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Call to Worship

Liturgy, Music, Preaching, And the Arts; Year B: Lectionary AIDS for 2003-2004

Year B Lectionary Aids for 2003-2004. This essential resource for pastors, musicians, and planners of Christian worship combines aids and suggestions for each Sunday and includes articles and reviews by leading scholars and practitioners in worship and theology. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary and developed in cooperation with the PC(USA)'s Office of Theology and Worship. Includes information on ordering a subscription to receive three additional magazine volumes.

an practices of Christian discipleship so that there is coherence and harmony between what the church proclaims and enacts in worship and the rest of its corporate life . For all of these congregations , worship and reflection on ...

Contemplative Studies and Hinduism

Meditation, Devotion, Prayer, and Worship

This book is one of the first wide-ranging academic surveys of the major types and categories of Hindu contemplative praxis. It explores diverse spiritual and religious practices within the Hindu traditions and Indic hermeneutical perspectives to understand the intricate culture of meditative communion and contemplation, devotion, spiritual formation, prayer, ritual, and worship. The volume extends and expands the conceptual reach of the fields of Contemplative Studies and Hindu Studies. The chapters in the volume cover themes in Hindu contemplative experience from various texts and traditions including classical Sāṃkhya and Patañjali Yoga, the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, the role of Sādhana in Advaita Vedānta, Śrīvidyā and the Śrīcakra, the body in Tantra, the semiotics and illocution of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava sādhana, mantra in Mīmāṃsā, Vaiṣṇava liturgy, as well as cross-cultural reflections and interreligious comparative contemplative praxis. The volume presents indigenous vocabulary and frameworks to examine categories and concerns particular to the Hindu contemplative traditions. It traces patterns that cut across Hindu traditions and systems and discusses contrasting methods of different theological/philosophical schools evincing a strong plurality in Hindu religious thought and practice. The volume provides intra-religious comparisons that reveal internal complexity, nuances, and a variety of contemplative states and transformative practices that exist under the rubric of Hindu practices of interiority and reflection. With key insights on forms and functions of the contemplative experience along with their theologies and philosophies, the volume suggests new hermeneutical directions that will advance the field of contemplative studies. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of religious and theological studies, contemplative studies, Hindu studies, consciousness studies, yoga studies, Indian philosophy and religion, sociology of religion, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and South Asian studies, as well as general readers interested in the topic.

This book is one of the first wide-ranging academic surveys of the major types and categories of Hindu contemplative praxis.

Reconciliation of Worship in the Black Church

Spontaneous Worship

One of the foundations of life in the black church is the proliferation of various worship practices and music. Reconciliation of Worship in the Black Church seeks to pave the way to the revitalization and restoration of faith celebration within the black church. There is a need to develop a practical theology of worship, incorporating the two main types used within the black church traditional, devotional-style worship, with its focus on spontaneous praise and testimony; and contemporary praise and worship, with its emphasis on rehearsed liturgy. In recent years, the rich history of traditional, spontaneous worship of the black church has been challenged by the praise-and-worship movement. Charles Lewis's insightful look at his own denomination demonstrates the importance of clinging to traditional practices while giving due consideration to modern modes of worship. Lewis sees the issue not as a choice between two competing styles but as a challenge for the church to blend the styles without compromising genuine worship or alienating large segments of the church. Carefully researched and presented from the heart, Reconciliation of Worship in the Black Church hopes to contribute to a lasting unification of worship practices.

Reconciliation of Worship in the Black Church seeks to pave the way to the revitalization and restoration of faith celebration within the black church.

Workplace Worship

How to Practice Your Faith Without Preaching a Word, and Grow Your Career in the Process

Workplace Worship was written for professionals looking to accelerate their careers, find meaning in the mundane, and avoid having to check their faith at the door. It's a compelling case for how spiritual influence works at work and provides insights on how you can build a career that esteems God, inspires others, and positions you for success. Workplace Worship takes a fresh look at the Great Commission as recorded in Mark 16:15 and provides tips, tools, and strategies that address how every Christian can positively influence the world for Christ, without ever standing in front of a church, preaching from behind a pulpit, or knocking on doors. It presents the premise that your work is a type of worship, and how you engage in this type of worship makes all the difference to both your influence and success.

