Public Worship

Lectures and readings in English.

1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

   • The Importance of Public Worship Maurice Roberts .5 h Open source Doctrinal
   • The Elements of Worship Series 1-15 Dr. Ryan McGraw 10.5 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Christian Worship 1-19 Dr. Mark Dalbey 20 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Worship 1-10 Dr. R.C. Sproul 3.5 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Worship and the Presence of God Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • What is Word-Centered Worship? Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Visuals in Worship: How Do We See God? Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • 10 Core Values of Biblical Worship Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Reformed View of Worship Dr. Michael Haykin 1 h Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Michael Haykin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Worshiping God’s Way 1 and 2 Dr. John Frame 2 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Why Does Preaching Have Such a Prominent Place in Worship? John Piper 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Piper (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • The Christ-Centered Disciple and True Worship Dr. Harry Reeder 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Music in Worship: Divine or Divisive? Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Worship Music or Music Worship: The Meaning of Music in Congregational Worship Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Ethnomusicology: Biblical Mandates for Music in the Church John Benham 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Benham (subscription not established).
   • New Music in the Christian Community: An Apologetic for Popular Musical Styles Kevin Twit 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • What Makes Worship Contemporary? Exploring Different Strands of Contemporary Worship Lester Ruth 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Lester Ruth (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Christian Worship Music: Is it Postmodern? Dr. John Frame 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Classifying Protestant Worship Lester Ruth 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Lester Ruth (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Creativity in Worship-Novelty or Necessity? Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Common Errors when Leading Worship Dr. Jerram Barrs 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Healthy Tensions in Corporate Worship Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Congregational Worship as Pastoral Care Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Biblical Worship in a Postmodern Age Bob Kauflin 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kauflin (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).

   Total: 54.5 hours

2. 2. Reading Read and outline:

   • The Directory for the Public Worship of God Westminster Standards 25 pp. Open source Primary text
   • Manual of Forms A.A. Hodge 78 pp. Open source Doctrinal

3. 3. Reading Read, provide chapter summaries, and outline services:

   • Gospel Worship Jeremiah Burroughs 248 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Gospel Worship in the New Testament Vol. 1 Archibald Hall 416 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Public Worship T. Harwood Pattison 296 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): T. Harwood Pattison (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • The Public Worship of God J.R.P. Sclater 205 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): J.R.P. Sclater (subscription not established).
   • Public Worship: The Best Method of Conducting It John Spencer Pearsall 196 pp. Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): John Spencer Pearsall (subscription not established).
   • The Worship of the Presbyterian Church David Douglas Bannerman 144 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Eutaxia, or the Presbyterian Liturgies: Historical Sketches Charles Baird 282 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Presbyterian Liturgies Church of Scotland 196 pp. Open source Doctrinal

   Total: 2,086 pages

4. 4. Assignment Write a 40 page paper developing a Sunday public worship service and defend the use, stress, and particular arrangement of the chosen elements.

   Open the assignment

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.