“Worship proclaims, enacts, and sings God’s story. Worship is not a program. Nor is worship about me. Worship is a narrative – God’s narrative of the world from its beginning to its end.”
A History of Christian Worship: Ancient Ways, Future Paths is a six-part series that explores centuries of worship practices, as seen through the eyes of Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox churches and discussed by leading voices from a cross-section of the Christian community.
From scripture, sermons and creeds to baptism and the Eucharist, from art and music to drama and media, from prayer and contemplation to service and ministry, viewers will discover the significant people and events that have shaped history and learn how modern worship practices are rooted in the earliest foundations of the Christian faith.
The aim of the series is to enlighten viewers on the many commonalities encountered in Christian worship that transcend time, culture, and denomination, and to discuss why many churches today are recovering ancient practices in their contemporary worship.
Each episode can be viewed as a one-hour documentary, or can be divided into two half-hour segments for small groups. Discussion questions for each episode will be provided on this site as each episode is released.
