Being the Body. What makes a good act of worship?

Being

the Body

What makes a good act of worship?

What would an absolutely

brilliant act of all-age worship

be like?

What makes it so difficult

to achieve?

We like to worship

in different ways

We like to worship

in different ways•theology

We like to worship

in different ways•theology•culture

We like to worship

in different ways•theology•culture•personality type

We like to worship

in different ways•theology•culture•personality type•preferred learning style

Learning styles….

AUDITORY

Learning styles….

VISUAL

Learning styles….

KINAESTHETIC

“Anglican worship assumes that a human body is made up of just two buttocks and two ears .”

Peter Craig-Wild

Structure, Movement and Flow

Words / Text

Multi-sensory

Participation

Structure, Movement and Flow

Where are we in the worship?

• Worship takes us on a journey– Gathering / preparing– Hearing the word– Action / responding– Sending

Gathering

Word

Action

Sending Out

Words / Text

• Worship is not words

• But the right words matter

• Core texts

• Official words / our own words

Multisensory

Participation

Being

the Body