{"id":369,"date":"2008-09-23T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/wc\/?p=369"},"modified":"2008-09-23T10:30:06","modified_gmt":"2008-09-23T16:30:06","slug":"worship-and-congregational-vocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/wc\/2008\/09\/worship-and-congregational-vocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship and Congregational Vocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A newly posted article from the Alban Institute gets to the heart of a matter. If you believe weekend worship is linked to church growth and mission, has the power to attract or repel people\u00a0<em>and<\/em> you dislike anything that smacks of customer service in worship, consider this thesis, given by Deborah Kapp:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Worship is one of the first experiences of a congregation that newcomers might have, and it therefore becomes an opportunity for the church to introduce itself to outsiders. When potential members or other visitors encounter a congregation in worship, they get a feel for who the congregation is, how adherents relate to one another, what some of the church programs are, and thus what it stands for. In repeated worship experiences, the contours of the congregation and its vocation become clearer and clearer.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the rest of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alban.org\/conversation.aspx?id=6454\">Worship and Congregational Vocation<\/a>. How do you feel about Deborah Kapp&#8217;s framework for this topic? How is it more or less helpful than others you&#8217;ve noticed? How do feel about discussions that wed worship with outcomes like church growth?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/wc?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=369&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newly posted article from the Alban Institute gets to the heart of a matter. 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