Finding Words For Worship: A Guide For Leaders

Ruth C. Duck

ISBN 10: 0664255736 / ISBN 13: 9780664255732

Published by Westminster John Knox Press (edition First Edition), 1995

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Finding Words For Worship: A Guide For Leaders
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664255736
• ISBN 13: 9780664255732
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Ruth Duck provides a much-needed how-to book for creating unique and creative worship resources, including prayers, hymns, and sermons. She presents methods and models for creating these new resources while remaining scripturally relevant and mindful of inclusive-language concerns. This is an invaluable guide for those involved in writing or evaluating worship services.

About the Author

Ruth C. Duck has recently retired to Claremont, California, after teaching twenty-eight years as a professor of Worship at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Her writings about Christian worship include Finding Words for Worship and Praising God: The Trinity in Christian Worship, published by Westminster John Knox Press. A prolific writer of songs for worship, she has hymn texts appearing in hymnals in many countries and denominations, and she has been honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in recognition of her contributions to congregational song.