Foreword
Nancy McDonald Ladd
Introduction
Visions and Challenges
Nothing New under the Sun?
The Primacy of Worship
The Presence of the Holy
We Covenant Together
The Community of Common Worship
The Role of Culture and Tradition
The Emergent Church
Online and Virtual Worship
Intentional Worshipping Communities
Qualities of Transformative Worship
The Liturgical Year
Entering into Holy Time
Affirming Mission, Values, and Promises
The Power of Symbols
Inviting and Including All Generations
Music for the Community
Inviting and Including All People
Announcements Proclaiming Mission and Vision
Encouraging Generosity
Sharing Joys and Concerns
Prayer and Meditation
The Sermon
Sending Forth
Practical Details
Processionals
Invocations
Covenants
Lighting the Chalice
Hymns and Music
Prayers
Meditations
Joys and Concerns
Readings
Sermons
Multigenerational Worship
Honoring and Respecting Our World’s Cultures
Conclusion
Appendix: Transformative Worship Services
All Souls Church, Unitarian, Washington, D.C.
Saint Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco, California
Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois
Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Appleton, Wisconsin: A Multigenerational Service
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Rocky River, Ohio
Sanctuary Boston: Evening Worship of Music and Connection
Resources
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