Coming Soon: Aiming to Please
This new book on worship should be available soon from The Study. Here are some of the questions the book will address:
- What difference does covenant theology make for Reformed worship?
- Do we hold to the Regulative Principle of Worship?
- What do our confessions say about worship?
- Do our children belong in the worship service?
- When and how does the worship service begin?
- Can someone other than a minister say “you” with the salutation and benediction?
- Why do we read the Ten Commandments every Sunday?
- Is there a biblical warrant for singing hymns?
- Can we sing all the psalms?
- Should we sing whole psalms or just selected stanzas?
- Should we pray with uplifted hands?
- Should the congregation say the votum?
- Does the pastor lift one hand or two for the salutation?
- Should the congregation say the “Amen”?
- Does a sermon need to use words?
- Can a woman lead in the reading of Scripture in the worship service?
- Why do we have collection bags?
- How can we do the offertory in an increasingly cash-less society?
- Do we need to read the liturgical forms exactly as written?
- If my neighbour becomes a Christian, can I baptize him in my swimming pool?
- With baptism, should the sprinkling be done once or three times?
- Should baptism be done before or after the sermon?
- How often ought we to celebrate the Lord’s Supper?
- Should we celebrate the Lord’s Supper at tables or in the pew?
- Why do we have a supervised Lord’s Supper?
- Do you need an attestation from a sister church to attend the Lord’s Supper as a guest?
- Can we use non-alcoholic wine or grape juice for the Lord’s Supper?
- Can we administer the Lord’s Supper to shut-ins?
- Why do we worship twice on the Lord’s Day?
- Is catechism preaching biblical?
- What is the best way to do catechism preaching?
- Does church architecture matter?
- Should the elders sit at the front?
- Can we use a projector in worship?
- Doesn’t the Regulative Principle of Worship forbid instruments in worship?
- Is the organist “a prophet on the organ bench”?
- Should accompanists receive an honorarium?
- What about drums in our musical accompaniment?
- Doesn’t the Regulative Principle of Worship forbid holy days like Christmas?
- Can we celebrate Christ’s birth on a day other than December 25th?
- Should we have liturgical seasons of Advent or Lent?
- Does it make sense to have offerings in a church plant or other mission setting?
