Laity Lifelines: Four Services Celebrating Laity

"Help! It's Laity Sunday! What shall we do?" That panicked call is a familiar one, particularly in small and midsize congregations, on those occasions when lay members "take over" the service. It can be overwhelming for people who aren't used to the planning and production of an entire service. Laity Lifelines offers four complete, easy-to-produce services that are just what's needed when worshipers find themselves in charge on Sunday morning. Each imaginative service includes prayers, responses, a children's sermon, suggested music, and a script for the service with prop lists and staging instructions. There's even a form for your bulletin! So panic no longer -- these "instant" worship experiences allow for maximum participation and celebration with a minimum amount of headache. It's a great way to build a sense of unity and purpose as members of Christ's church.

Services include:

• The "Orchestration" Of The Church
• Vine And Branches
• One Body, One Bread
• The Church Is A Kaleidoscope Katherine Bailey Babb has been involved with church work for most of her life. She has directed choirs, played piano and organ, taught many levels of Sunday school and Bible study, and written numerous plays, skits, services, and songs for the schools and congregations she has served. A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, Kathy has taught a variety of subjects and levels, from music to elementary school to high school special education. She currently teaches high school Spanish in Burlington, Colorado, where her husband pastors the United Methodist church. In addition to teaching, Babb is a professional storyteller and has published several plays. She is also the author of Gathering At Golgotha and What Do You Mean, "Study The Bible"? (CSS).