Introductory

Introduction

Introduction

I have experienced many flashes of beauty in worship over the years, moments that make the hair on my arms stand up or bring tears. We all know the kind. Usually, they accompany the celebration of sacraments, a critical turn of phrase in a sermon, or a time when voices join to sing God’s praise.

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Introduction

Used as a verb, to “queer” is to practice nuance, claim particularity, and cultivate contextual awareness in our liturgical theology and practice, rejecting binaries that keep us from embracing the fullness of the God we find in the life of Jesus and in Scripture. When we practice queering worship, we recognize the ways we are actively being reformed according to the incarnate God we have always believed and the sacramental practice we have always known.

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Introduction

Sally Ann McKinseyAt almost every entrance to a church building, wayfinding signs point to “The Sanctuary.” This is appropriate, of course, because the specific location of this room in the building matters. The four walls of the sanctuary hold and define the...

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Introduction – 56.4

Rev. Fred Rogers is famous for using his acceptance speech for his 1997 Emmy award as a time to invite everyone in the room to take ten seconds “to think of the people who have helped you become who you are.” Fred kept the time as the whole auditorium kept silence together.

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Introduction: Epiclesis around the Ordinary

Sally Ann McKinseyThe Eucharist reshapes the service, pulling itself to the center,” writes columnist Colleen Cook in her contribution to this issue. The last few years have brought much to consider about the practice of ministry amid a global pandemic, continued...

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