Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Worship

by Hughes Oliphant Old

Overview

This comprehensive guide to ordering, improving, and doing prayer in Christian corporate worship is for pastors, worship leaders, teachers and anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the use of public prayer. Old discusses the historical and theological background of prayer, instructs readers in the various kinds of prayer as they are used in worship, and examines the ordering of prayer in congregational worship. Includes sample prayers and sample church services.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467420709
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/18/1995
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	382
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

 Hughes Oliphant Old (1933–2016) was John H. Leith Professor of Reformed Theology and Dean of the Institute for Reformed Worship, Erskine Theological Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Art of Leading in Prayer
The Language and Imagery of Prayer

The Invocation

The Psalms as Prayer

Responsive Readings
Anthems
Metrical Psalms

Prayers of Confession and Supplication

The Prayer for Illumination

Prayers of Intercession

Communion Prayers

The Communion Invocation
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Prayer of Dedication
Communion Psalmody

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Hymnody

Hymns as Christian Psalms
Hymns as Meditations on God's Word
Hymns as Affirmation of Faith

Benedictions and Doxologies

Benedictions
Doxologies

The Ordering of Public Prayer

Editorial Reviews

An unusual blending of resource materials, basic liturgical theology, and careful biblical and historical research, all within the framework of a variety of worship services in and to which he addresses counsel and instruction that are well balanced, informed, and doubtlessly to be discovered viable.

Princeton Seminary Bulletin

"Blending his historical, theological, and biblical knowledge with his experience as a pastor, he offers, accompanied by helpful analysis and commentary, an anthology of newly written prayers.... Old's expertise, creativity, and joy at the ministry of prayer will invigorate and inspire worship leaders, who will find not only much usable material, but stimulating and important background knowledge as well."

Reformed Review

Anyone can benefit from this serious and thoughtful approach to worship.

Christian Ministry

This is a book worth purchasing, and more importantly, worth using. The texts are thoughtful, the construction of the prayers are models to be imitated, the theological clarity for those in the Reformed tradition should be studied.

Presbyterian Outlook

Leading in Worship is the sort of book pastors can mine for reforming and enriching the worship of a local congregation. It can be studied by worship committees, or just taken into the pulpit to use parts of it as it stands. The book is generously endnoted, with a bibliography and index, providing documentation and more detailed argumentation for those who want to look deeper.

Westminster Theological Journal

Princeton Seminary Bulletin
"An unusual blending of resource materials, basic liturgical theology, and careful biblical and historical research, all within the framework of a variety of worship services in and to which he addresses counsel and instruction that are well balanced, informed, and doubtlessly to be discovered viable."

Reformed Review
"Blending his historical, theological, and biblical knowledge with his experience as a pastor, he offers, accompanied by helpful analysis and commentary, an anthology of newly written prayers. . . Old's expertise, creativity, and joy at the ministry of prayer will invigorate and inspire worship leaders, who will find not only much usable material, but stimulating and important background knowledge as well."

The Christian Ministry
"Anyone can benefit from this serious and thoughtful approach to worship."

The Presbyterian Outlook
"This is a book worth purchasing, and more importantly, worth using. The texts are thoughtful, the construction of the prayers are models to be imitated, the theological clarity for those in the Reformed tradition should be studied."

Westminster Theological Journal
"Leading in Worship is the sort of book pastors can mine for reforming and enriching the worship of a local congregation. It can be studied by worship committees, or just taken into the pulpit to use parts of it as it stands. The book is generously endnoted, with a bibliography and index, providing documentation and more detailed argumentation for those who want to look deeper."

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