11
1964-1970: Fountain Trust and Developments	p. 14
1970-1980: Broadening Horizons	p. 17
Early 1980s: Closure of the Fountain Trust	p. 23
1984-1990: Wimber and 'Signs and Wonders'	p. 25
1990s: Post-Wimber and the 'Toronto Blessing'	p. 31
Conclusion	p. 36
Methodology	p. 37
Case Studies with a Verstehen Approach	p. 37
Research Methods	p. 42
Participation Observation	p. 42
Interviews	p. 45
Research Strategy	p. 47
The Public Horizon of Worship	p. 49
Observing the Public Horizon	p. 50
Ritual Subject	p. 50
Symbols	p. 51
Ritual Process	p. 52
Interpreting the Public Horizon	p. 52
Judging the Public Horizon	p. 54
Case Study Liturgies	p. 55
Introduction	p. 55
St.A: A Modern Catholic Approach	p. 57
'Face-to-Face' Worship	p. 59
Inspired Individual Participation	p. 60
Journey to Intimacy	p. 63
Liturgical Time	p. 63
St.B and St. E: 'Free' Evangelical Approaches	p. 64
Free and Flexible Worship	p. 65
Vineyard Ritual	p. 66
'Words of the Lord'	p. 70
St.C: An Anglican Evangelical Approach	p. 73
The Choir and the Liturgy	p. 74
'Words of Knowledge'	p. 75
St.D: An Anglo-Catholic Approach	p. 76
Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic	p. 77
Charismatic Liturgy	p. 78
St.F: A 'Radical' Approach	p. 83
Earthed Charismatic Worship	p. 85
Synagogue and Temple Worship	p. 87
Conclusion	p. 89
Singing God's Praise	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
The 'Time of Worship' at St. C: 'Block Worship'	p. 92
The Music Group and Sung Worship	p. 96
The Music Group as 'Live' Performers	p. 97
The Music Group as Leaders of Worship	p. 100
The Songs as Liturgical Text	p. 102
Ritual Process as Transformation	p. 108
Transformation of Place	p. 108
Transformation of Personae	p. 110
The Music Group	p. 111
The Congregation	p. 113
Transformation as 'Flow'	p. 117
The Goal of Ritual Process: 'Intimacy' in Worship	p. 118
Intimacy, Prayer and God	p. 126
Intimacy and Cultural Trends	p. 130
'Prayer Ministry'	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
'Prayer Ministry' at St. D	p. 136
Administrators of 'Prayer Ministry'	p. 140
'Prayer Ministry' Leader	p. 140
'Prayer Ministers'	p. 144
The Congregation	p. 147
The Sermon	p. 147
'Words of Knowledge'	p. 148
Musical Accompaniment	p. 151
The 'Prayer Ministry' Space and Respondent Posture	p. 155
Summary of Congregational Response: Romantic Narrative	p. 157
The Divine Action: God as 'Live Performer'	p. 159
God's Presence	p. 160
God's Visibility	p. 160
God's Spontaneity	p. 162
A Theological Appraisal	p. 167
A Summary of the Numinous in Case Study Worship	p. 167
The Trinitarian Expression in Case Study Worship	p. 171
Extempore Prayers of Leaders	p. 173
Congregational Songs	p. 175
Worship 'In The Spirit'	p. 177
Celebrating God the Holy Spirit	p. 178
Celebrating a Vocation to Worship	p. 183
Celebrating the Community at Worship	p. 186
The Place of Christ in Congregational Sung Worship	p. 188
Christ as the Exalted Dispenser of the Spirit	p. 191
The Spirit-Inspired Congregation as Sole Subject of Worship	p. 193
The Collapse of Worship into Immanentism	p. 194
Individualism and the Climax of Worship	p. 197
The Priestly Character of Worship	p. 198
Receiving the Spirit in 'Prayer Ministry'	p. 201
The Spirit as Divine Performer	p. 201
The Therapeutic Spirit	p. 203
The Spirit for the Individual	p. 206
Conclusion	p. 207
Conclusion	p. 209
Appendixes	p. 215
Interview Questions for First Visit	p. 215
Interview Questions for Second Visit	p. 219
'Words of Knowledge'	p. 220
Bibliography	p. 223
General Index	p. 231
Song Index	p. 235
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