Baptists And Worship

Author : R. Scott Connell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725271579

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Baptists and Worship by R. Scott Connell Pdf

Worship is dialogue. It is more than that, but it is not less than that. The way Baptists have worshiped for three and a half centuries demonstrates this consistently, in spite of their penchant for freedom and autonomy. No one tells Baptists how to order their worship services. They don’t have a common liturgy that they must follow, and yet their services look remarkably similar. This is largely due to two controlling factors in their worship: The Bible that they embrace as inspired, inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient; and the Christ-revealing gospel that is contained within its pages. When the word of God is followed closely, a shape for worship order begins to emerge. It is the same “gospel-shape” that is found throughout the Bible. When the word of God is applied to a worship service in which God and his people are engaged in a worship conversation, a consistent contour of gospel elements and content begins to emerge that reveals the glory of the Christ we gather to worship. He is so glorious that when we behold him, we are transformed into the same image from one degree to another. This is the power of corporate worship (2 Cor 3).

Author : Matthew Ward
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625642134

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Pure Worship by Matthew Ward Pdf

Baptists are not often thought of as leading theologians and practitioners of worship. But forgotten in history is one crucial fact: the Baptist tradition formed out of a desire to worship God purely. Early Baptists devoted immense energy to questions of worship and drew conclusions of even contemporary value. Through the seismic liturgical shifts of English society in the seventeenth century, worship was both their most galvanizing and disintegrating impulse. As time passed and terminology changed and Baptists shied away from this divisive topic, this emphasis was lost. No one today considers worship a Baptist distinctive. Pure Worship re-creates the fascinating historical context of the early years of the English Baptists. Examining many thousands of manuscript pages, Matthew Ward pieces together an entire theology of worship that not only guided the early Baptists but also attracted the attention of many elements of English Christianity. Baptist thoughts on worship were neither minor nor tangential but the very heart of what distinguished them from the rest of England. Pure Worship offers a complete reenvisioning of what it meant to be an early Baptist and reveals their overwhelming desire to be known as pure worshippers of God.

Author : Rodney Wallace Kennedy,Derek C. Hatch
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621898436

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Gathering Together by Rodney Wallace Kennedy,Derek C. Hatch Pdf

Concerned to think intentionally about liturgy in Baptist life and thought, this book aims to address the practices of Christian worship in a theological light, examining how each brings individual Christian believers and communities of faith to a greater understanding and embodiment of the gospel. In this mode, worship becomes a seamless garment that forms disciples of Christ and opens out toward the world. In short, theology, worship, and mission all intersect in the liturgical life of the body of Christ. In addition to theological engagement with liturgical practices, Gathering Together links reflection to praxis by offering sample patterns as a guide for reenvisioning the shape of Baptist (and other free church) worship.

Author : Lester Ruth,Eric L. Mathis
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Baptists
ISBN : 9780802873903

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Leaning on the Word by Lester Ruth,Eric L. Mathis Pdf

Think mid-twentieth-century Baptist evangelism, and the figure that comes immediately to mind is likely Billy Graham. But far removed from the glitz and glamor of televised crusades, what did typical Baptist mission field evangelism and worship really look like? In this latest volume in the Church at Worship series, Lester Ruth and Eric L. Mathis draw from a rich selection of primary sources to immerse readers in the worship life of Conservative Baptists in northwest Argentina from 1948 to 1964. Combining historical, theological, and practical perspectives, this book offers a vital educational resource for Christian ministers engaged in or preparing for cross-cultural ministry, introduces readers to a worshiping community that may be unfamiliar to them, and represents a significant contribution to liturgical history.

Author : R. Scott Connell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725271593

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Baptists and Worship by R. Scott Connell Pdf

Worship is dialogue. It is more than that, but it is not less than that. The way Baptists have worshiped for three and a half centuries demonstrates this consistently, in spite of their penchant for freedom and autonomy. No one tells Baptists how to order their worship services. They don't have a common liturgy that they must follow, and yet their services look remarkably similar. This is largely due to two controlling factors in their worship: The Bible that they embrace as inspired, inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient; and the Christ-revealing gospel that is contained within its pages. When the word of God is followed closely, a shape for worship order begins to emerge. It is the same "gospel-shape" that is found throughout the Bible. When the word of God is applied to a worship service in which God and his people are engaged in a worship conversation, a consistent contour of gospel elements and content begins to emerge that reveals the glory of the Christ we gather to worship. He is so glorious that when we behold him, we are transformed into the same image from one degree to another. This is the power of corporate worship (2 Cor 3).

Author : Matthew Y. Emerson,Christopher W. Morgan,R. Lucas Stamps
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433650628

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Baptists and the Christian Tradition by Matthew Y. Emerson,Christopher W. Morgan,R. Lucas Stamps Pdf

In Baptists and the Christian Tradition, editors Matthew Emerson, Christopher Morgan and Lucas Stamps compile a series of essays advocating "Baptist catholicity." This approach presupposes a critical, but charitable, engagement with the whole church, both past and present, along with the desire to move beyond the false polarities of an Enlightenment-based individualism on the one hand and a pastiche of postmodern relativism on the other.

