A straightforward, practical guide to doing prayer in corporate worship. Based on Hughes Oliphant Old's lifelong experience as a pastor and his extensive work in the area of worship, this personal handbook discusses the historical and theological background of prayer, instructs pastors and worship leaders in the various kinds of prayer as they are used in the church, and examines the ordering of prayer in congregational worship.
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...will invigorate and inspire worship leaders, who will find...much usable material...stimulating and important background knowledge as well. -- Reformed Review
Anyone can benefit from this serious and thoughtful approach to worship. -- The Christian Ministry
LEADING IN WORSHIP is the sort of book...for reforming and enriching the worship of a local congregation. -- Westminster Theological Journal
This is a book worth purchasing, and more importantly, worth using. -- The Presbyterian Outlook
Anyone can benefit from this serious and thoughtful approach to worship. -- The Christian Ministry
LEADING IN WORSHIP is the sort of book...for reforming and enriching the worship of a local congregation. -- Westminster Theological Journal
This is a book worth purchasing, and more importantly, worth using. -- The Presbyterian Outlook
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From the cover photo of Calvin's St. Peter's, Geneva to the order for prayer on the last (370th) page, this is pure liturgical gold.
Hughes O. Old is THE leading liturgist and authority on historical worship in the English-speaking Reformed world. The essays on prayer in worship, the sample prayers, the liturgies -- it is all priceless. This is a MUST HAVE for any pastor. The weaknesses of the book are minor. 1. No index, though the prayers are arranged well topically. 2. The binding by Eerdmans is slightly below their usually high standards. One copy (I have bought three) had some pages fall out within a few uses. It is glued (not sown) softcover with large 8.5 x 11 pages, so its not built for constant use. Given that this is a reference book, this can be a problem. Some other good resources for sample prayers I have used recently: Stanley Hauerwas, Prayers Plainly Spoken (quirky, but often beautiful); The Worship Sourcebook (2005 by CRC).
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Excellent book for learning about how to pray!,
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Old's book is great for pastors as well as lay persons. It shows great examples of prayers that are composed through the study of the scriptures. It helps equip the reader to pray more authentically and to be aware of theology of praying. It can be a great text to use in a class to teach about how to pray publicly and especially using corporate prayers in worship.
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I had the privilege of taking a doctoral seminar at Erskine Seminary under Dr. Old and became familiar with his work. His book on Leading in Prayer is not only valuable in helping construct prayers for worship, but they are wonderful helps in my daily devotions. You will do well to purchase and use this book by this great man of prayer who is an authority on public worship.
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That the service of worship should begin with an invocation is a tradition dear to American Protestantism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wandering from thy way, wasting thy gifts, forgetting thy love, liturgical framing, great goodness grant, displeased thee, thou hast conferred, confession and supplication, minister pour, prayer for illumination, communion psalms, benedictions and doxologies, minister break, job from the whirlwind, sinful affections, unison prayer, psalm versions, psalm paraphrases, communion prayers, peoples praise thee, trinitarian doxology, only one loaf, deeds among the peoples, pray for all peoples, immortal praise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Jesus Christ, Lord God, Charles Wesley, Holy Ghost, Isaac Watts, Almighty God, Hear the Gospel of Christ, New Testament, Genevan Psalter, Lord's Prayer, Communion Invocation, Scottish Psalter, God the Father Almighty, Lord's Day, Maundy Thursday, Presbyterian Church, God of Israel, Holy Father, Eternal Father, Henry van Dyke, Aaronic Benediction, Lord's Supper, Old Testament, Virgin Mary, Almighty Father New!
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That the service of worship should begin with an invocation is a tradition dear to American Protestantism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wandering from thy way, wasting thy gifts, forgetting thy love, liturgical framing, great goodness grant, displeased thee, thou hast conferred, confession and supplication, minister pour, prayer for illumination, communion psalms, benedictions and doxologies, minister break, job from the whirlwind, sinful affections, unison prayer, psalm versions, psalm paraphrases, communion prayers, peoples praise thee, trinitarian doxology, only one loaf, deeds among the peoples, pray for all peoples, immortal praise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Jesus Christ, Lord God, Charles Wesley, Holy Ghost, Isaac Watts, Almighty God, Hear the Gospel of Christ, New Testament, Genevan Psalter, Lord's Prayer, Communion Invocation, Scottish Psalter, God the Father Almighty, Lord's Day, Maundy Thursday, Presbyterian Church, God of Israel, Holy Father, Eternal Father, Henry van Dyke, Aaronic Benediction, Lord's Supper, Old Testament, Virgin Mary, Almighty Father New!
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- Liturgies of the Western Church by Bard Thompson in Front Matter, page 143, and page 180
- Book of Common Worship, Korean Edition by Geneva Press in Front Matter, page 82, and page 352
- Book of Common Worship by Westminster John Knox Press in Front Matter, page 82, and page 352
- Book of Common Prayer (1979, Personal Size Economy, Black) by The Episcopal Church on page 81, page 179, and page 238
- A Guide to Prayer by Isaac Watts on page 81, page 298, and page 299
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- Worship by the Book by Rev. Mark Ashton on page 175
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