SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
LEADING PEOPLE TO WORSHIP GOD
A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO
DR. BRIAN WHITNEY
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE
THE CHRISTIAN MINSTRY
PASMN 4313
SUBMITTED BY
TIMOTHY LEE FUTRELL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
27 NOVEMBER 2000
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
ESSENTIALS FOR WORSHIP DESIGN 1
THE ROLE OF PASTORAL WORSHIP LEADERSHIP 4
Pastor As Worship Leader 5
Pastor As Worship Designer 7
TYPES OF WORSHIP SERVICES 8
Liturgical 9
Traditional 10
Praise And Worship 11
CONCLUSION 13
BIBLIOGRAPHY 14
INTRODUCTION
Worship is "human response to the perceived presence of the divine, a presence which transcends normal human activity and is holy." Worship in the Bible appears in differing patterns and styles. However, worship for the modern church is very different from what it was to people of biblical times. The first objective of this paper is to present essentials for worship design in a Free Church tradition. Next, this paper will describe what the role of pastoral leadership is in the Free Church tradition. Lastly, this paper will briefly describe some different styles of worship which can be found in the modern Free Church practice.
ESSENTIALS FOR WORSHIP DESIGN
What creates a worship filled atmosphere for the modern church where the presence of ...