redeeming the liturgy intro

• Author: Brad
• Filed under: Christian season, church, liturgy, sacraments, sacred space, worship
• Date: Dec 21,2008

Liturgy.

What does that word conjure when you hear it? Dead ritualism? Lifeless forms of worship? The Catholic church?

For me, growing up in a church with a more revivalist tradition – hymns; choral music by a choir, soloist, or both; the reading of Scripture; the collection of offerings; a sermon; an invitation to respond to the sermon – liturgy was the weird thing that my mainline friends did across town. Not until recently have I begun to see liturgy in a different light.

Over the next week, I am going to do a three-part series on “redeeming” the liturgy. I think you will find that the idea of liturgy in the context of corporate worship could be a good thing for our souls on many levels. Here is how the series will break down:

Part 1: The Canterbury Trail
My journey towards being “liturgy-friendly

Part 2: A Liturgical Sojourn
A brief overview of liturgy in church history

Part 3: Attention to Redemption
A look at the how my church, The Journey, is “redeeming” the liturgy

Stay tuned…

[Photo by dheinen]