| Worship That Cares: An Introduction to Pastoral Liturgy Contributor(s): Earey, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0334044111 ISBN-13: 9780334044116 Publisher: SCM Press OUR PRICE: $32.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy - Religion | Christian Living - General |
| Dewey: 259 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.89 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Worship that Cares is in introduction to the principles and skills of 'pastoral liturgy'. It offers an overview of the ways that worship can be a means of pastoral care, such as ways that Sunday worship can extend care to those who attend, but is focused on those acts of worship which begin with a particular pastoral need. It goes on to consider how the principles which underlie these 'standard' rites can also be applied to what might be considered 'new' pastoral contexts or needs (such as rites to mark retirement etc.) and those situations which are not acknowledged in church circles (such as divorce etc.). A final chapter discusses ways that the church can move out into the community, offering 'apt liturgy' to help community groups to mark crises and joys with non-churchy rituals which nonetheless help people to connect with a world beyond themselves, with the divine and with the Christian story. Mark Earey provides a toolkit of principles and skills which can be applied across different denominations and Christian traditions, in both formal and informal contexts, and to meet traditional and non-traditional pastoral needs |
Contributor Bio(s): Earey, Mark: - Revd Mark Earey is a former parish priest and Praxis National Education Officer. He is now Director of Anglican Formation and tutor in Liturgy and Worship at the Queens Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Birmingham. He is a member of the Church of England Liturgical Commission, and Chair of the Group for Renewal of Worship (GROW, the group behind Grove Worship Booklets). |