Alternative Worship: Resources from and for the Emerging Church [Hardcover]

Baker Publishing Group (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what the church's progressive edge is up to. Alternative Worship provides practical tools for nontraditional worshipers during major festivals of the church year-Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. It acts as a "how-to" book for revitalizing worship and renewing imagination and creativity. This forward-thinking book includes " liturgies and rituals " meditations and prayers " music " visuals " creative ideas for improving worship The accompanying CD-ROM offers instant access to the lyrics and music of contemporary worship songs and visual presentations for use with video projectors. It also contains interactive materials to engage pastors, worship leaders, and musicians in "faithful improvisation." Alternative Worship is sure to spark the creativity to develop new voices in postmodern worship.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Everything you need to enhance worship from and for the emerging church If the church is to remain faithful and relevant in the third millennium it must be in tune with alternative worship, a refreshing blend of first-century faith with twenty-first century technology and language. With one hand in the past and one in the future, Alternative Worship delivers an original collection of resources for receptive churches in the mainstream or those on the progressive edge. Arranged around major festivals of the church year-Advent and Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost-its unique liturgies and prayers, innovative yet meaningful rituals, and informative and challenging views of the alternative worship scene make this book the most comprehensive postmodern worship resource available. The accompanying interactive CD-ROM offers easy access to ambient sounds, stimulating visuals, and modern music to enrich your alternative worship experience. "As Alternative Worship's postmodern liturgies express so lucidly, worship celebrates the Unparalleled Who of the Grand Story. We can affirm to God and to each other who we really are: a wildly gifted and profoundly flawed people in the marvelous, mystical process of redemption. Thank you, Jonny Baker, Jenny Brown, and Doug Gay, for sounding this divine call and sounding it faithfully. May we too respond in faithfulness." -Sally Morgenthaler, founder, Sacramentis.com

About the Author

Jonny Baker is the director of Youth for Christ in London. He has led worship in churches and festivals across the United Kingdom and has been involved in recording and releasing several alternative worship albums. Doug Gay has served on the Church of Scotland's Panel on Worship and led and advised on worship throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. A former religious news columnist, he is a minister in East London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Baker Books (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801091705
• ISBN-13: 978-0801091704
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #707,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book of worship ideas for any tradition, February 13, 2004

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Jordon Cooper "Coop" (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alternative Worship: Resources from and for the Emerging Church (Hardcover)

The book is amazing. It takes a part worship components from several worship gatherings and spaces in England and puts them into book form to inspire, teach, and to be used in your own context. The book has a lot of theological and creative richness in it and is a book that you will probably return to again and again for ideas and help in your own worship setting. I have seen parts of it used in traditional parishes and in brand new alternative worship spaces as well as seeker services. You may not use all of it but you will appreciate the time and effort put into all of it.

The CD that comes with it is okay but the inability to cut and paste from it is a minor irritation.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Work, June 24, 2008

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Jose L. La Torre "Pastor Jose Luis La Torre" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alternative Worship: Resources from and for the Emerging Church (Hardcover)

I find a lot of resources in this book to prepare a good emerging service, ideas, images, words, etc. Very useful and interesting. Every pastor shoud have this book as a resource in his office.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Jay Crouch, January 15, 2007

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This review is from: Alternative Worship: Resources from and for the Emerging Church (Hardcover)

I LOVE IT! It's more seasonal service oriented than I need, but this is a great resource for new emerging gatherings like ours.