{"id":114,"date":"2009-09-05T11:57:20","date_gmt":"2009-09-05T11:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettergatherings.com.au\/?p=114"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T02:19:42","slug":"sample-outlines-for-contemporary-churches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bettergatherings.com.au\/?page_id=114","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary  Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please read <a href=\"\/?page_id=28\" class=\"topdaddy\"><span>Practical Guidelines<\/span><\/a> for the principles involved in the process of planning good services and consult <a href=\"\/?page_id=55\" class=\"topdaddy\"><span>Resources<\/span><\/a>, specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/bettergatherings.com.au\/?cat=33\" class=\"daddy\"><span>Services of the Word<\/span><\/a>, for a range of prayers, praises and confessions of faith you can add to your service outline. Note also that there are Contemporary Service Templates in <a href=\"index.php?option=com_servicebuild&#038;Itemid=71\"><span>ServiceBuilder<\/span><\/a> that allow you to collect and arrange resources on a variety of structures.<\/p>\n<p>Here we simply offer some sample outlines that you could copy or use as a guide for constructing your own order.  Local practices such as children&#8217;s talks, notices and times of informal fellowship would need to be added where appropriate.<\/p>\n<table class=\"category\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"sectiontableentry1\">\n<td headers=\"count\">1<\/td>\n<td headers=\"tableOrdering\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=111\"> Contemporary Order 1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sectiontableentry2\">\n<td headers=\"count\">2<\/td>\n<td headers=\"tableOrdering\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=112\"> Contemporary Order 2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sectiontableentry1\">\n<td headers=\"count\">3<\/td>\n<td headers=\"tableOrdering\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=113\"> Contemporary Order 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please read Practical Guidelines for the principles involved in the process of planning good services and consult Resources, specifically Services of the Word, for a range of prayers, praises and confessions of faith you can add to your service outline. 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