Greater Attention: Liturgical Elements for Reformed Worship, Year D
"Clearly, Slemmons has put a lot of thought and work into this liturgical piece. He has a pastor's heart for authentic worship, a scholar's eye for sound doctrine, and a poet's ear for words. His resource should be a treasure to pastors who useYear D, as it offers resources that reveal the life and vitality of the texts he has chosen." -- David Ackerman, author ofBeyond the LectionarySlemmons appeals to the preacher as prompter, the pastor as liturgist in his remarkable volume for Year D! Slemmons is unabashed about the essential and distinctive tenet of Reformed worship: perpetual repentance. Countering the liturgical renewal movement's embarrassment with medieval stereotypes of repentance, Slemmons lifts up the twin disciplines of self-examination and robust confession. These are the hallmarks of true reform and irrepressible joy!--Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner, Professor of Pastoral Care, Perkins School of TheologyTimothy Slemmons has composed an exceptional collection of worship material for God's people as they gather for corporate worship. It is convincing in theological soundness, remarkable in scriptural paraphrase, and elegant in poetic phrasing. He creates these worship words not only as someone who has years of experience pastorally leading worship, but also as one who has prayed every line of each worship act set forth in this collection.--Constance M. Cherry, Professor of Worship, Indiana Wesleyan UniversityAfter twenty-five years of following the RCL, Lectionary D has been a great help to expand my preaching. However, coming to Lectionary D each week was also something of a challenge since it meant composing liturgy conversant with these rarely preached texts. Slemmons has again helped us by providing worship resources that are true to the Word and that will serve worshippers in the Reformed tradition well.--Gregory C. Faulkner, Pastor and Head of Staff, Trinity Presbyterian Church --Wipf and Stock Publishers