Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching, and the Arts
Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching, and the Arts offers insight and inspiration for pastors, church musicians, artists and other worship leaders. This quarterly journal is published by the Office of Theology and Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The annual Lectionary Aids issue provides worship planning materials for every Sunday and festival in the church year. You’ll find calls to worship, prayers of confession, suggestions for hymns, psalms, global music, praise and worship songs, choral anthems, organ selections and handbell music. See a sample of lectionary aids for the First Sunday of Advent,  Year B.
Three other issues per year explore current topics in liturgical theology and practice, such as Children and Youth (November 2008); Beauty, Justice, and Liturgy (February 2009) and Art and Environment (May 2009).
Stained glass window by Stephen Wilson. Photo by Marie Constantin
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, suggestions related to both thematic and semi-continuous readings are included.
Featured writers this year include Anna Carter Florence, Samuel Torvend and David Bartlett, along with musical settings by Hal Hopson as well as up-and-coming composers.
Each issue includes original artwork as well as full-color features on liturgical arts.
Read this month’s featured article
C. Michael Hawn, “Reverse Missions: In Search of a Global Perspective in Worship,” Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching, and the Arts 41.2 (2007) 1-9.
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Are you a "friend" of Call to Worship? Our Facebook group provides a way for pastors and other worship leades to share ideas and resources and to join online discussions of articles in the journal. Join the group!
Find events of interest
Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM) sponsors three Worship and Music Conferences each summer which seek to model a high standard of worship through the promotion of worthy church music and other arts and through the sharpening and refining of the tools of worship. They provide opportunities for intensive work in many areas and stimulate the imagination through exposure to new possibilities for worship. Learn more about PAM events.
Download indices
Use these indices to search the Call to Worship (2000 to present) and Reformed Liturgy and Music (1971 to 2000) archives. The indices are arranged by volume/issue, by subject and by author. To inquire about back issues contact Tammy Lloyd at (888) 728-7228 x 5331. Single copies of past issues from Volume 42 (August 2008) to the present are $34.95 for Lectionary aids and $8.75 for other issues. Older volumes are $29.95 for Lectionary aids and $7.50 for other issues.
Contact the editor
To offer feedback on the journal, to make suggestions for upcoming issues or articles, or to submit a manuscript, contact Kimberly Long. |
