Whole Life Worship: Empowering Disciples for the Frontline - Paperback

by Sam Hargreaves (Author), Sara Hargreaves (Author)

This book is a continuation of the LICC series begun by Neil Hudson's Imagine Church

Whole-Life Worship will demonstrate that the contemporary Western Church has reached a point where our "gathered" worship is separated from our "scattered" lives outside of church. This is detrimental to the congregation's spiritual development and their effectiveness on their "frontlines". Church worship should be inspired and informed by our everyday experiences. It should empower and send the congregation out to continue worshipping. The book will provide patterns and resources to better connect gathered worship with the lives of the congregation beyond church meetings.

The book will unpack a biblical grounding for both gathered and scattered worship. It will then identify patterns within our gathered services which help us re-make these connections. It will provide practical resources such as songs, prayers and activities which can help churches connect Sunday to the rest of the week. It will draw examples and stories from other church streams and traditions, to demonstrate how different kinds of Christian spirituality engage worshipfully with everyday life. In the second half of the book is a practical resource looking specifically at different aspects of a gathered service, and how each one can have an "outward" dimension.

Author Biography

Sam and Sara Hargreaves lead engageworship.org, resourcing local churches for innovative and world-changing worship.
They lead worship and training with organisations such as Spring Harvest, Youthwork Summit and Rural Ministries, plus scores of churches across the UK.
They both trained at London School of Theology (where Sam is now a guest lecturer), and have Master Degrees from Kings College London.
Whole Life Worship is a collaboration with the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (licc.org.uk).