Sunday worship, baptisms, weddings and funerals are the shop window of the church and there is nothing more important for mission than getting them right. How do we help congregations and occasional visitors encounter God through them? This practical guide draws upon the treasury of the church's tradition and experience to establish good practice

Robert Atwell

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Part 1 1. WORSHIP MATTERS

Worship Today

Caffè latte religion

Patterns of church-going

The changing liturgical landscape

Reading the culture

Notes

Mission-Shaped Worship

Believing and belonging

Conversion as process rather than event

Doing apologetics today

Listening to be heard

Reclaiming Spirituality for God

Spiritual alchemy

Self-knowledge and the knowledge of God

Reconnecting spirituality and worship

Part 2 2. THE CONTEXT WE SET

Coming to Worship

Communication

Timing

Getting the welcome right

Children

Older people

Aftercare

Creating space

Worship Audit

Aims

Process

Part 3 3. BRINGING TEXTS TO LIFE

INTRODUCTION

Basic principles

Before the service

Leading worship

Guidelines

Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer

Holy Communion (Order One) according to Common Worship

THE GATHERING

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

All-Age Services

A Service of the Word

All-Age Eucharist

Evensong

Baptisms

Confirmation

Weddings

Funerals

Observations and perceptions

Improving the quality of our Funeral services

Music

What our buildings can offer

Leading Public Worship: A beginner’s guide for lay people

Leading Public Worship: Processions and protocols

Entrance procession

Civic processions

When the bishop comes

Part 4 4. ENRICHING THE CHRISTIAN YEAR

Note

Advent Wreath

Posada

On the way to Bethlehem

Christingle

Making a Christingle

Christmas

Blessing of the crib

Candlemas

Ash Wednesday

Palm Sunday

Maundy Thursday

Easter Vigil

MARKING THE EASTER CANDLE

Rogationtide

Lammastide

Offering of grain and bread

All Saints and All Souls

Part 5 5. BEHIND THE SCENES

The Sacristan or Verger

Communion Vessels

Bread and Wine

Altar Linen and Frontals

Corporals

Credence cloth

Purificators

Pall

Towels

Sunday worship, baptisms, weddings and funerals are the shop window of the church and there is nothing more important for mission than getting them right. How do we help congregations and occasional visitors encounter God through them? This practical guide draws upon the treasury of the church’s tradition and experience to establish good practice

Sunday worship, baptisms, weddings and funerals are the shop window of the church and there is nothing more important for mission than getting them right. How do we help congregations and occasional visitors encounter God through them? This practical guide draws upon the treasury of the church's tradition and experience to establish good practice.

Sunday worship, baptisms, weddings and funerals are the shop window of the church and there is nothing more important for mission than getting them right. How do we help congregations and occasional visitors encounter God through them? This practical guide draws upon the treasury of the church's tradition and experience to establish good practice and enrich understanding. Part One explores the changing landscape in which we live and the place of worship within it. Part Two asks how our churches can be more welcoming and provides a handy 'worship audit'. Part Three focuses on the main services (CW &amp; BCP Communion, Evensong and the pastoral services) and how to bring these liturgies to life. Part Four helps us to maximise the opportunities offered by the seasons of the Christian year. Part Five focuses on using the non-verbal elements of worship well - liturgical colours, candles, oil, incense, icons etc Part Six is an extensive glossary designed to answer every question you might ever ask about worship and liturgy.

"This is a resource book, rather than a book of resources: 'how to', rather than 'what to'...It may be just what you're looking for." -- Brian Gardner The Reader

ROBERT ATWELL is the Bishop of Stockport. He is the compiler of Celebrating the Saints, Celebrating the Seasons, three anthologies of readings for special occasions: Gift, Love, Remember and is the author of The Contented Life.

• A practical companion for everyone involved in leading Anglican worship today: parish clergy, ordinands, readers, curates, deacons, training incumbents, sacristans, vergers, Eucharistic ministers. • Focuses on the main services that occur most regularly in almost all parish churches. • The practicalities of leading liturgical worship are not always taught at theological college. This will cover those gaps and increase confidence in leading worship.

Sunday worship, baptisms, weddings and funerals are the shop window of the church and there is nothing more important for mission than getting them right. How do we help congregations and occasional visitors encounter God through them? This practical guide draws upon the treasury of the church's tradition and experience to establish good practice and enrich understanding. Part One explores the changing landscape in which we live and the place of worship within it. Part Two asks how our churches can be more welcoming and provides a handy 'worship audit'. Part Three focuses on the main services (CW &amp; BCP Communion, Evensong and the pastoral services) and how to bring these liturgies to life. Part Four helps us to maximise the opportunities offered by the seasons of the Christian year. Part Five focuses on using the non-verbal elements of worship well – liturgical colours, candles, oil, incense, icons etc Part Six is an extensive glossary designed to answer every question you might ever ask about worship and liturgy.

"This is a resource book, rather than a book of resources: 'how to', rather than 'what to'...It may be just what you're looking for."

A practical guide to enhancing church liturgy, covering worship services, welcoming congregations, and using non-verbal elements. Ideal for clergy and church leaders.

\["For church leaders wanting to improve worship services", "Offers practical tips for engaging congregations effectively", "You will create memorable and meaningful worship experiences"\]

This guide helps you enhance your church's liturgical practices for impactful worship.

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This is an excellent resource for anyone new to leading a service of worship and doing liturgy. It is clear, concise and best of all simple to understand and use.

The first section is a fantastic look at the idea and style of worship within the Anglican Church and as such gives a great overview of ideas such as mission-shaped worship, worship and spirituality, and what worship is and why it matters, and rounds that all out with a useful worship audit that many churches could probably benefit from.

It then looks at the different types of worship service that are held within the Anglican Church, covering the different Common Worship orders of Holy Communion and on into the other pastoral services too - brilliantly brief but concise and understandable overviews that explain and suggest, thus helping you to grasp the real root concepts and hopefully lead services well. From there we look at seasons and holy days, useful chapters that again explain and suggest an understanding and basic framework for each service. Finally we go behind the scenes and look at the accoutrements and people involved in making worship and liturgy what it is and what it could be.

An essential tool, I would think, for anyone involved with leading worship or doing a course of study leading to licensing or ordination, but it's also a good read for anyone wanting to know more about the Anglican Church and why it does what it does.

The Good Worship Guide

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