Worship Through The Seasons

Worship through the Seasons - Paperback

In Worship through the Seasons Nick Fawcett provides 24 complete service outlines for innovative and reflective worship during Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, the opening days of Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter.

The services consist of:
• Suggested visual material and music
• An introduction
• Hymn suggestions
• Prayers
• Meditations

Each service builds up a reflective atmosphere through music, images and meditations as we step into the shoes of those most intimately involved in the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Opening out familiar passages of Scripture to look beyond the events to the people who shaped them, Nick Fawcett invites us to reflect upon these Christian seasons in new and refreshing ways. Worship through the Seasons, drawn from the author’s two Volumes of No Ordinary Man and three of A most amazing man, is an invaluable resource for those wishing to add a new dimension to Christian worship.

- Contents

- Foreword

- About the author

Advent - 3 Services

Christmas - 3 Services

Epiphany - 3 Services

Lent - 3 Services

The Opening Days of Holy Week - 3 Services

Maundy Thursday - 3 Services

Good Friday - 3 Services

Easter - 3 Services

- Visual Resources 271

"Few issues in the Church today are more contentious than worship. Its importance, in the minds of many, far outweighs theological, doctrinal or denominational differences. For some, the very idea of straying from tried and trusted patterns is tantamount to heresy. For others, those patterns have become associated with lifeless formality and, in consequence, have been abandoned.

"Personally, I believe we must make room for both viewpoints, respecting and building on tradition but at the same time being open to new ideas. One such idea I experimented with during my ministry was using meditations, music and slides to bring out the meaning of Scripture. My aim was to engage the senses in a way that would capture the imagination of those participating in worship, breathing fresh life into old and familiar passages, and offering insight into the not-so-familiar.

"Organising a service of this kind undeniably takes time and effort but, in my experience, this is well worth putting in. It is a very different style of worship from what most people will be used to, but perhaps because of this it may be able to bridge the gap between diverse contemporary patterns and understandings of worship, and, more importantly, speak to those who may not usually contemplate attending church. If this book helps to achieve that then it will more than justify the hours I have spent in putting it together." - Nick Fawcett