· more than 2,500 prayers, litanies, and spoken texts for every element of worship services held throughout the seasons of the church year
· teaching notes to offer guidance for planning each element of the service
· thought-provoking perspectives on the meaning and purpose of worship to help stimulate discussion and reflection
· a companion CD-ROM containing the entire text of the book for easy cutting and pasting into bulletins, PowerPoint slides, orders of worship, and more
· new and revised liturgies, additional prayers for challenging situations facing today's church, and new appendices
| Prologue | 15 | |
| I | The practice of Christian worship | 15 |
| II | The worship sourcebook : a contemporary experiment based on classical models | 28 |
| III | Using the worship sourcebook | 36 |
| Pt. 1 | Elements of the worship service | 43 |
| 1 | Opening of worship | 45 |
| 2 | Confession and assurance | 81 |
| 3 | Proclaiming the word | 139 |
| 4 | Prayers of the people | 173 |
| 5 | Offering | 235 |
| 6 | Baptism | 249 |
| 7 | Profession of faith and remembrance of baptism | 283 |
| 8 | The Lord's supper | 305 |
| 9 | Closing of worship | 351 |
| Pt. 2 | Central themes of the Christian faith | 369 |
| A | Creation | 371 |
| B | Providence | 389 |
| C | Thanksgiving | 399 |
| D | Advent | 421 |
| E | Christmas | 465 |
| F | Epiphany | 493 |
| G | Baptism of our Lord | 519 |
| H | Transfiguration | 531 |
| I | Ash Wednesday | 541 |
| J | Lent | 551 |
| K | Passion/Palm Sunday | 581 |
| L | Maundy Thursday | 593 |
| M | Good Friday | 605 |
| N | Easter | 625 |
| O | Ascension of our Lord | 655 |
| P | Christ the king | 673 |
| Q | Pentecost | 687 |
| R | Trinity Sunday | 713 |
| S | Unity of the church | 727 |
| T | Communion of the saints | 747 |
| App | Worship evaluation forms | 763 |
| Index : central themes in statements of faith | 821 | |
| Index : the Revised common lectionary | 823 | |
| Index : dates in the liturgical calendar | 831 |
Overview
This new edition of The Worship Sourcebook is an indispensable resource for worship planners and pastors. It includes
· more than 2,500 prayers, litanies, and spoken texts for every element of worship services held throughout the seasons of the church year
· teaching notes to offer guidance for planning each element of the service
· thought-provoking perspectives on the meaning and purpose of worship to ...