Worship Resources

Worship is the heartbeat of the congregation. Regular gathered (in-person or online), corporate worship drives the fellowship, mission, and disciple-making functions of the church. Thus, the planning and presentation of corporate worship is the responsibility of the whole church, not just the pastor or a small group; the whole body participates in planning and leading worship.

Planning Worship

• Website: Worship Planning
• Booklets and Free Downloads:
  • 2026 Worship Calendar Bundle
  • Forming Disciples Through Worship
  • Worship, Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2025-2028
• Recordings of Webinars:
  • Crafting Sacred Moments, worship planning resource
  • Budgeting for Music and Worship Arts Ministry
• Articles:
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Music and Worship Arts, a checklist
• Book: Worship for the Whole People of God, Second Edition, WJK Press, 2021, by Ruth C. Duck.

Preaching

• Resource: Downloadable planning resources for the 2026 Revised Common Lectionary—Sundays and Special Days Only
• Resource: Sermons on Antiracism
• Article: Hey Preacher: Preparing the Preacher

Music

• Booklet: Online Discipleship
• Resource: CCLI Top 100 Project, CCLI Guidelines
• Website: History of Hymns
• Download: Piano Accompaniment Recordings

Liturgy

• Article: 12 Suggestions for Writing Your Own Worship Resources
• Article: The Christian Year: Seasons of Discipleship
• Article: On Prayer: With Our Bodies, In Community, and In the Spirit

Sacrament

• Resource: Belong Series
• Resource: Praise Communion Service