Finding Words For Worship

This is a much-needed how-to book for creating unique and creative worship resources, including prayers, hymns, and sermons. Ruth Duck presents methods and models for creating these new resources while remaining scripturally relevant and mindful of inclusive-language concerns. She discusses the history, structure, and content of various forms of prayer as well as hymn text writing and how to design worship suitable for specific needs.

This is an invaluable guide for those involved in writing or evaluating worship resources. Whether you are a lay leader wondering how to write a prayer of confession, a seminarian learning how to design worship, a developing writer of hymn texts, or a pastor seeking to brind new excitement to the worship service, FINDING WORDS FOR WORSHIP will provide the resources and information you seek.