Beyond the worship wars : building vital and faithful worship
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- Author
- Long, Thomas G., 1946-
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 10.2 L66 2001
- Author
- Long, Thomas G., 1946-
- Place of Publication
- [Bethesda MD]
- Publisher
- Alban Institute
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical Description
- xii, 119 p. ; 23 x 15 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Thomas G. Long".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Bibliography: pp. [117]-119.
- "Almost every congregation in North America experiences tension over worship .... in today's radically changed environment, many people in our society do not understand liturgical worship; thus, the church must find language, music, themes, and images that speak to the unchurched, spiritually seeking people. How have churches responded to this collision of forces ? In his new book, Thomas Long addresses these issues by looking at a wide range of `third way' congregations and discusses nine characteristics of the ways they worship: Experiencing mystery; practicing hospitality; recovering a sense of drama; emphasizing excellent, eclectic music; creatively adapting worship spaces; connecting worship and local mission; developing a repertoire of worship responses; moving the close of worship toward a joyous festival; and employing strong, charismatic pastors -- all of which make for vital and faithful worship". -- inside front cover.
- Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Worship Wars: A Report from the Front Lines -- Why Do People Come to Worship ?: A Sense of Belonging -- All the World's a Stage: and Heaven, Too -- O For a Thousand Tongues: The Challenge of Music -- Tents, Temples, and Tables: The Space for Worship -- Serving in This Place: Neighborhoods and Mission -- Come to the Joyful Dance: Memory and Celebration -- In the Spirit of the Lord's Day: Leadership -- Epilogue: Can Revitalized Worship Happen Here ? -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography.
- The author is an ordained Presbyterian minister.
- Series
- Alban Institute publication ; AL 231
- Added Entry
- Alban Institute
- Subjects
- Worship (Religious education)
- Worship programs
- Evangelicalism and liturgical churches
- Liturgical renewal
- Church music
- Liturgical space
- Dancing - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 1-56699-240-0
- Call Number
- BV 10.2 L66 2001
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)