Gathering Together: Baptists at Work in Worship

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194). Table of Contents: Contributors -- Introduction / Derek C. Hatch, Rodney W. Kennedy -- 1. Worship and Becoming the Body of Christ / Kyle Childress -- 2. The Christian Year: Practicing the High Priesthood of Believers / Michael D. Sciretti, Jr. -- 3. Liturgical Ties of Community / Amy Butler -- 4. Pastoral Prayers in Worship / Sharlande Sledge -- 5. Creeds and Freedom: Another Baptist Witness / Philip E. Thompson -- 6. Reclaiming the Liturgical Heart of Preaching / Rodney W. Kennedy -- 7. Communing Together: Baptists Worshiping in the Eucharist / Scott W. Bullard -- 8. Baptism: The Substance and the Sign / Elizabeth Newman -- 9. Music as Liturgy / C. Randall Bradley -- 10. The Missional Heart of Liturgy / Cameron Jorgenson -- Appendices -- I. Worship Resources -- II. Occasional Services -- Bibliography. Publisher Marketing: About the Contributor(s): Rodney Wallace Kennedy (PhD, Louisiana State University) is lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, as well as director of the Baptist House of Studies at United Theological Seminary, also in Dayton. He is the author of several books on homiletics, including Sermons from Mind and Heart (2011). Derek C. Hatch (PhD, University of Dayton) teaches theology and ethics at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. Contributor Bio:  Kennedy, Rodney Wallace Rodney Wallace Kennedy (PhD, Louisiana State University) is lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, as well as director of the Baptist House of Studies at United Theological Seminary, also in Dayton. He is the author of several books on homiletics, including Sermons from Mind and Heart (2011). Derek C. Hatch (PhD, University of Dayton) teaches theology and ethics at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. Contributor Bio:  Hatch, Derek C Rodney Wallace Kennedy (PhD, Louisiana State University) is lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, as well as director of the Baptist House of Studies at United Theological Seminary, also in Dayton. He is the author of several books on homiletics, including Sermons from Mind and Heart (2011). Derek C. Hatch (PhD, University of Dayton) teaches theology and ethics at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.