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articles and publications, plus a collection of audio sermons toward the bottom of the
page.
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Articles and
Publications
A
Thought for Holy Week
(A short newsletter article
about Egeria's Diary).
Advent 2006
(An example of a seasonal
devotional booklet written for congregational use).
Epiphany 2008: Heaven and Nature Sing!
(An
example of a seasonal devotional booklet written for congregational
use).
Hymn Texts- A Small
Collection
(Texts written for several hymns on the
topic of spiritual gifts and the family).
Hiring and Working with an Orchestra
(Chapter 14 from Music Ministry: A
Guidebook. Donald Clark
Measels, ed. Smyth & Helwys, 2004: 141).
Idolatries in Worship
(Three that
particularly worry me).
I'm Not Ready for Christmas: A Not So Typical Youth Christmas
Musical
(An unpublished youth musical written for a
small youth choir).
Lent Portraits: Lent,
2008.
(An example of a seasonal booklet written and
designed for congregational use).
Messy Reformation
(A web-based
article).
Newsletter Articles
(A collection of 20 short church newsletter articles on a variety of
discipleship topics).
Precious Moments
Christianity
(A short newsletter article. Sound
intriguing? Be forewarned: Fans of Precious Moments figurines may be
offended. I'll take the risk).
Program Notes written for and
published by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra:
1988-89 Season
1989-90 Season
1990-91 Season
1991-92 Season
1992-93 Season
1993-94 Season
Public Worship That Sings, Preaches,
and Enacts God’s Story.
(Creator Magazine Vol. 29, No.
5, 2007: 27. An article written at the invitation of the magazine in
honor of Bob Webber and describing the "Call to An Ancient-Evangelical
Future").
Walking Out Your Baptism: Learning About Baptism...
and being a disciple of Christ. (A short, pre-baptism discipleship
course written as a project at the Institute for Worship Studies):
Walking Out Your Baptism: Student's Book
Walking Out Your Baptism: Leader's Book
Walking Out Your Baptism: Final Report
What Does it Mean to Be Presbyterian?
(Written for use by the FOPC congregation, and also published and
promoted by the New Wineskins Association of Churches, as a basic
tutorial for churches undergoing denominational affiliation
discernment).
What is Convergent
Worship?
(A short description).
What Would Worship Look Like
If?
(A short article in response to some church
planters in the Knoxville, TN, area).
Why I
Embrace the Bible.
(A short newsletter article).
Why I Embrace the Cross.
(A short
newsletter article).
With Burning Hearts: Encounters with
Christ. Easter and Pentecost, 2008.
(Another example
of many seasonal booklets/devotionals written for church use).
Worship at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church.
(An instructional booklet written for the congregation at Fair
Oaks).
Worship, the Church, and Contemporary Culture: A Core
Course for Master’s Students
at the Institute for Worship Studies,
Florida Campus. (DWS thesis, Institute for Worship Studies):
Front Matter
Contents
Chapter 1: The Problem and Situation
Chapter 2: Biblical and Theological
Foundations
Chapter 3: Cultural and Sociological
Foundations
Chapter 4: Report and Findings of the
Thesis
Chapter 5: Conclusions and
Recommendations
Appendix 1A: Lecture 1: The Church and Worship: Paradigms of
History
Lecture 1 PPT Material
Appendix 1B: Lecture 2: The Problems with
Modernity
Lecture 2 PPT Material
Appendix 1C: Lecture 3: Understanding
Postmodernism/Postmodern World
Lecture 3 PTT Material
Appendix 1D: Lecture 4: Worship and
Postmodernity
Lecture 4 PPT Material
Appendix 1E: Lecture 5: The Church and
Postmodernity
Lecture 5 PPT Material
Appendix 2: "Outside the Box" Activities
Appendix 3: Lesson Plans
Appendix 4: Evaluation Tool
Appendix 5: Audio-Visual Supplements
Sources Consulted
Selected and Annotated Websites
Worship: The Purpose of the Church: Theological Reflections
on "Purpose" and "Task"
(This lengthy article was
written in an attempt to respond to important questions that many
churches and denominations are asking in these days of transition
between the modern and postmodern worlds. Is worship one of several
"functions" of a healthy church-- say, alongside discipleship and
fellowship? Several years ago, a book by Gene Mims [The Kingdom
Focused Church] suggesting just that, was being used as a template
for structure and growth by many Southern Baptist churches. Its approach
and diagrams seemed logical and balanced. But it also seemed modern to
me-- and I'm mostly suspicious of attempts to modernize the church,
especially when they get to the topic of worship).
Worship Wars, Blenders and ‘Ancient-Future’
Faith
(Liturgy Magazine: Assembly Song: Journal of
the Liturgical Conference Vol. 17, No. 2 , 2001: 51).
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