Benediction
The final words in the service have two main functions. Firstly, to encourage people to continue following Jesus in the world throughout the week, and secondly, to bless one another in God’s…
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Morning worship
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Call To Worship
In her book Finding Words for Worship ( Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1995.), Ruth Duck writes: “instrumental music, visual art, and the architectural space create expectations fo…
Communion
Celebrating Communion needs a lot more thought and work than it gets in most non-liturgical churches: we do it so poorly. New Zealand Baptist churches have emphasised so strongly the symboli…
Concerns of the Church
This is a time where anyone can bring a notice to the attention of the congregation –about a party they’re having, a household item they’re giving away, a meeting that is coming up, and so o…
Hot Text
This is a brief slot (2-3 minutes) where someone reads a favourite piece of preferably, but not necessarily, biblical text. It could also be a piece of fiction or non-fiction, poetry, or ext…
Miscellaneous
When a member of the congregation leaves – to go overseas, or to another city, or another church, we use a liturgy to send them on their way with our blessing. We like to take the time to re…
Morning Worship Introduction
Participatory Worship At Cityside, the morning worship is normally structured by means of an order of service. This order of service is basically the same each week, and comprises a call to…
Offering
This is usually collected after the sermon. Normally, the person who greeted people at the door will also hand round the offering ‘bags’, which in our case are individual socks fixed onto wi…
Prayer of Confession
It is rare to hear a prayer of confession in a New Zealand Baptist church. Moving from the safety of some well chosen and tried words such as those of the New Zealand Anglican Prayer Book ne…
Prayers for Others
Prayers for Others runs on from the previous segment, Concerns of the Church. Although led by a different person, the concerns often overlap. We engage in prayers for others with the assumpt…
Sermon
At Cityside, sermons tend to be shorter rather than longer (usually around 20 minutes). Not all services have a sermon, although most do. Sometimes, the sermon slot will be used for a more i…
Songs and Meditations
This part of the service is for deepening the worship of God through singing, through ritual actions or through reflection on music, images, or texts. The aim is to create the opportunity fo…
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