Liturgy: The Work of The People

December 16th, 2008 by Matt Heerema | Posted in Ministry Philosophy, Song Selection

The Worship Community has a great post on Liturgy for Non-liturgical churches. An important one to check out.

The literal definition for “liturgy” is “the work of the people.” It come from the Greek Leitourgia. In Ancient Greece, before Jesus came, this word referred to work done by citizens of a community, for the community. When we assemble together as a community of faith, our “liturgy” is the work we do together. The reason it’s helpful to think of our worship service in this way and to instruct our congregations is that it helps us all to remember that corporate worship is not a concert or a spectator sport.

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  1. On December 17th, 2008 at 7:46 am; Fred F. McKinnon said:

    Hey, Thanks for taking the time to link back to the article … I’m grateful that the material was encouraging and a blessing to you!

    Thanks for spreading the word about TheWorshipCommunity.Com

    For the Kingdom, Fred McKinnon http://www.fredmckinnon.com http://www.theworshipcommunity.com

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