The Special Service Worship Architect: Blueprints for Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms, Holy Communion, and Other Occasions

by Constance M. Cherry

A worship professor and practitioner offers theological reflection, practical guidance, and suggested resources to help worship leaders create special services in any style.

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 15, 2013

About the author

Constance M. Cherry (DMin, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of worship and Christian ministries at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, and is on the faculty of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, where she has taught since its inception. She speaks and teaches internationally and is a regular adjunct professor at several seminaries. Cherry has also served local churches as a minister of music/worship and as a United Methodist pastor.

Reviews

[Ronald J. Pauleus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good resource!

[Priscilla Previl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is required reading for one of my doctoral classes (Worship Studies), along with Cherry's other 2 books that complete (for now?) the series.

It's an important resource and one that is greatly needed for worship leaders and pastors. All too often, this gap between worship leading and pastoral care is completely ignored or at best, compartmentalized. Cherry does an excellent job of providing a trans-denominational approach to dealing with special services such as baptisms, the Eucharist, and such.

This is the first of the three books I read, simply because it arrived first. I'm looking forward to reading the other two and comparing notes. It certainly deserves a prominent place in my worship library, and I highly recommend it for all pastors and worship leaders.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a a must for those in the pastorate. The author has done a through job with what can be complex given the different denominations. It will be a great tool for my ministry.