Better Gatherings
Why ? A theology of doing church
Biblical teaching about the gathering of the church
The defining story: the gathering of God
Created and nurtured by the gospel
Gathering as a testimony to Christ
Gathered for worship
Gathered for fellowship in Christ
Building towards maturity in Christ
Learning from the Prayer Book
Why liturgy?
Anglican liturgy in perspective
Reading the Bible together
Mixing the old with the new
Learning to pray together
Using Scripture to stimulate and express prayer
Learning from the Baptismal Services
A public testimony
A sign of regeneration
Thanksgiving for the Birth of a Child
Learning from the Communion Service
Theological significance in the prayers
Biblical patterns of prayer
A stimulus to faith
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Consecration
Modern revisions
The Thirty-nine Articles
A Theology of Christian Assembly
How ? Doing church and training others
Planning Contemporary Services
The Role of the Service Leader
Service Checklist
Using Service Builder
If you only read one thing…
Especially For Ministers
Training Service Leaders
Advice for Different Roles
Service Leader Quickstart
Prayer Quickstart
Music Quickstart
Bible Reading Quickstart
For Reading Out Loud
Emphasis
Phrasing and Pauses
Wrong Ideas about Phrasing
Restricting Phrases
Non-restricting Phrases
The Pause – A Valuable Tool
When Reading Aloud
EXPRESS!ON
What ? Resources for Service Building
Services of the Word
Greetings and other introductions
Seasonal Sentences
Opening prayers and praises
Invitations to confess sins
General confessions
Assurances of forgiveness
Prayers in preparation for the ministry of God’s Word
Prayers of Preparation
Scriptural expressions of praise
Creeds and other affirmations of faith
Intercessory prayers
Thanksgivings
Concluding prayers and blessings
Lord’s Supper
Baptism
Sample Outlines for Contemporary Churches
Choosing the resources
QuickStart for Formal Services
Christmas Quickstart
Getting Ready for Christmas
Easter Quickstart
For Contemporary Services
New Easter Services
For Formal Services
ServiceBuilder QuickStart
ServiceBuilder Help
Help for Personal Templates
About Better Gatherings
The marginalisation of Scripture
Word Centred Assemblies
Copyright Information
Learning from the Communion Service