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Making the Center Strong: A Liturgical Reflection Part 2 – Guest Blogger, Christopher Montgomery

Published on : July 15, 2012November 10, 2016 Published by : Josh Brockway

By Christopher J. Montgomery Read part one of this series… Liturgical Place Early Brethren meetinghouses arranged their liturgical furniture in a rectangular or circular fashion. The benches faced inward to emphasize the community of believers gathered for worship. The presiders, often a panel of elders and ministers, occupied a bench […]

Making the Center Strong: A Liturgical Reflection Part 1 – Guest Blogger, Christopher Montgomery

Published on : July 1, 2012November 10, 2016 Published by : Josh Brockway

By Christopher J. Montgomery Read the second installment of this series… Gordon Lathrop asserts that the role of the presider in the assembly’s worship is to “make the center strong.” ((Gordon W. Lathrop, Holy People: A Liturgical Ecclesiology Augsburg Fortress, 2006, 94)) Throughout my work in pastoral ministry, either in proclamation, leadership, […]

In place of (non-)sacraments: Re-enchanting the Brethren

Published on : March 13, 2012September 17, 2012 Published by : Brian R. Gumm

[Part 2 of a three-part series on James K.A. Smith’s Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation. ((Smith, James K.A. Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2009.)) Part 1 is here and part 3 will be up next week!] by Brian R. Gumm […]