New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

“New occasions teach new duties; time makes ancient good uncouth; they must upward still and onward who would keep abreast of truth.” James Russell Lowell “ Once to Every Man and Nation” 1845 (Common Praise # 587) New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

“New occasions teach new duties; time makes ancient good uncouth; they must upward still and onward who would keep abreast of truth.”

James Russell Lowell

“ Once to Every Man and Nation”

1845 (Common Praise # 587)

And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” Matthew 13:52 New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Matthew 13:52

Liturgy ( leitourgia ) is a Greek composite word meaning originally a public duty, a service to the state undertaken by a citizen. Its elements are leitos (from leos = laos , people) meaning public, and ergo (obsolete in the present stem, used in future erxo , etc.), to do. New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Liturgy ( leitourgia ) is a Greek composite word meaning originally a public duty, a service to the state undertaken by a citizen. Its elements are leitos (from leos = laos , people) meaning public, and ergo (obsolete in the present stem, used in future erxo , etc.), to do.

New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia

Why Worship? It is part of our created nature to glorify our Creator It fulfills us as human beings Worship brings us closer to God Liturgy has the power to transform us New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Why Worship?

It is part of our created nature to

glorify our Creator

It fulfills us as human beings

Worship brings us closer to God

Liturgy has the power to transform us

What are the origins of our Worship? The Ancients The Hebrews The Early Christians The Borrowers The Adaptors The Developers New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

What are the origins of our Worship?

The Ancients

The Hebrews

The Early Christians

The Borrowers

The Adaptors

The Developers

The Shape of Synagogue Worship The Seat of Moses The Bema Menorah The Ark Orientation to Jerusalem New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

The Shape of

Synagogue Worship

The Seat of Moses

The Bema

Menorah

The Ark

Orientation to Jerusalem

The Shape of Synagogue Worship “ They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.” Mark 1:21 New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

The Shape of

Synagogue Worship

“ They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.”

Mark 1:21

The Shape of Synagogue Worship “ When Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom.” Luke 4:16 New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

The Shape of

Synagogue Worship

“ When Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom.”

Luke 4:16

The Shape of Synagogue Worship “ The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers. Acts 14:1 New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

The Shape of

Synagogue Worship

“ The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.

Acts 14:1

Emerging “Christian” Worship The House Church New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Emerging “Christian” Worship

The House Church

Emerging “Christian” Worship The Basilica New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Emerging “Christian” Worship

The Basilica

Early Christian Worship The Dome New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Early Christian Worship

The Dome

The Middle Ages The Cathedral New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

The Middle Ages

The Cathedral

The “Modern” Age The Theatre Pews face forward High Capacity Emphasis on “performance” Passive, immobile congregation New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

The “Modern” Age

The Theatre

Pews face forward

High Capacity

Emphasis on “performance”

Passive, immobile congregation

What’s Wrong with “Tradition”? Buildings serve worship Worship changes Buildings change New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

What’s Wrong with “Tradition”?

Buildings serve worship

Worship changes

Buildings change

What’s Wrong with “Tradition”? New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

What’s Wrong with “Tradition”?

What’s Wrong with “Tradition”? New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

What’s Wrong with “Tradition”?

Things Change… New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Things Change…

… And They Stay the Same New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

… And They Stay the Same

New Principles for Worship Space Forms Christians Builds Community Glorifies God New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

New Principles for Worship Space

Forms Christians

Builds Community

Glorifies God

Forming Christians Claimed in Baptism Formed by the Word Fed at the Table New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Forming Christians

Claimed in Baptism

Formed by the Word

Fed at the Table

Baptism as Entrance… Baptism as central to Christian Identity (and worship) New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship St. Charles Borromeo, London

Baptism as Entrance…

Baptism as central to Christian Identity (and worship)

Word as Transformational Spoken in the midst Close to the people Builds up community Dialogic in character New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Word as

Transformational

Spoken in the midst

Close to the people

Builds up community

Dialogic in character

Table as Nurturing Intimate Domestic Elevated meal Model – Last Supper New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Table as Nurturing

Intimate

Domestic

Elevated meal

Model – Last Supper

Inspirations…. New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Inspirations….

New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Elements… Baptismal Entrance New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Elements…

Baptismal Entrance

Elements… Baptismal Entrance Word Among Us New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Elements…

Baptismal Entrance

Word Among Us

Elements… Baptismal Entrance Word Among Us Nurturing Meal New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Elements…

Baptismal Entrance

Word Among Us

Nurturing Meal

Elements… Baptismal Entrance Word Among Us Nurturing Meal Apostolic Leadership New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Elements…

Baptismal Entrance

Word Among Us

Nurturing Meal

Apostolic

Leadership

Practicalities For Advent Capacity 105 Easy Set-up “ Warm Feeling” New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Practicalities

For Advent

Capacity 105

Easy Set-up

“ Warm Feeling”

Some Closing Thoughts It’s not about us It’s all about us Transformation Not entertainment Encounter with Christ New Occasions Teach New Duties An Advent Experiment in Worship

Some Closing Thoughts

It’s not about us

It’s all about us

Transformation

Not entertainment

Encounter with

Christ