A trusted planning resource for traditional and contemporary worship! Now includes interactive CD!

The Abingdon Worship Annual 2009 offers fresh worship planning resources for pastors and worship leaders. “The task of planning worship can be filled with joy and excitement; it can also be plagued with the worries of deadlines and multiple responsibilities . . . We offer The Abingdon Worship Annual 2009 as a resource and partner in your planning process.” (From the Introduction to the 2008 edition)

Using a Theme Idea based on the lectionary readings, each week’s offering of prayers and litanies follows the Basic Pattern of Christian Worship:

Gathering and Praise
Proclamation and Response
Thanksgiving and Communion
Sending Forth
Alternative ideas for Praise Sentences and Contemporary Gathering Words are offered for those who work in contemporary worship settings
We have again included a number of Communion liturgies in response to reader requests.
(NEW!) Searchable CD-ROM Now Included with Every Book! [Please include CD icon]

PDF format provides ease of navigation and use
Full text of the print edition with a hyperlinked table of contents
(NEW!) Song suggestions for each week, hyperlinked to the text
(NEW!) Annotated Resource List with links to helpful worship planning Web sites

Now more than ever, The Abingdon Worship Annual 2009 is a must-have sourcebook offering countless opportunities for planning meaningful and insightful worship.