Silver Screen, Sacred Story

Silver Screen, Sacred Story
Author: Michael G. Bausch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2002-12-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1566996295

Our culture has undergone a major shift: younger generations have less and less interest in the printed word as they become predominantly image oriented. In response, as congregations increasingly learn to be more sophisticated in using newer electronic technologies, they are finding themselves at different places in the quest to understand, acquire, manage, and benefit from the technology boom. Worship leaders in congregations already using some electronic media are realizing that they could be doing more with it, and are seeking new ideas. Congregational leaders scrambling to catch up with a worship committee that has decided it's time for a change aren't sure of the next steps. Or maybe there's been a gift to the congregation to be spent on electronics, and no one is quite sure how best to use the money. Michael Bausch's book grows out of several years' of conversation, personal experimentation, and experience with multimedia worship in one modest-sized, small-town church, while also drawing on the experiences and work of other churches learning to use electronic media in worship. Bausch balances concern for practical issues, such as finances and architecture, with attention to theological integrity and the challenges of sustaining media-enhanced worship. He skillfully shows how the artistic resources of the world around us can enhance our awareness of God's presence in worship.

High-Tech Worship?

High-Tech Worship?
Author: Quentin J. Schultze
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0801064805

Technology can help your church glorify God--or reduce your worship service to nothing more than entertainment. Here's how to use it wisely.

Savior on the Silver Screen

Savior on the Silver Screen
Author: Richard C. Stern
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1999
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780809138555

Savior on the Silver Screen examines nine movies about the life of Jesus - ranging from the traditional to the provocativeand explores how the image of Jesus in each reflects the time and culture in which the film was produced. The selections encompass silent, foreign, epic, and musical films. Both entertaining and insightful, Savior on the Silver Screen is structured for easy use in classroom, small group, and individual settings and includes rental information and practical tips for using the book. For each film there is an introduction, pre-viewing and post-viewing questions, and a discussion of its major features. -- Provided by publisher.

Cinema Art

Cinema Art
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1927
Genre: Motion pictures
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The Art of Worship

The Art of Worship
Author: Paxson Jeancake
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2006-06-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1597527157

Paxson Jeancake's 'The Art of Worship' invites readers to explore the intersection of gospel, art, and worship. Each and every Lord's Day, there is the potential for moments of spiritual illumination and transformation to occur in the lives of God's people. In the midst of corporate worship -- through the artistic media of story, imagery, and expression -- people's eyes can be opened to the beautiful, paradoxical truth of the gospel. Gospel-centered worship, however, does not happen in a vacuum. It is crafted and facilitated by human leadership, informed by biblical inquiry and theological conclusions, and fleshed out in the context of a local culture and community. This book explores all of these various facets of worship to help worship leaders, worship planners, pastors, and laypeople experience and plan gospel-centered worship that is contextual and creative, for the glory of God and the edification of his people.

Idol Worship

Idol Worship
Author: Michael Ferguson
Publisher: STARbooks Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1891855484

Illustrated with over 120 beautiful photos, this is the year's best guide to the leading men whose looks have made them the objects of intense fantasy and desire. Included is a text that will flesh out the pin-ups, featuring career highlights, brief bios and queer takes on more than 90 pretty boy actors from the silent era to today, plus a definitive list of more than 750 actors along with a representative film title of where to catch them at their hottest.

Flow

Flow
Author: Lester Ruth
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2020-03-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1501899007

Is there a way to do the prescribed or suggested orders of worship from denominational worship resources—such as the United Methodist Book of Worship, Evangelical Lutheran Book of Worship, the Book of Common Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), or the Book of Common Prayer—in a way that feels legitimately and authentically contemporary? This practical, how-to book will help churches plan and implement passionate and invigorating worship. Step by step, author Lester Ruth and contributors Zachary Barnes, Andrew Eastes, Jonathan Ottaway, Adam Perez, Glenn Stallsmith and Deborah Wong break down the process of re-thinking what the official or recommended order of worship is truly suggesting, so pastors and worship leaders can plan and lead a service of Word and Table that feels genuinely relevant and attuned to the congregation’s culture. With this goal, Flow casts a new, but classic, understanding of traditional worship as well as spurs a reconsideration of how contemporary worship can be done by honoring the traditions of denominational congregations.

The Altars Where We Worship

The Altars Where We Worship
Author: Juan M. Floyd-Thomas
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016-12-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611647800

While a large percentage of Americans claim religious identity, the number of Americans attending traditional worship services has significantly declined in recent decades. Where, then, are Americans finding meaning in their lives, if not in the context of traditional religion? In this provocative study, the authors argue that the objects of our attention have become our god and fulfilling our desires has become our religion. They examine the religious dimensions of six specific aspects of American culturebody and sex, big business, entertainment, politics, sports, and science and technologythat function as “altars†where Americans gather to worship and produce meaning for their lives. The Altars Where We Worship shows how these secular altars provide resources for understanding the self, others, and the world itself. “For better or worse,†the authors write, “we are faced with the reality that human experiences before these altars contain religious characteristics in common with experiences before more traditional altars.†Readers will come away with a clearer understanding of what religion is after exploring the thoroughly religious aspects of popular culture in the United States.

Liturgical Art for a Media Culture

Liturgical Art for a Media Culture
Author: Eileen D. Crowley
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780814629680

This commentary treats Luke-Acts as an apologetic history. It takes with equal seriousness Luke's literary artistry and his historical interests, fitting his methods comfortably within the ancient standards of historiography.