What to Expect in Reformed Worship: A Visitor's Guide [Paperback]

Daniel R. Hyde (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 47 pages
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers (January 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556351372
• ISBN-13: 978-1556351372
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 4.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Rev. Daniel R. Hyde is the pastor of the Oceanside United Reformed Church (United Reformed Churches in North America) in Carlsbad/Oceanside, California. He has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Vanguard University, Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Westminster Seminary California, and a Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. His Th.M. thesis was entitled, "Of Great Importance and of High Concernment: The Liturgical Theology of John Owen (1616-1683)," and was read by Drs. Joel Beeke, Derek W. H. Thomas, and Mark Jones.

Some of Danny's favorite authors and books are John Calvin (Institutes of the Christian Religion), J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit), the poetry of John Donne, the writings of John Steinbeck, the writings of Hughes Oliphant Old on worship (e.g., The Patristic Roots of Reformed Worship), Michael Horton (e.g., In the Face of God), and John Williamson Nevin (e.g., The Anxious Bench).

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Giving an Answer, June 17, 2008

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Chad Van Someren - See all my reviews

This review is from: What to Expect in Reformed Worship: A Visitor's Guide (Paperback)

Pastor Hyde has provided a helpful primer on biblical worship. In this concise booklet he carefully explains the structure and organization of a typical worship service--not for the sake of dry intellectual knowledge, but as a means of priming our hearts and minds for the worship of the living God. A good reference for believers and for unbelievers seeking to understanding what is happening in Christian worship.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reformed churches need more booklets like this one., February 26, 2008

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Charles A. Brown (New Castle, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What to Expect in Reformed Worship: A Visitor's Guide (Paperback)

Hyde, a minister in the URCNA, has done something that all Reformed pastors need to do. He has prepared a booklet to be given to visitors which explains why we worship the way we do. Unless your worship service is identical to the services at Hyde's church, you will need to modify his work in order to make it available to your church's visitors. Even so, Hyde's booklet serves as an excellent model for how a visitor guide should look. Undoubtedly, visitors to a Reformed worship service will ask questions about the order and style of worship. Being able to offer a visitor a booklet like this one would be a boon to your outreach efforts. Reformed worship is a beautiful thing, and Hyde explains it in a most winsome fashion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, March 4, 2008

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Mike Brown (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What to Expect in Reformed Worship: A Visitor's Guide (Paperback)

As more and more people today are discovering the riches of the Reformed faith, a clear and pastoral explanation of Reformed worship is desperately needed. While there are many excellent resources that instruct the Christian on why we do what we do in Reformed worship, I have not read anything that is so beautifully geared to the newcomer and the uninitiated. As a pastor of a Reformed church, I plan to use this timely tool in great quantity!