Worship God
Worship is the primary way to follow Jesus and other practices flow from this communal activity. This understanding of worship does not ignore all other practices but emphasizes that the worship actions we do together on a regular basis shape us to be people following Jesus in the world. Worship, usually Sundays, the Lord’s Day, is the source for how we make choices about our lives and our behaviors, how we treat neighbor and stranger, how we care for resources of land and sea, and how we learn and grow into our baptismal identity as Christ’s own body in the world.
In this unit, participants will learn that worshiping God involves disciples (and seekers!) gathered then sent out and then gathered again, creating an ebb and flow of the communal to individual and societal and back again to communal. The four dimensions of the practice discussed in this unit highlight that when we worship together: we gather, we participate, we are changed and transformed, and we bless God.
Congregational Guide
The Congregational Guide provides materials for the pastor, educator, and church leaders to connect the practice with congregational worship and life.
Included in this guide:
Foundational Essay—written by a biblical scholar, these essays explore what each practice means and where it is found in the Bible
Worship Helps—ways of incorporating this practice in worship through liturgy, song, and other suggestions
Café Discussion Guide—self-guided, brief study for each practice
Intergenerational Session—option for your church to have an event or explore the practice as a whole congregation together
Curriculum Connections—information about what each age level is doing weekly
Practicing the Practice at Home—a two-sided page for families about how to practice the practice at home
Children’s Worship Leaflets—weekly two-sided page with practice ideas, games, an adapted Bible story, and a coloring picture
Series Description
Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living is a twenty-seven-unit curriculum based on practices Jesus did and taught us to do as faithful followers. Written for people of all ages who wish to live out their faith, this new curriculum examines where these practices are found in the Bible and how they have been used in Christian faith then and now.
