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Worship Resources
Books on Worship
Authentic Worship In a Changing Culture. Grand Rapids: CRC Publications,
1997. ISBN 1562122576.
A Christian View of Hospitality: Expecting Surprises, Michele
Hershberger. Scottsdale: Herald Press, 1999. ISBN 0836191099
A Royal "Waste" of Time, Marva J. Dawn. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans
Publishing Co., 1999. ISBN 089284586X
Ancient-Modern Worship, Martin Thielen. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000. ISBN
0687031036
And You Welcomed Me: A Sourcebook on Hospitality in Early Christianity,
Amy G. Oden, ed. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. ISBN 0687096715
Beyond the Worship Wars, Thomas G. Long. Bethesda: The Alban Institute, 2001.
ISBN 1566992400
Discover Your Spiritual Type, Corinne Ware. Bethesda: Alban Institute,
1995. ISBN 1566991498.
Guiding Your Church Through a Worship Transition, Tom Kraeuter.
Hillsboro: Training Resources, Inc., 2003. ISBN 1932096086.
Hospitality Evangelism: Sharing the Bread of Life, Phill Nall and Mark
Price. Atlanta: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (http://www.thefellowship.info/TheCBFStore/cbfstore.icm), 1999. (video and retreat materials) ISBN
0967237807 The Participants Guide is Order No. 940P005, The Resource
Packet is Order No. 940P003
Introduction to Christian Worship, 3rd ed., James F. White.
Nashville: Abingdon Press,
2001. ISBN 0687091098
Joyful Noise, Ann E. Turner, ed. Toronto: United Church Publishing
House (http://www.networks.uccan.org/ucph/books/1551340860/), 1999.
(songbook) ISBN 1551340860
Leading the Church’s Song. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1998. ISBN 0806635916
Let the People Sing! David M. Cherwien. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House,
1997. ISBN 0570013542
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition,
Christine D. Pohl. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999. ISBN
0802844316
Media Ministry Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Visual Communication,
Tim Eason. Nashville: Abbingdon Press, 2003 ISBN 0687025788
The New Worship, Barry Liesch. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996. ISBN 0801063566
People in the Presence of God, Barry Liesch. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing
House, 1988. ISBN 0310316014
Prayers and Readings for Worship, Volume 1, Judy Judd, ed. Independence: Herald
House, 1987.
ISBN 0830904786
Prayers and Readings for Worship, Volume 2, Peter Judd, ed. Independence:
Herald
House, 1996. ISBN 083090719X.
Reaching Out without Dumbing Down, Marva J. Dawn. Grand Rapids: William B.
Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995. ISBN 0802841023
Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life, Henri Nouwen.
Irvine, California: Image Books; 1986. ISBN 0385236824
Reinventing Sunday: Breakthrough Ideas for Transforming Worship, Brad
Berglund. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2001. ISBN 0817014144
The Sacraments: Symbol, Meaning, and Discipleship, ed. Andrew Bolton and Jane
Gardner. Independence: Herald Publishing House, 2005. ISBN 0830911731.
Sensing God: Reading Scripture With All Our Senses, Roger Ferlo.
Cambridge: Cowley Publications, 2002. ISBN 1561012025.
Sunday Morning Live: How and Why We Worship, Jane Vogel and Mary
Sytsma, Michigan: CRC Publications, 2003. ISBN 1562128434
The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired World, Tex Sample. Nashville: Abingdon
Press, 1998. ISBN 0687083737
Transforming Worship, Timothy L. Carson. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2003.
ISBN 0827236425.
