A weekly worship planning book for pastors and musicians!
Prepare! includes both the CEB and NRSVue translations in one planner and added space for notes.
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 church year, Prepare! is lectionary-based and places everything at your fingertips:
- Theme index includes themes like assurance, doubt, family, justice, prayer, temptation, and many more
- Scripture Index
- Calendar format helps you plan the entire choir year, from September through August
- Eight or more suggested hymns for each service keyed to 16 hymnals from at least seven different denominations, including Africana Hymnal , The Baptist Hymnal , Chalice Hymnal (Disciples of Christ), The Faith We Sing , Glory to God , The Presbyterian Hymnal, The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal), Hymns for the Family of God , Lutheran Book of Worship , The Presbyterian Hymnal, The New Century Hymnal (United Church of Christ), Renew! Songs & Hymns for Blended Worship , Songs for Praise and Worship Singalong Edition , The United Methodist Hymnal , Voices United, Worship & Song, and Worship III (Roman Catholic)
- Complete lectionary text of the Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings, using the CEB and NRSVue translations
- Reproducible worship planning forms
- Resources for holidays and special days
- Suggestions for prayers, solos, anthems, visuals, and much more
In addition, you will find more:
- Consistent Worship elements
- Content for contemporary worship services
- More innovative worship elements