Worship Innovations Volume 3

Dedicated to providing fresh ideas for busy ministers and worship planners in a variety of settings, the Worship Innovations series offers practical resources that will bring the Bible to life and brighten your worship services. The easy-to-produce dramas and programs can be used in any size church, yet are flexible enough to fit almost any worship style. And each user-friendly resource comes with detailed instructions, including a complete list of everything you need to prepare for.In this Worship Innovations volume, the focus is on the Lent and Easter season. Like the first two books, this is a rich storehouse that will supply you with many seasons worth of compelling, scripturally authentic material. Included are:• The Paths to Calvary -- a series of six short dramatic monologues for the weeks leading up to Easter in which biblical characters tell of their encounters with Jesus• Our Place at the Table -- a dramatic re-enactment of the events preceding the Last Supper, culminating in a congregational communion service• A Passover to Remember -- a complete Maundy Thursday service with a modified Passover seder as the centerpiece• A Growing Darkness -- a Good Friday tenebrae service featuring seven readings about the days events, brought to life with several costumed monologues• Seven Words to Die By -- based on Christs seven last words, this tenebrae service finds meaningful truths in the somber events of the crucifixion through monologues, scripture readings, music, and prayers• Surprise at Sunrise -- an Easter sunrise service depicting the resurrection discovery in four vignettes using child actors• The Week of Weeks -- a set of interactive scripture readings for each of the Sundays between Easter and PentecostOther titles in the Worship Innovations series:Hanging The Greens For ChristmasEasy Bible DramaJanet Burton is a pastors wife, minister of education, and writer of Christian worship and education r