True Worship, Donald P. Hustad. Wheaton: Hope Publishing Company, 2000. ISBN 0877888388
Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts, Harold
M. Best. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2003. ISBN 0830832297.
Widening the Welcome of Your Church: Biblical Hospitality and the Vital
Congregation, third edition, Fred Bernhard and Steve Clapp. Elgin,
Illinois: Christian
Community and Brethren Press, 1999. ISBN 0963720694
Wonderful Worship in Smaller Churches, David R. Ray. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press,
2000. ISBN 0829814000
Worship Comes to Its Senses, Don E. Sailers. Nashville: Abingdon Press,
1996. ISBN 0687014581.
Worship Evangelism, Sally Morgenthaler. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House,
1995. ISBN 031022649X
Worship in a Diverse Culture, Peter A. Judd. Independence: Herald Publishing
House, 1995. ISBN 0830907068
The Worship Maze, Paul Basden. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1999. ISBN
0830822046
Worship Resources for Christian Congregations, A Symphony for the Senses,
C. Welton Gaddy and Don W. Nixon. Macon, Georgia: Smyth and Helwys Publishing, Inc.,
2002. ISBN 1573121991
The Worship Workshop, Marcia McFee. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002. ISBN
0687046343
Lectionary-Based
Resources
The Abingdon Preaching Annual, ISBN 0687027012 and The Abingdon Women’s
Preaching Annual, Year C. ISBN 0687095743 various editors. Nashville: Abingdon Press,
published annually. Software edition available.
Awaken:
The Art of Imaginative Preaching, periodical available in the United
States from Logos Productions, 6160 Carmen Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights,
Minnesota 55076. Included with each quarterly issue of Awaken is a
free copy of the companion resource, Behold: Arts for the Church Year. Behold
is a diverse and beautiful collection of writings and images, based on the
lectionary.
Children’s Sermons for the Revised Common Lectionary, set of three by
Philip D. Schroeder. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997. ISBN
0687018277
Children’s Worship Activities, compiled by Virginia Kessen. Nashville:
Abingdon Press, 2002. ISBN 0687028280.
Choosing Contemporary Music, Seasonal, Topical, Lectionary Indexes, Compiled
by Terri Bocklund McLean and Rob Glover. Minneapolis: Augsburg
Fortress Publishers. ISBN 0806638745
Come as a Child,
set of 3 by Jim Penner and Scott Sinclair. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001. Year
1 ISBN 0687045746; Year 2 ISBN 0687045843; Year 3 ISBN 0687045940.
Crushed into Glory: And Other Dramas for Preaching and Teaching, Joseph J. Juknialis and James Heimerl.
San Jose: Resource Publications, 1995. ISBN: 089390340X
Forbid Them Not— Involving Children in Sunday Worship, set of three by
Carolyn C. Brown. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993. Year A ISBN 068713255X; Year
B 0687132568; Year C 0687132567
Gathering:
Resources for Worship Planners, periodical published three issues yearly.
Available from the United Church of Canada, Suite 300, 3250 Bloor Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8X 2Y4; phone (416) 231-5931. Available
online at the United
Church of Canada.
Imaging the Word: An Arts and Lectionary Resource, set of three.
Cleveland: United
Church Press, Volume 1 ISBN 0829809716, Volume 2 ISBN
0829810331, Volume 3 ISBN 0829810862
In Touch with the Word, set of four by Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart.
Winona: St.
Mary’s Press, 1996. Year A - ISBN 0884895459; Year B ISBN 0884895777; Year C
ISBN 0884895130; Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter ISBN 0884893758
Keeping Holy Time, set of three edited by Douglas E. Wingeier. Nashville:
Abingdon
Press, 2001. Year A ISBN 0687098270; Year B ISBN
0687052343; Year C ISBN 0687079772. (Available September 03)
Lectern Resource, quarterly periodical, available in the United States
from Logos Productions, 6160 Carmen Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
55076; phone 1-800/328-0200; or in Canada from Wood Lake Books, 9025 Jim Bailey
Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V4V 1R2; phone 1-800/663-2775. Supports
and supplements Pulpit Resource (see separate entry). Software edition
available.
The Living Pulpit,
quarterly periodical, available through The Living Pulpit, Inc. 5000
Independence Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471; phone 1-866/545-4311.
