Ebook
A weekly worship planning book for United Methodist pastors and musicians.
An all-in-one resource that helps both the music director and pastor plan the worship services for each Sunday and holy day of the year, The United Methodist Music and Worship Planner 2023-2024 is lectionary-based and places at your fingertips:
Weekly pages in spiral-bound format that help you plan the entire worship year, from September through August.
Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to United Methodist worship resources: The United Methodist Hymnal, The Faith We Sing, Worship & Song, The United Methodist Book of Worship, and The Africana Hymnal.
Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings using the NRSV translation.
Reproducible worship planning forms.
Resources for holidays and special days.
Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more.
Also available with Common English Bible texts.
United Methodist specific resource allows user to confidently create meaningful worship while adhering to The United Methodist doctrines and traditions.
Resource is spiral bound with calendar formatting to make it easy-to use when on worship plans.
Users have everything needed at a glance, including a Planning Section for each Sunday and holy day of the year, allows for customizing the service to meet the needs of a congregation.
Having eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to United Methodist worship resources: The United Methodist Hymnal, The Faith We Sing, Worship & Song, The United Methodist Book of Worship, and The Africana Hymnal, along with reproducible worship planning forms; resources for holidays and special days; and suggestions for solos, anthems, and visuals, allows users to spend less time planning worship without sacrificing quality of service.
With this all-in-one resource for a full year of worship planning, including full lectionary text for each week, worship will be meaningful and strengthen participants' relationships with God.
Mary Scifres (Author)
Mary Scifres is a United Methodist pastor, teacher, and consultant who inspires and equips twenty-first-century leaders in creative worship, church growth, visioning, and strategic planning. She is co-author of The United Methodist Music and Worship Planner and its ecumenical counterpart, Prepare!, and author of the worship evangelism book Searching for Seekers. A graduate of Boston University, she holds both the Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Music degrees. Mary lives in Laguna Beach, California.
David L. Bone (Author)
David L. Bone is Executive Director of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.