Workplace Worship was written for professionals looking to accelerate their careers, find meaning in the mundane, and avoid having to check their faith at the door.

The Way of Worship

A Guide to Living and Leading Authentic Worship

Learn to Live and Lead a Life of Authentic Worship The Way of Worship is a practical, hands-on guide for readers seeking to better equip themselves as worshipers and worship leaders. Written by veteran worship leader Michael Neale and worship-theologian Dr. Vernon M. Whaley, this book combines skillful storytelling and biblical wisdom to help guide readers through the scriptural foundations and essential practices of worship. This book is ideal for anyone wanting a deeper more biblical understanding of what worship truly is, including: Worship leaders Pastors Youth pastors Worship team members College or seminary students training for ministry Each chapter takes you on a journey of discovery through different important facets of worship. Each chapter features: River Story: Episodes in each chapter take you on a white-water rafting adventure and draw connections to the role of a worship leader Biblical Application: Provides concrete application of biblical principles to worship based on the most recent episode of the River Story Essential Wisdom: Addresses important issues facing worship leaders on a week-to-week basis Scripture Focused: Every chapter features an abundance of relevant Scripture passages to help you understand what the Bible really says about worship Engaging, wise, and thoroughly steeped in Scripture, The Way of Worship is the go-to guide for Christians who desire to live and lead authentic worship.

This book is ideal for anyone wanting a deeper more biblical understanding of what worship truly is, including: Worship leaders Pastors Youth pastors Worship team members College or seminary students training for ministry Each chapter takes ...

Designed for Worship

A Study of the Furniture, Vessels, Linens, Paraments, and Vestments of Worship

PREFACE : A GUIDE TO WORSHIP PRACTICES When faced with the question , what is good liturgical practice , the following basic issues are recommended to structure your thinking , and aid you in considering all the important aspects of any ...

Origin and Development of the Rituals of Ancestor Worship in India

One cannot also maintain that the practice of the good has its sanction . The tradition , in this point , of the sişțas is based on a ditterent point . The sistas give their daughters in marriage to such persons whose family and such ...

Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission

Gathering as God's People, Going Out in God's Name

Too many Christians still think that worship is only a Sunday-morning activity done inside the church, while mission involves how the church engages the outside world. But Ruth Meyers argues that a dynamic relationship exists between worship and mission -- that gathering as God s people includes at its heart our being sent out into the world in God s name. Meyers explores this relationship by taking readers through the various parts of the worship service: gathering, proclaiming the Word, praying for the world, celebrating the Eucharist, and going forth to continue participating in God s mission in the world. In each chapter Meyers includes stories of worship practices in different churches and considers how the actions of worship relate integrally to mission. Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission emphasizes that missional worship is not a set of techniques but rather an approach to worship and congregational life in which God s mission permeates every aspect of what the church does.

Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission emphasizes that missional worship is not a set of techniques but rather an approach to worship and congregational life in which God s mission permeates every aspect of what the church does.

The Healing Power of African-American Spirituality

A Celebration of Ancestor Worship, Herbs and Hoodoo, Ritual and Conjure

The essential resource and guide to African American spirituality and traditions. This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to understand African American spirituality, shamanism, and indigenous spiritual practices and beliefs. It is designed to be informative while providing hands-on recipes, rituals, projects, and resources to help you become an active participant in its wonderfully soulful traditions. Inside you will find: 1. A celebration of healing, magic, and the divination traditions of ancient African earth-based spirituality 2. An explanation of how these practices have evolved in contemporary African American culture 3. A potpourri of recipes, rituals, and resources that you can use to heal your life Among the topics covered: African spiritual practices of Santeria, Obeah, Lucumi, Orisa, and Quimbois Hoodoo—and how to use it to improve your health Ancient healing rituals and magical recipes of Daliluw Talking drums, spiritual dancing, clapping, tapping, singing, and changing Power objects, tricks and mojo bags, and herbal remedies Previously published as The Big Book of Soul.

The essential resource and guide to African American spirituality and traditions. This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to understand African American spirituality, shamanism, and indigenous spiritual practices and beliefs.