United Methodist Altars

United Methodist Altars

Author: Hoyt Leon Hickman

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0687005620

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This basic, fully illustrated manual for congregational leaders explains how to prepare the sanctuary and its furnishings for the celebration of worship and sacraments throughout the Christian year. This practical, informative guide is an indispensable companion for worship committees, altar guilds, or individuals whose responsible for these vital tasks in their church. United Methodist Altars includes: care, cleaning, and storage instructions for all vestments and appointments; a calendar of the Christian year, with appropriate colors for each season; responsibilities and suggested organizational structure for the altar guild; an explanation of the history and meaning of worship furnishings; preparation instructions for the various United Methodist services; and, a glossary.


United Methodist Altars

United Methodist Altars

Author: Hoyt L. Hickman

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1426730691

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This basic, fully illustrated manual for congregational leaders explains how to prepare the sanctuary and its furnishings for the celebration of worship and sacraments throughout the Christian year. This practical, informative guide is an indispensable companion for worship committees, altar guilds, or individuals whose responsible for these vital tasks in their church. United Methodist Altars includes: care, cleaning, and storage instructions for all vestments and appointments; a calendar of the Christian year, with appropriate colors for each season; responsibilities and suggested organizational structure for the altar guild; an explanation of the history and meaning of worship furnishings; preparation instructions for the various United Methodist services; and, a glossary.


Awesome Altars

Awesome Altars

Author: Mary Dark

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780687331819

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Thousands of church leaders are now looking for fresh ways to transform worship space into an environment that helps people to connect with God in deep and meaningful ways. With all eyes on the altar and the cross each week, thousands of congregations now have an opportunity through imagery to coordinate and reinforce the theme of the preaching and music. Awesome Altars is an illustrated tool kit--a book and "how-to" DVD--that explains new ways to use altar design to help people more fully worship God. This inspirational package, which includes recipes for many altars, describes how imaginative and creative ideas can come together to prepare and attract the people of God. By using true and often funny stories, plus specific hands-on examples, this book and disk will help you organize an altar team, work with the pastor and music staff, cultivate fresh ideas, and deliver inspiring worship space, week after week. To view the introduction to the DVD, click here. You will need the latest version of Windows Media Player to view this video. DVD Contents: Eleven sections including: Crosses, Candles & Candlesticks, Plants, Props, Containers, Fabric & Color, Tools & Storage, Redoing the Altar Table, Dramas & Wedding, Advent, and Basic Arrangements Slideshow featuring the 18 altar examples detailed in chapter 9 of the book Slideshow featuring a calendar of the Christian year Worksheet templates that can be customized for any altar design team System Requirements: The DVD is compatible with most DVD set top players and with most PC and Macintosh DVD-ROM players.


The Altars where We Worship

The Altars where We Worship

Author: Juan Marcial Floyd-Thomas

Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0664235158

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The Stripping of the Altars

The Stripping of the Altars

Author: Eamon Duffy

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2022-07-12

Total Pages: 785

ISBN-13: 030026514X

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This prize-winning account of the pre-Reformation church recreates lay people’s experience of religion, showing that late-medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but a strong and vigorous tradition. For this edition, Duffy has written a new introduction reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period. “A mighty and momentous book: a book to be read and re-read, pondered and revered; a subtle, profound book written with passion and eloquence, and with masterly control.”—J. J. Scarisbrick, The Tablet “Revisionist history at its most imaginative and exciting. . . . [An] astonishing and magnificent piece of work.”—Edward T. Oakes, Commonweal “A magnificent scholarly achievement, a compelling read, and not a page too long to defend a thesis which will provoke passionate debate.”—Patricia Morison, Financial Times “Deeply imaginative, movingly written, and splendidly illustrated.”—Maurice Keen, New York Review of Books Winner of the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award


Unleashing the Word

Unleashing the Word

Author: Adam Hamilton

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2011-12-01

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1426725183

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Imagine announcing a new series of sermons and seeing worship attendance increase by 1,000 people on the first Sunday of the new series. Or consider a pastor developing sermon plans two to three years out. What kind of pastor sits in a bar with a notepad just looking for ideas for sermons? Or has as his aim to preach the best prepared, best researched sermons his congregation has ever heard? All of these and more explain part of the reason the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection has grown from four people to over 10,000 in just thirteen years.In Unleashing the Word, Adam Hamilton helps pastors and church leaders consider the purpose, planning, and execution of excellent preaching. He offers detailed descriptions of the sermon planning, writing and preaching process behind one of the fastest growing churches in the United States. He includes numerous personal anecdotes and enough sermon ideas to keep the average pastor busy for years Finally, after you have read how sermons are planned and prepared at the Church of the Resurrection you can watch the included DVD which features four full-length sermons and other resources to help you apply what you've read in the book. If you only buy one book on preaching this year, this is the book you must buy


Altars for Everyone

Altars for Everyone

Author: Nancy C. Townley

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1426765959

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Any church, regardless of its size, can have beautiful, meaningful altar and worship art.