Hitting the Headlines

Worship is the Church’s ‘headline business’. This is the theme of a new book from Church House Publishing Worship Changes Lives which urges churches to review their worship.

The book published for the Church of England’s Liturgical Commission, under the banner of its Transforming Worship agenda, encourages churches with the view that: “Worship should honour God and, like a newspaper headline, grab people, engage them and change their lives. It should inspire and excite. It is the heart of a church.”

The 48-page guide aims to stimulate discussion within Parochial Church Councils, home groups, worship groups and ministry teams on how worship might be a greater force for change within local communities. Rooted in real-life practice with accessible text and attractive photography, the guide aims to inspire the whole worshipping community to reflect on ‘connecting with the God who, in Jesus, transforms us and the world’.

The Liturgical Commission launched Transforming Worship: Living the New Creation last year to mark a shift in the emphasis of the Commission’s work: from generating texts for worship to enabling the formation of God’s people through worship.

To help churches get the most out of the guide, additional questions and supporting study material are available at www.transforming worship.org.uk

Worship Changes Lives, £4.99 (ISBN 978-07151-2132-0), is available from Christian bookshops, or by mail order via the web at www.chpublishing.co.uk.