Encounters with the Holy

Barbara Day Miller

doi:10.5771/9781566995153

Encounters with the Holy

A Conversational Model for Worship Planning

Published 2010

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doi.org/10.5771/9781566995153
ISBN print: 978-1-56699-398-2
ISBN online: 978-1-56699-515-3
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

Many churches have active worship committees or planning teams, and an abundance of books and resources guide pastors and laity. Encounters with the Holy offers a conversational model of worship planning that was developed to train practitioners to be more reflective in their planning of worship experiences. The model planning, ordering, worshiping, reflecting is a flexible, fluid pattern. It provides a more circular, spiraling practice of imaginative planning, preparing the leaders and the space, and reflecting theologically to understand more fully the experience of worship. It has been tested in congregations, seminaries, and campus ministries amid a wide range of denominational and cultural styles. An underlying theological assumption of this approach is that we are engaged in holy work when we plan and prepare for worship. Leaders study, preparation, and training are themselves an encounter with the Holy. Therefore, we are called to become more informed and better prepared liturgical leaders. The language and encouraging style of the book is accessible to student pastors, pastors, and lay people interested in learning to think more deeply about worship.

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Preface
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
1–8 Chapter 1 Worship and the People: Gathered in God's Presence 1–8
9–18 Chapter 2 Formed by the Practices: Introducing the Planning Model 9–18
19–34 Chapter 3 The Planning Team: Inviting the Conversation Partners 19–34
35–46 Chapter 4 Planning: A Conversation with the Biblical Text 35–46
47–62 Chapter 5 Ordering: Decisions and Details 47–62
63–70 Chapter 6 Equipping Volunteer Leaders: The People in Ministry 63–70
71–76 Chapter 7 Worship: The Work of All the People 71–76
77–86 Chapter 8 Reflecting: A Conversation after Worship 77–86
87–100 Chapter 9 Musicians: Leading the People in Song 87–100
101–108 Chapter 10 The Pastor: Initiating the Conversation 101–108
109–112 Epilogue 109–112
113–114 Appendix A Worship Survey 113–114
115–118 Appendix B Leader's Guide for Planning 115–118
119–122 Appendix C Leader's Guide for Ordering 119–122
123–128 Appendix D Sample Customaries for Worship Leaders 123–128
129–130 Appendix E Leader's Guide for Reflecting 129–130
131–132 Notes 131–132
133–144 Bibliography: Resources for Planning and Leading Worship 133–144

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