Celebrate Advent: Worship & Learning Resources - Softcover

Hendrix, John; Meadors, Susan; Miller, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573121800 ISBN 13: 9781573121804

Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Incorporated, 2014

Synopsis

Imagine the excitement of coordinating every aspect of a church's life during the Advent season. Older children, youth and adults study coordinated Sunday School lessons. The Sunday morning worship experience continues the theme. Intergenerational activities further unpack the theme on Wednesday or Sunday evenings. Celebrate Advent offers this sort of comprehensive church-wide experience for a church. The included Sunday school lessons offer a Bible study for older children, youth and adults. Fully developed worship outlines are also provided, complete with prayers, litanies, children's sermons, and even a sample sermon for each Sunday. Then, instructions for a intergenerational Bible studies and gatherings are offered for use on Wednesday or Sunday nights. Celebrate Advent provides a warm and wonderful way to draw your congregation together during this meaningful season. Materials included: - 4 fully developed worship outlines, including prayers and litanies - 4 children's sermons - 4 sermons - 4 Sunday School lessons for older children - 4 Sunday School lessons for youth - 4 Sunday School lessons for adults - 4 Plans for intergenerational gatherings & studies

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Celebrate Advent is a creative approach to observing Advent based on the text of a beautiful carol. This is a comprehensive resource, including orders of worship, suggested music, sermons, and educational activities. Especially recommended for churches that are interested in a fuller observance of Advent." -Harry Eskew, Professor of Music History and Hymnology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana

"Here at last is the wholeness of Advent for congregations trying to put this fragmented season back together in worship. Visual arts, poetry, preaching, teaching, song, and symbol all come together here in symmetry full but fitting for local congregations. The church as the people of God, with all its diversity - ages, genders, etc. - are honored and served in this good book." -Loyd Allen, Associate Dean, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia

"Celebrate Advent offers congregations a guide for experiencing the rich meaning of the Christian calendar's first season. The colorful metaphors of Eleanor Farjeon's carol are skillfully used to engage the biblical messages of Advent. Northside Baptist Church is blessed to have leaders who comprehend the wholeness that comes from the intentional integration of congregational life and the understanding that worship lies at the heart of Christian community. The rest of us are fortunate to have the opportunity to draw on this model of ministry." -Paul A. Richardson, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, School of Music, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama

About the Author:

John D. Hendrix was pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Clinton, Mississippi. He was the Basil Manly Jr. Professor of Christian Education for 11 years at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Susan Hooks Meadors was Associate Pastor of Youth and Education at Northside Baptist Church, Clinton, Mississippi. David G. Miller was Associate Professor of English at Mississippi College and Liturgist at Northside Baptist Church, Clinton, Mississippi.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1573121800
• ISBN 13: 9781573121804
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170