In this week’s episode of The Minister’s Friend, I continue my interview with my dear friend and fellow church planter Fr. Jon Davis. Jon is the Pastor of The Abbey Mission and is the Mission Strategist & Trainer for Fresh Expressions US. Music and worship have been a part of Jon’s ministry from the beginning. In today’s segment, Jon explains a tool he has learned to use to keep worship fresh and engaging — in other words, EPIC. Jon references the books by Leonard Sweet below.
Suggested Resources
- Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God’s Narrative by Robert E. Webber – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801066247/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_SkRYCbY75SPNF
- Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year by Robert E. Webber – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801091756/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_GlRYCbPNACW36
- The Oxford History of Christian Worship – https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-History-Christian-Worship/dp/0195138864/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Oxford+history+of+Christian+worship&qid=1556788052&s=gateway&sr=8-1
- The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0898690803/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ipRYCbZMCDNDZ
- A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Spendor of Worshipping God and Being Church for the World by Marva J. Dawn – https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Waste-Time-Splendor-Worshiping/dp/080284586X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10F6GPRM7Y4HF&keywords=royal+waste+of+time&qid=1558110503&s=gateway&sprefix=royal+waste+%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1
- Mastering Worship by Jack Hayford, John Killinger and Howard Stevenson – https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Ministry-Jack-W-Hayford/dp/1418532339/ref=sr_1_15?keywords=Mastering+Worship&qid=1558110597&s=gateway&sr=8-15
- Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice by Bryan Chapell – https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Centered-Worship-Letting-Gospel-Practice/dp/0801098114/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Christ+centered+Worship&qid=1558110693&s=gateway&sr=8-1
- Soul Tsunami: Sink or Swim in New Millennium Culture by Leonard Sweet – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310227623/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_9-TYCbEBWHCMP
- Soul Salsa: 17 Surprising Steps for Godly Living in the 21st Century by Leonard Sweet – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310230144/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_T.TYCbT68JY5K