Worship Experiment: Liturgical Practices at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Описание: As the recipient of a grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Science for the Church is helping five churches conduct experiments to integrate science into their worship practices in ways that benefit their congregations. The experiments are part of the natural flow of what each church does in their particular context rather than an addition or change. We invite you to learn from their experiments via this video series and perhaps even imagine what experiments would work in your own church context.

In this video, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church shows how science can be woven into a worship service in small but meaningful ways:

The church's prayer of the day, which is drawn from our Liturgy on Science and Awe, invites us to see God at work in the created world.
An excerpt from Drew's sermon emphasizes the connection between the magnificent material world God made and the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
The transition into the Affirmation of Faith with the Apostle's Creed notes the materiality we inhabit as we make our confession.
The communion liturgy connects Christ's redeeming work with the redemption of all creation and also notes the material nature of the bread and cup.
Finally, the concluding blessing, also drawn from our Liturgy on Science and Awe, sends the church out with words that connect the persons of the trinity to the created world we inhabit and encourage the congregation to "go forth in wonder, curiosity, and awe."

For more information on our Liturgy on Science and Awe, visit https://scienceforthechurch.org/produ.... This Liturgy is also available in Spanish.