The worship architect : a blueprint for designing culturally relevant and biblically faithful services / [print]
Constance M. Cherry.
- Second edition.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, (c)2021.
- xii, 340 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
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. Hospitable worship leader: engaging worshipers as participants.
"Shows how to create services that are faithful to Scripture, historically conscious, relevant to God, Christ-centered, and engaging for worshipers of all ages"--