__"A comprehensive master class for worship leaders"__   
Worship professor and practitioner Constance Cherry shows how to create services that are faithful to Scripture, historically conscious, relevant to God, Christ-centered, and engaging for worshipers of all ages. The second edition has been thoroughly updated and revised.  
  
"Cherry shows us that pastoral theology and the practice of theology is never an 'either-or' but always a 'both-and.' Let's follow her lead and rediscover the unity that exists between the two."  
--__Robert E. Webber†__, author of Ancient-Future Worship  
  
"Many books about corporate worship focus on style and technique, neglecting theological substance. Others are substantive but neglect the vital role that stylistic choices and approaches to planning have in the week-in, week-out life of congregations. Cherry approaches her task by inviting us all to make regular border crossings between theory and practice. The result is a book well suited to promote the lifelong learning needed for any effective ministry leader."  
--__John D. Witvliet__, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary  
  
"This second edition of The Worship Architect makes Bible-based, historically conscious, and God-aware training for worship leaders even more accessible, taking into account changes in our world such as the blending of physical and online spaces. In this classic text, Cherry grounds Christian activity within our worship of Jesus Christ, stating 'we worship locally to serve globally.'"  
--__Tanya Riches__, Hillsong College, Australia  
  
"The structure and design of congregational worship play a crucial role in the spiritual formation of worshipers. If worship is God's gift to us, then this new edition of The Worship Architect is Cherry's guide to help us steward this gift well. This book is a comprehensive master class for worship leaders who want to design worship that is pleasing to God."  
--__Abson P. Joseph__, Wesley Seminary (Indiana Wesleyan University)  
  
"The Worship Architect is a helpful combination of solid theology, artistic creativity, pastoral sensitivity, and wisdom gained from the author's wealth of experience in leading and planning worship."  
--__Lester Ruth__, Duke Divinity School

__Constance M. Cherry__ (DMin, Northern Seminary) is professor emeritus of worship and pastoral ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, where she taught from 2004-2020, and is a founding faculty member of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies where she has taught in the Doctor of Worship Studies program since 2000. She has been active in church ministry roles for decades and is the author of The Music Architect and The Special Service Worship Architect.

Worship professor and practitioner Constance Cherry shows how to create services that are faithful to Scripture, historically conscious, relevant to God, Christ-centered, and engaging for worshipers of all ages in the twenty-first century. More than 150 colleges and seminaries have used or currently use the first edition as a required text. In this new edition, each chapter has been substantially updated and revised, including illustrations, key terms, examples, technological references, and suggested resources for further reading. A new chapter on global worship and a new appendix on live-streamed worship are included.

A worship professor and practitioner shows how to create services that are faithful to Scripture, historically conscious, relevant to God, Christ-centered, and engaging for worshipers of all ages in the 21st century. Now updated and revised throughout.

__Contents__ Introduction: Why a Book about Worship Design?  
__PHASE ONE: Laying the Foundations for Worship__ 1. Establishing the Foundation: Biblical Worship  
2. Setting the Cornerstone: Worship Is Centered in Jesus Christ  
__PHASE TWO: Raising the Structure for Worship__ 3. Four Rooms for Encountering God: The Gospel Order of Worship  
4. The First Room: The Gathering  
5. The Second Room: The Word  
6. The Third Room: The Table of the Lord  
7. The Third Room: The Alternative Response to the Word  
8 The Fourth Room: The Sending  
__PHASE THREE: Installing Windows for Encountering God__ 9. Encountering God in Prayer: Capturing the Heart of Worship  
10. Encountering God in Music: Singing the Church's Song  
11. Encountering God in Music: Offering "Sound" Musical  
Leadership  
12. Encountering God in the Christian Year: Remembering the Whole Narrative  
__PHASE FOUR: Welcoming Worshipers for Authentic Engagement__ 13. Engaging Style: Expressing Worship in an Authentic Voice  
14. Global Worship: Open the Doors and See All the People  
15. The Hospitable Worship Leader: Engaging Worshipers as Participants  
Appendix A: A Definition of Christian Worship  
Appendix B: Ten Basic Steps in Designing Vital Worship  
Appendix C: Checklist for Designing Vital Worship  
Appendix D: Seven Tips for Engaging with Livestreamed Worship  
Index

\["For worship leaders wanting to enhance service quality", "Helps create engaging, Scripture-based worship experiences", "You will attract and inspire worshippers of all ages"\]

The Worship Architect equips you to design meaningful worship services.

Cherry, Constance M.

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A comprehensive guide by Constance Cherry on designing worship services that are biblically faithful and culturally relevant. Updated edition includes new chapters and resources.

\["For worship leaders seeking engaging service designs", "Offers a framework to create meaningful worship experiences", "You will connect worshippers of all ages to God"\]

This guide helps you design worship services that are both biblically faithful and culturally relevant.

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