The Minister’s Annual Manual available through Logos Productions, 6160
Carmen Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, 55076; phone:
1-800/328-0200; or in Canada from Wood Lake Books, 9025 Jim Bailey Road, Kelowna,
British Columbia, Canada V4V 1R2; phone 1-800/663-2775. ISBN 0787979228
The Minister’s Manual, James W. Cox, ed. Hoboken: John Wiley and
Sons, Incorporated, published annually.
The New Handbook of the Christian Year, Hoyt L. Hickman and others.
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. ISBN 0687277604
The Pastor’s Underground Guide to the Revised Common Lectionary, set of
three by Shelley Cochran. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1997. Year A, ISBN 0-8272-2946-1; Year B, ISBN 0-8272-2947-X; Year C,
ISBN 0827229488
Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, twelve-volume series—four
for each year, by Marion Soards and others. Nashville: Abingdon Press. Software edition available.
Preaching through the Christian Year: A Comprehensive Commentary on the
Lectionary, set of three, by Fred B. Craddock and others. Harrisburg: Trinity Press
International. Year A ISBN 1563380544; Year B ISBN 1563380684; Year C ISBN 1563381001
Prepare! A Weekly Worship Planbook for Pastors and Musicians, David L.
Bone and Mary J. Scifres. Nashville: Abingdon Press, published
annually. ISBN 0687086728
Pulpit Resource, quarterly periodical, available in the United States
from Logos Productions, 6160 Carmen Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
55076; phone 1-800/328-0200; or in Canada from Wood Lake Books, 9025 Jim Bailey
Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V4V 1R2; phone 1-800/663-2775.
Software edition available.
The Revised Common Lectionary, Consultation on Common Texts. Nashville: Abingdon
Press, 1992. ISBN 0687361745
Sharing The Sunday Scriptures with Youth, set of three by Maryann Hakowski. Winona: Saint
Mary’s Press, 1997. Cycle A 0884895467; Cycle B ISBN 0884894312; Cycle C
0884894312
Taught by Love (Year A), ISBN 0829812350; Led by Love (Year B),
ISBN 0829811249; Gathered by Love (Year C), ISBN 0829810080; set of
three, by Lavon Bayler. Philadelpha: United Church Press.
Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV, set of
three, by Walter Brueggemann and others (Years A and B) and Charles B. Cousar
and others (Year C). Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. Year A ISBN 0664219276; Year
B ISBN 0664219705; Year C ISBN 0664220002
Touch Holiness: Resources for Worship, Ruth C. Duck and Maren
C. Tirabassi, eds. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1990. ISBN 0829808094
Treasures Old and New: Images in the
Lectionary, Gail Ramshaw. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2002. ISBN
0800631897.
Focus Moment Resources
The 11th Commandment. Woodstock, Vermont: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996.
ISBN 187904546X
101 Scripts for Stage, Street and Sanctuary. Nashville: LifeWay
Press, 1994. ISBN 0767319818
Beatrice’s Goat, Page McBrier. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
2001. ISBN 0689824602
Because Brian Hugged His Mother, David L. Rice. Nevada City,
California: Dawn Publications,
1999. ISBN 1883220890
The Carpenter and The Unbuilder, David M. Griebner. Nashville: Upper Room
Books, 1996. ISBN 0835807789
Charlie’s Walk, Francine Inslee. Independence: Herald Publishing House,
2004. ISBN 0830910735.
The Eagle and The Wren, retold by Jane Goodall. New York: North-South Books,
2000. ISBN 0735813817
The Empty Pot, Demi. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1990. ISBN
0805049002.
Faith the Cow, Susan Bame Hoover. Elgin, Illinois: Brethren Press, 1996. ISBN
0871782294
For Every Child: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Caroline
Castle. Fogelman Books, 2001. ISBN 0803726503
Go With Peace, Kelly Guinan. Blair: Kind Regards, LLC, 2005. ISBN
0971927928.
Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth, Douglas Wood. Cambridge: Candlewick
Press, 1999. ISBN 076360660X.
