Worshiping into God’s Future
Ways We Worship and Resources
Worshiping into God’s Future, a denominational initiative, offers worship research results and new resources for UCC congregations.
Summary and Strategies 2005 reports recent findings about how UCC congregations worship, what they hope for, and possible future leadership and research strategies. The research reflects over 12,000 responses from UCC worship leaders and congregations.
Worshiping into God’s Future PowerPoint presentation (with script) highlights research findings and may be used for reflection and study for groups such as worship planning groups or Deacon meetings. (Once the PowerPoint slide show is downloaded, use the click of your mouse to advance through it.)
Worship resources offers new liturgies and music drawn from the UCC initiative. It includes questions for reflection and evaluation of worship needs as well as suggestions for creative worship.
For in-depth findings to be used in ongoing research about the initiative, a CD-ROM is available by e-mail request at gravelyk@ucc.org or by phone at 866-822-8224, ext. 3873.
Worship Resources
These resources are presented as part of the UCC’s ongoing look at worship. You are encouraged to download them and try them out.
- Liturgies and music to enrich worship services
- Questions, ideas for reflection, discussion, and evaluation of worship needs
- Suggestions for creative worship
Below, explore each section of the book Prayers and Patterns for Worship for specific materials and song resources..
Liturgies and worship resources
Patterns and Orders of Worship
Introduction to Patterns and Orders of Worship
A Praise Service from Hawaii
Blended Worship for Word and Table
Praise, Prayer, and Preaching in an African American Congregation
A Contemporary Seeker Service
Using Music and Visual Arts
Holy Communion
Introduction to Holy Communion
A Responsive Communion Liturgy
Hispanic Free-form Communion Prayer
Brief Communion Prayers
Using a Traditional Form, Holy Communion in a Time of Fear
Using Music and Visual Arts
Baptismal Rites
Introduction to Baptismal Rites
Presenting an Infant to the Congregation
Ecumenical Witnesses of Baptism
Affirming Baptism: Simple Words and Acts
A Liturgy and Prayers for Adults and Youth Seeking Baptism
Additional Prayers for Those Preparing for Baptism or Confirmation
Prayers of Youth at Confirmation
Using Music and Visual Arts
Moments of Our Lives
A House Blessing in Spanish and English
Youth Rites of Passage
Life’s Transitions
Blessing God’s Creatures
Using Music and Visual Arts
Acknowledgments and Copyrights for Liturgies and Worship Resources
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Songs
About the Songs and Reprint Permission
Words to Songs in PDF format
As I Decend in the Waters
As the Grain was Scattered
As-salaamu Lakum
Bread is Broken
Come and Fill (All My Life)
Cuando desciendo
Enter God’s Courts
Every Step of the Way
Ferry Our Prayers
God, Tender and Just
God’s Love Endures Forever
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy Spirit
I Need You
In Our Prayers
Let Us Sing Praises
Pour Out Your Spirit
Santo Espíritu
Te alabamos en todo momento
This is My Child
Waiting for You
We All Praise You Every Moment
We Lift Up Our Hearts
When I was Baptized
Yours is the Wheat
Words to Songs in Word format
As I Decend in the Waters
As the Grain was Scattered
As-salaamu Lakum
Bread is Broken
Come and Fill (All My Life)
Cuando desciendo
Enter God’s Courts
Every Step of the Way
Ferry Our Prayers
God, Tender and Just
God’s Love Endures Forever
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy Spirit
I Need You
In Our Prayers
Let Us Sing Praises
Pour Out Your Spirit
Santo Espíritu
Te alabamos en todo momento
This is My Child
Waiting for You
We All Praise You Every Moment
We Lift Up Our Hearts
When I was Baptized
Yours is the Wheat