Liturgy Training Publications

organization

Chicago, IL. (800) 933-1800

Description

This organization offers publications that support active participation in the Sunday assembly, including an annual publication based on Sunday's scriptures, a book about home devotions and spiritual exercises, and a workbook.

Features

annual publications based on Sunday's scriptures, "At Home with the Word" book, "Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word."

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Varies per service

Practical Applications

Buy the "At Home with the Word" book to learn about connecting home devotions and spiritual exercises with the Sunday lectionary texts.
Buy the "Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word" for commentaries on readings, scriptural background, tips for effective proclamation, and margin notes about logical divisions in passages.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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