Worship Innovations Volume 1

Worship in todays mainline churches is changing faster than many ministry leaders would like, yet not fast enough to satisfy many laypeople who want to experience something fresh when they attend worship. While older members may resist losing valued traditions, younger people often want things done in new ways. Worship Innovations: Hanging The Greens For Christmas finds a middle ground with new approaches to valued traditions of holiday worship.Beginning with a step-by-step guide for initiating a Hanging the Greens celebration, Janet Burton offers nine creative, easy-to-produce programs in which all ages of the church family can participate in the process of decorating worship areas for the Advent and Christmas seasons. She also includes five plans for breathing new life into using the Advent wreath. Best of all, these practical ideas are very flexible and easily adapted to fit the worship style of almost any congregation. Its a perfect way to usher in the holiday season and prepare for the birth of the Savior!In this sage book, Janet Burton gives an exhaustive study and ideas for any church to make Hanging of the Greens a worshipful, meaningful experience. It is chock-full of biblical insights.Dr. W.E. (Bill) ThornNationally known pastor, evangelist, speaker, and humoristThe reader will be immediately caught up in Janet Burtons enthusiasm for her subject. Youll find yourself -- as I did -- caught up in Hanging The Greens For Christmas as an excellent option for innovative worship. I am impressed with the variety of approaches... each program is fresh and innovative. And in this day when our families need much nurturing, its good to see that Janet Burton has used the opportunity to make a strong family emphasis in her presentations.Rev. J. Kenneth RobinsonWriter and minister of music and educationJanet Burton has been a pastors wife and Christian educator for 45 years. For 20 of those years she served as Minister of Education at Woodlawn Baptist