Sent and Gathered: A Worship Manual for the Missional Church

by Clayton J. Schmit

Historic changes are occurring in the convergence of worship styles throughout the Christian church. Christians across the theological spectrum are seeking to learn from their own tradition's roots and from the liturgical expressions of believers in other times and places.

Here worship expert Clayton Schmit examines worship in church settings around the globe and provides a practical manual for shaping liturgies that are informed by and relevant to contemporary missional contexts. The book broadens current ecumenical worship conversations, reveals insights drawn from the church at worship in the world, and argues for a common understanding of a theology of worship.

222 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2009

Reviews

[Jason]

This is an excellent book for someone looking at how Missional Theology and Traditional Liturgy can meet. Missional Theology is often associated with Free Churches but is seeing spread in the Mainline, more liturgically-minded churches like my own UMC. As an advocate for Missional Theology I commend this book to those who seek to add elements of the traditional Ordo to their Missional communities.