This unit prepares students to understand and engage in worship as liturgical community formation. Attention is given to biblical, theological, and sociological aspects of liturgical community formation. The context of students will help shape the engagement of possibilities for shaping and engaging worship.
Unit code: DP9723S
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | demonstrate comprehension and application of Scripture and church history to their thinking about worship |
| 2. | communicate effectively regarding Christian worship |
| 3. | synthesize biblical and theological material about worship for the purpose of theological reflection and pastoral intervention |
| 4. | assess a ministry context and design an intervention that integrates principles of Christian worship |
This unit is a coursework component of the Abilene Christian University Doctor of Ministry Course
Intense week of encounter building on reading and experience, application of learning to an intervention project, group interaction and personal reflection.
Abernethy, Alexis, ed., Worship That Changes Lives: Multidisciplinary and Congregational Perspectives on Spiritual Transformation (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008)
Block, Daniel I., For the Glory of God: Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2014)
Corbon, Jean, The Wellspring of Worship, translated by Matthew J. O’Connell (San Francisco: Ignatius, 1988)
Duck, Ruth C., Worship for the Whole People of God: Vital Worship for the 21st Century (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2013)
Dyrness, William , A Primer on Christian Worship: Where We've Been, Where We Are, Where We Can Go (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009)
Kaemingk, Matthew and Cory B. Wilson, Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2020)
Kauflin, Bob, Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008)
Smith, Gordon T., ed. The Lord's Supper: Five Views (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2008)
van der Kolk, Bessel, M.D., The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (New York: Viking, 2014)
Other resources will be engaged in engaging particular contexts and purposes for worship.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Review - Critical Book Review20 | 1500 | 20.0 | |
| Forum - Forum discussion of readings | 1500 | 20.0 | |
| Investigation - Cultural Analysis | 1500 | 20.0 | |
| Report - Intervention Project | 3500 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 19 Sep, 2022
Unit record last updated: 2022-09-19 11:14:08 +1000