Session Description
For 2,000 years, one central component of Lord’s Supper and baptism liturgies has been compelling doxological prayers modeled in part after the pattern of the psalms and Jewish prayers of thanksgiving. But for Protestants who are a bit allergic to pre-written or set prayers, these symphonic doxological prayers may seem unusual or strange. Come to this session to explore with four worship teachers from four Protestant traditions some insights and learning about introducing or re-introducing robust prayers of thanksgiving at the font and the table in ways that can also introduce children and new believers to the grand metanarrative of the gospel.
Conference Title
2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-31-2020
Event Type
Panel/Conversation
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
History of Christianity
Keywords:
Prayer, Protestant, Doxology
Recommended Citation
Calvin Symposium on Worship and Ruth, Lester, "Praying at the Table, Praying at the Font" (2020). Symposium on Worship Archive. 56.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2020/allitems/56
Included in
Praying at the Table, Praying at the Font
For 2,000 years, one central component of Lord’s Supper and baptism liturgies has been compelling doxological prayers modeled in part after the pattern of the psalms and Jewish prayers of thanksgiving. But for Protestants who are a bit allergic to pre-written or set prayers, these symphonic doxological prayers may seem unusual or strange. Come to this session to explore with four worship teachers from four Protestant traditions some insights and learning about introducing or re-introducing robust prayers of thanksgiving at the font and the table in ways that can also introduce children and new believers to the grand metanarrative of the gospel.