This advanced course in Lay Servant Ministries focuses on the ministry of the Lay Servant who either regularly or occasionally leads a group, class, organization, or the congregation in worship. The course is grounded in the classic patterns of Christian worship and the practices of leading worship. Participants will come to understand more about Christian worship in order to lead worship with more confidence. They will practice leading worship in a variety of formats throughout the course.
This book opens up and describes worship in the methodist church. It describes the components of worship, how those component have come down through history, and why they make up the order of worship. This book is written specifically for someone teaching a course in worship and is closely tied to Worshiping with United Methodists by Hoyt Hickman, but it is a good overview for anyone to read.