I See the Moon, Kathi Appelt. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers,
1997. ISBN 0802851185
In God’s Name, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. Woodstock, Vermont: Jewish Lights Publishing,
1994. ISBN 1879045265
It Could Always Be Worse, Margot Zemach. New York: Farrar,
Strause, and Giroux, 1976. ISBN 0374436363
The Keeping Quilt, Patricia Polacco. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1988.
ISBN 0689844476.
The Knight and the Dragon, Tomie DePaola. New York: The Putnam and
Grosset Group, 1997. ISBN 0698116232
Knots on a Counting Rope, Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. New York:
Henry Holt and Company, 1987. ISBN 0805054790.
The Memory String, Eve Bunting. New York: Clarion Books, 2000. ISBN
0395861462.
Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney. New York: Puffin Books, 1982. ISBN
0140505393.
Movie-Based Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching, Craig Brian Larson
and Andrew Zahn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003. ISBN 0310248329.
Nobiah’s Well, Donna W. Guthrie. Nashville: Ideals Children’s Books,
1993. ISBN 0824986229.
Old Turtle, Douglas Wood. Duluth: Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers, 1992.
ISBN
0439309085
Power & Light (for Kids, Youth & Adults), Congregational
Ministries. Herald House, tri-annual publication.
The Prayer of Matthias and other plays for worship, John Arthur Horner.
Independence: Herald House, 2004. ISBN 0830911219
The Prince Mammoth Pumpkin, James P. Adams. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press,
1998. ISBN 080910492X
Scenes for Drama Ministry, Celia Schall, ed. Independence: Herald House, 1996.
ISBN 0830907262
Somewhere in the World Right Now, Stacey Schuett. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
Inc., 1995. ISBN 0679865373
Smoky Night, Eve Bunting. San Diego: Voyager Books, 1994. ISBN
0152018840.
The Tale of the Heaven Tree, Mary Joslin. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999.
ISBN 0802851908
The Tale of Three Trees, retold by Angela Elwell Hunt. Colorado
Springs: Lion Publishing, 1989.
ISBN 0745917437
Taste and See, Jacqueline Syrup Bergan and S. Marie Schwan. Winona: Saint
Mary’s Press, 1996. ISBN 0884893774.
The Three Questions, Jon J. Muth. New York: Scholastic Press, 2002. ISBN 0439199964
What if the Zebra’s Lost Their Stripes?, John Reitano. New York:
Paulist Press, 1998. ISBN 0809166496.
Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company; Reprint edition
2001. ISBN 0152164065
The Voice, R.W. Metlen. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2001. ISBN 0809105276
Advent/Christmas Resources
Advent and Lent Activities for Children: Camels, Carols, Crosses, and
Crowns, Shiela Kielly and Sheila Geraghty. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third
Publications, 1996. ISBN 089622676X
Advent Arts and Christmas Crafts: Prayers and Rituals for Family, School, and
Church, Jeanne Heiberg. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1995. ISBN
0809135868
The Candymaker’s Gift: The Legend of the Candy Cane,
Helen Haidle and David Haidle. Tulsa: Honor Books, 1997. ISBN 1562921509
Christ Is Coming: Celebrating Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany,
Theresa Cotter. Cincinnati: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1992. ISBN 0867161574
The Christmas Cross, Max Lucado. Nashville: W Publishing Group, 1998.
ISBN 0849915465
The Christmas Drum, Maureen Brett Hooper. Honesdale, Pennsylvania: Boyds
Mills Press, 1995. ISBN 1563971054
Christmas Hearts: Images of Immanuel through the Eyes of Those Who Saw
Him First, Tim Roehl. Uhrichsville, Ohio: Barbour Publishing, 1998. ISBN
1577483774
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, Susan Wojciechowski. Cambridge:
Candlewick Press, 2002. ISBN 0763619302
Christmas Traditions: Making Your Family Celebrations Memorable, Stan
Toler and others. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1998. ISBN 0834117169
The Christmas We Moved to the Barn, Cooper Edens and Alexandra Day. New
York: HarperCollins Children’s Book Group, 1997. ISBN 0062051490
Cloth for the Cradle: Worship Resources and Readings for Advent, Christmas,
and Epiphany, Iona Community. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2000. ISBN
1901557014
Everlasting Light: A Resource for Advent Worship, Sandy Dixon. St. Louis:
Chalice Press, 2000. ISBN 0827208162
Family Countdown to Christmas: A Day-by-Day Celebration, Debbie Trafton-O’Neal.
Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1998. ISBN 0806637331
Guided Meditations for Advent, Christmas, New Year, and Epiphany, Jane E.
Ayer. Winona, Minnesota: St. Mary’s Press, 1997. ISBN 0884895173
Manger and Mystery: An Advent Adventure, Marilyn Brown-Oden. Nashville:
Upper Room, 1999. ISBN 0835808610
Mary’s First Christmas, Walter Wangerin Jr. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
1998. ISBN 0310222168
Mary’s Treasure Box, Carolyn Walz Kramlich. Nashville: Tommy Nelson,
1998. ISBN 0849958342
Moments for Christmas, Robert Strand. Green Forest, Arkansas: New Leaf
Press, 1994. ISBN 0892212659
Santa’s Favorite Story, Hisako Aoki. New York: Simon & Schuster
Children’s Publishing, 1997. ISBN 0689817231
Teach Us to Number Our Days: A Liturgical Advent Calendar, Barbara Dee
Baumgarten. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, 1999. ISBN
0819217654
The Vigil: Keeping Watch in the Season of Christ’s Coming, Wendy M.
Wright. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1992. ISBN 0835806618.
Worship Innovations: Hanging the Greens for Christmas, by Janet Burton.
Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing Company, 2000. ISBN 0788017594
Lent/Easter Resources
Easter Bunny, Are You for Real? Harold Lawrence Myra. Nashville: Tommy
Nelson, 1998. ISBN 0849914930
Faces at the Cross, J. Barrie Shepherd. Nashville: Upper Room Books,
1995. ISBN 0835807150
Family Celebrations at Easter, Ann Hibbard. Ada, Michigan: Baker Books,
1994. ISBN 0801043905
Guided Meditations for Lent, Holy Week, Easter, and Pentecost, Jane E.
Ayer. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press, 1997. ISBN 0884895203
In Touch with the Word: Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter, Lisa-Marie
Calderone-Stewart. Winona, Minnesota: St. Mary’s Press, 1996. ISBN 0884893758
Kneeling in Jerusalem, Ann Weems. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox
Press, 1992. ISBN 0664219721
Lent: The Daily Readings, Megan McKenna. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1997.
ISBN 157075103X
Meditations for Lent, James G. Kirk. Louisville: Westminster Press, 1988.
ISBN 0664250386
The Mystery of Easter, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. New York: Crossroad
Publishing Company, 1998. ISBN 0824517229
Pilgrims Way: Meditations for Lent and Easter, J. Barrie Shepherd.
Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990. ISBN: 066425067X
The Prince Mammoth Pumpkin, James P. Adams. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist
Press, 1998. ISBN 080910492X
The Rising: Living the Mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, Wendy M.
Wright. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1994. ISBN 0835807169.
Season of Ash and Fire: Prayers and Liturgies for Lent and Easter, Blair
Gilmer Meeks. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. ISBN 0687044545.
Stages on the Way: Iona Community Wild Goose Worship Group. Chicago: GIA
Publications, 2000. ISBN 1579990762
The Tale of Three Trees, Angela Elwell Hunt. Colorado Springs: Lion
Publishing, 1989. ISBN 0745917437
To Dance with God, Gertrud Mueller Nelson. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist
Press, 1986. ISBN 0809128128
Wanda’s Roses, Pat Brisson. Honesdale, Pennsylvania: Boyds Mills Press,
2000. ISBN 1563971364
We Journey with Christ: Lenten and Easter Meditations, Velma Ruch.
Independence: Herald House Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0830912274
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