Author : David J. Cohen,Michael Parsons
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630879655

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Beyond 400 by David J. Cohen,Michael Parsons Pdf

Baptists worldwide recently celebrated 400 years of history and witness. This volume is a collection of papers presented at the "Beyond 400" conference held in Perth, Western Australia, as part of these celebrations. Contributors have written from a broad range of perspectives reflecting biblically and theologically on the thinking and practice of Baptists in the past and present. These reflections form a basis for exploring how Baptists can function more effectively in our contemporary world situation and imagine themselves in the future. Chapters range from providing historical perspectives to biblical and theological reflections on issues that have been critical to Baptist belief and ministry. They examine the core values that, historically, have distinguished Baptists within the broader context of the church and explore how these values might both underpin and play out in Baptist churches today. Contributions reflect a firm belief among both the presenters and attendees at the "Beyond 400" conference that Baptists not only have a future but also offer a necessary voice to our world. This voice is firmly based on the issues that first precipitated the Baptist movement some 400 years ago, and the continuing relevance of these issues as they are reimagined for our contemporary situation.

Author : Baptist union
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Baptists
ISBN : OXFORD:590052760

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Psalms and hymns, for public, social, and private worship: prepared for the use of the Baptist denomination by Baptist union Pdf

Author : Christopher Ellis
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781848253902

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Gathering for Worship by Christopher Ellis Pdf

The authorised service book of the Baptist Church in England and Wales contains complete service outlines for holy communion, weddings, funerals, presentation of infants, adult baptism and much more. Introductions to the origins and significance of the rites are included. A CD version is to follow for use with Powerpoint and other media.

Author : Barry Harvey
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493422227

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Baptists and the Catholic Tradition by Barry Harvey Pdf

Barry Harvey provides a doctrine of the church that combines Baptist distinctives and origins with an unbending commitment to the visible church as the social body of Christ. Speaking to the broader Christian community, Harvey updates, streamlines, and recontextualizes the arguments he made in an earlier edition of this book (Can These Bones Live?). This new edition offers a style of ecclesial witness that can help Christian churches engage culture. The author suggests new ways Baptists can engage ecumenically with Catholics and other Protestants, offers insights for Christian worship and practice, and shows how the fragmented body of Christ can be re-membered after Christendom.

Author : Howard Dorgan
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1990-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0870496662

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Giving Glory to God in Appalachia by Howard Dorgan Pdf

In Giving Glory to God in Appalachia, Howard Dorgan explores the worship practices of Primitive, Regular, Old Regular, Union, Missionary, and Free Will Baptists. The worship practices of the denominations under consideration are varied and often exuberant, and Dorgan''s writing is highly evocative, conveying in rich detail the joy and pathos of worship in these mountain churches. As Dorgan states in the introduction, he is less concerned with academic theorizing and more concerned with presenting a vivid, first-hand account of all that he has seen and heard. And in the nearly fifteen years he spent researching his book, Dorgan saw quite a lot: spirited, vociferous sermons, creek baptisms, foot washings, home comings, dinners on the ground, and evangelistic radio broadcasts. Dorgan''s prose is at its most enchaining when he presents tableaus of these phenomena: a foot washing precipitates the erasure of interpersonal turmoil between two women; a preacher uses his lively mode of sermonic delivery to orchestrate the rapturous shouts and "hollers" of a group of women; a radio evangelist exhorts a recent widower to except salvation. The wonderful pictures interspersed throughout the book and the transcription of sermons help to further reify the worship scenes that Dorgan describes. At times, Dorgan''s prose is intensely personal. Dorgan is always aware that he is writing about sets of shared values and worship practices that mean a great deal to the congregations he is studying, and Dorgan treats his subjects and their beliefs with tremendous sensitivity and respect. Ultimately, Dorgan is writing about people and the ways in which they invest their lives with meaning and purpose. This gives Giving Glory to God in Appalachia a universal appeal: even readers who find the religious settings in the book completely alien will be able to sympathize with the congregations'' search for meaning. To sum up: Dorgan has written a beautiful, enthralling book. Don''t think--just buy. And while you''re at it, you might want to consider Airwaves Of Zion: Radio Religion In Appalachia (ISBN-10: 0870497979), also by Dorgan.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Baptists
ISBN : CHI:090233871

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The Baptist Psalmody: a Selection of Hymns for the Worship of God by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Stanford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Baptists
ISBN : BL:A0019460016

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On Improvement in the Mode of Public Worship by Charles Stanford Pdf

Author : Basil Manly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 809 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Baptists
ISBN : COLUMBIA:50111178

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The Baptist Psalmody by Basil Manly Pdf

Author : David W. Music,Paul Akers Richardson
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : 0865549486

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"I Will Sing the Wondrous Story" by David W. Music,Paul Akers Richardson Pdf

Baptists have a long and rich heritage of congregational song. The hymns Baptists have sung and the books from which they have sung them have been shaping forces for Baptist theology, worship, and piety. Baptist authors and composers have provided songs that have made an impact not only among Baptists in America but also across denominational and geographic lines. Congregational singing continues to be a key component of Baptist worship in the twenty-first century. Beginning with an overview of the British background, this book is a survey of the history of Baptist hymnody in America from Baptist beginnings in the New World to the present. Its intent is to help the reader better understand the background against which current Baptist congregational song practices operate. Unlike earlier writings on the subject, this book provides both comprehensive coverage and a continuous narrative. It gives thorough attention to the major Baptist bodies in America as well as calling attention to the contributions of significant smaller groups. The British Baptist background is dealt with in an introductory section. The book also includes many texts and tunes as illustrations of the topics being discussed and focuses on some of the contributions of Baptist authors and composers to the repertory of congregational song. Book jacket.