Worship Resources

Historical Aspects of Worship

• Music and Worship in the Bible
  by Richard C. Leonard A survey of the role of music in the worship life of Israel and the New Testament church provides a foundation for understanding the place of music in the worship of today
• Singing the Psalms: A Brief History of Psalmody
  by Richard C. Leonard A survey of how the biblical Psalms have been sung in worship by Christian congregations, especially in the English language
• The Historical Development of Holy Week Services In the Orthodox/Byzantine Rite
  by Nabil L. Hanna
• The Tapestry of Historic Christian Worship
  by Wayne Booshada
• Worship in the Early Church
  by Richard C. Leonard The study of Christian worship through the second century offers interesting insights into worship possibilities for today.

Liturgical Worship

• Becoming Liturgical
  by Timothy Kellogg
• Worship. Praise and Liturgy
  by Robert Longman Jr.
• Worshiping at the Lord's Table
  by Richard C. LeonardWe can arrive at a more complete understanding of our gathering at the Lord's Table by looking at the terms Scripture uses to describe this ceremony.

Theology of Worship

• Approaching a Majestic God
  by John Brug
• Beyond Self-Centred Worship
  by Geoff Bullock
• Bowing to Jehovah
  by William Mikler
• The Spiritual Song
  by Bob Johnson
• The Tabernacle of David: The Church's Model for Glorious Praise
  by Bob Johnson
• Two Dimensional?
  by Joel Gerlach Clearly the mission of the church is two-dimensional. It has both vertical and horizontal dimensions. It reaches up to God to serve and honor him, and it reaches out to people to serve and reclaim them for God. Both dimensions are essential, but by virtue of its nature, the vertical dimension always ranks first.
• What Jesus Christ Said About Worship
  by Richard C. LeonardJesus had some pointed and specific things to say about how we should pray, our attitude toward the place of worship, sacramental actions in which we participate, and what constitutes genuine worship.
• Worship
  by Jerry Solomon
• Worship and Rebuilding
  by William Mikler
• Worship in the Land of Promise: The Liturgy of the Land
  by Steve Griffing
• Worship is Amen and Hallelujah!
  by Wayne Mueller
• Worship: To Soothe or Disturb?
  by Dorothy Mathieson
• Worship - What Would David Do?
  by Ron Bremner

Worship and Ministry

• Charismatic Worship and Ministry
  by Stephen Bryar
• Healing through Worship
  by Robert Colman
• Worship: Touching Body and Soul
  by Robert Tann

Worship Leading

• A Manual for Worship Leaders
  by Marl Tittley
• Keys to EffectiveWorship Leading
  by Bob Johnson
• Suggestions for Worship Leaders
  by Richard C. Leonard
• Worship Manual
  by David Stone
• Worship Ministry Handbook
  by Neil Bohn