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New Practical Guide to
Help Deepen Your Community's Worship Experience
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 12, 2009—Resource
Publications announces the publication of a new title, "Nurturing
Spiritual Depth in Christian Worship: Ten Practices." How do you
make liturgy a prayerful experience for your community? Do you know what
distracts them from this prayerfulness and how to deliberately maintain
it? Experienced pastor, Rev. Janice Springer, offers ten practices to help
every worship leader enhance the worship experience within the liturgical
assembly. This book will assist those who lead worship as presiders, prayer
leaders, or leaders of sung prayer to understand the dynamics within the
worship experience. It suggests ideas and gives examples of what to do
and what not to do. The suggestions are practical and uncomplicated. They
are techniques which every worship leader will acknowledge with, "I can
do that!"
This book is for clergy and lay leaders
of prayer in all Christian denominations. Leading the community's worship
begins with the leader's spiritual depth. Develop this depth by using the
tools suggested. Assess the energy in a worship service, maintain it, and
strengthen it. Draw people from their heads to their hearts and give them
a sense of God's presence. Learn how to let them remain in their space
of deep prayer. Explore specific ideas on using creativity to enhance the
worship experience.
Janice Jean Springer
is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. She has more than
25 years of experience in deep prayer and local church ministry. Her worship
ideas have drawn strong gratitude from folks in traditional, moderate,
progressive, small, large, city, rural, old, and young churches. Currently
she serves as Minister of Spiritual Formation at University Congregational
Church, United Church of Christ, Missoula, Montana.
Advance Reviews:
“Any pastor or parish willing
to evaluate how it celebrates liturgy will discover abundant guidance and
wisdom in these pages. Give a copy to your pastor. Recommend it to your
parish liturgy committee.”
— Father Jim Hogan, Pastor Emeritus
/ Christ the King Parish, Missoula, Montana
“This is the best book on Christian
worship I have ever read. Springer brilliantly sets forth the purpose of
Christian worship, and provides ten very specific practical ways to make
worship services more meaningful. I highly recommend her book to all pastors,
worship leaders, and Christians in general.”
— Jim Marion, Author of "Putting
on the Mind of Christ"
"This is a stunningly beautiful,
deeply effective book. Janice Springer challenges readers to lead worship
out of deep prayer. She addresses such vital matters as creating
safe intimacy in worship, opening to God’s energy, and leading worship
that is inclusive of highly diverse personal needs and of the world’s need
for justice. I wish someone had given me this book when I started in ministry
40 years ago. I fully expect people will still read it 40 years from
now.”
— Stephen Doughty, Writer, Former
Executive Presbyter, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
"Janice Springer’s innovative
book Nurturing Spiritual Depth in Christian Worship functions at
once as a deep pool of pastoral wisdom and as a pragmatic guide. Engage
this book and your imagination for worship will be ignited. Prepare worship
in conversation with this book and your congregation’s spiritual practice
will be revitalized. This is a terrific book for pastors and congregations!”
— Deborah Krause, Professor of New
Testament, Academic Dean, Eden Theological Seminary
Bulk Discount Schedule:
10-24 copies 10%,
25-49 copies 20%, 50-99 copies 30%, 100-249 copies 32%, 250-499 copies
35%, 500+ copies 40%. These discounts wil be calculated automatically
on orders placed through the website.
To order, call Resource
Publications at 888-273-7782 (toll-free) on weekdays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Pacific Time, or order online with the secure internet shopping cart, by
clicking on the links above.
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Spiritual Depth in Christian Worship: Ten Practices, visit http://www.rpinet.com/products/nsd.html.
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