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The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary
As the global climate crisis worsens, many churches have sought to respond by instituting a movement to observe a liturgical season of creation. Scholars who have pioneered the connections between biblical scholarship, ecological theology, liturgy, and homiletics provide here a comprehensive resource for preaching and leading worship in this new season. Included are theological and practical introductions to observance of the season, biblical texts for its twelve Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, and astute commentary to help preachers and worship leaders guide their congregations into deeper connection with our imperiled planet.
248 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2011
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August 4, 2016
Two weeks ago, my denomination held their biannual national assembly. I always like going to these gatherings--in part for the singing and making new friends, and also for the many breakout seminars. If I had my way, denominations would have a lot fewer votes and a lot more skillshares.
One breakout I went to was on creation care and watershed discipleship. The focus was on a new congregational curriculum, Every Creature Singing (more info here: http://www.mennocreationcare.org/ever...).
Both the curriculum and the idea of discipleship specific to one's watershed have caught my heart. I've been devouring all the resources I can on the topic, prepping for a Fall series.
One resource I've benefited from has been The Season of Creation preaching guide. A liturgical season focused on creation was new to me. I'm usually a hard sell for worship innovators, but I think I'm being won over. Perusing the Year C readings, I found myself in Job and Proverbs--books that I've yet to touch on with my current congregation. Anything that gets me into Wisdom literature is worth a shot.
TSC's strength lies in the introductory material (~60 pages). It reframes both Scripture reading and theology of worship from a creation/Earth perspective. I appreciate that a lot.
The second half of the volume consists of commentary on the lectionary selections for the four Sundays of Creation in Yeas A, B, and C. These are more hit and miss, depending a lot on the contributor.
Overall, a resource I'm glad to have borrowed from the library. I'm sure my notes will guide me well as this new Season rolls around.
One breakout I went to was on creation care and watershed discipleship. The focus was on a new congregational curriculum, Every Creature Singing (more info here: http://www.mennocreationcare.org/ever...).
Both the curriculum and the idea of discipleship specific to one's watershed have caught my heart. I've been devouring all the resources I can on the topic, prepping for a Fall series.
One resource I've benefited from has been The Season of Creation preaching guide. A liturgical season focused on creation was new to me. I'm usually a hard sell for worship innovators, but I think I'm being won over. Perusing the Year C readings, I found myself in Job and Proverbs--books that I've yet to touch on with my current congregation. Anything that gets me into Wisdom literature is worth a shot.
TSC's strength lies in the introductory material (~60 pages). It reframes both Scripture reading and theology of worship from a creation/Earth perspective. I appreciate that a lot.
The second half of the volume consists of commentary on the lectionary selections for the four Sundays of Creation in Yeas A, B, and C. These are more hit and miss, depending a lot on the contributor.
Overall, a resource I'm glad to have borrowed from the library. I'm sure my notes will guide me well as this new Season rolls around.
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