Manual of worship and polity
Subtitle: Church of the Brethren
By: authorized by the Ministry and Home Mission Commission of the General Brotherhood Board, Church of the Brethren
Contributors: Church of the Brethren.; Church of the Brethren. General Ministerial Board.
Edition: 1953 edition
Publisher: Brethren Publishing House
Published: 1953
Place of publication: Elgin, IL, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Copyright date: 1953-06-15
Notes: **Copyright Status**: public domain.
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**Other publication notes**
[Compiling committee: De Witt L. Miller, Glen Weimer. and others] [Successor to the 1946 Ministers' manual issued by the General Ministerial Board]
Table of contents: label: Part One - Forms and Ceremonies; label: I.
title: Services of the Home and Family
pagenum: 9; label: A.
title: Betrothal or Engagement
pagenum: 9; label: B.
title: Marriage
pagenum: 10; label: C.
title: Home Dedication
pagenum: 23; label: D.
title: The Sacramental Observance in Family Life
pagenum: 38; label: E.
title: The Breaking of Bread
pagenum: 50; label: F.
title: The Common Toil
pagenum: 50; label: II.
title: Services of the Pastoral Ministry
pagenum: 51; label: A.
title: A Service of Penitence and Forgiveness
pagenum: 51; label: B.
title: A Service of Praise at the Birth of a Child
pagenum: 53; label: C.
title: Sacrament of Dedicating Children to God
pagenum: 55; label: D.
title: Ministry to the Sick
pagenum: 59; label: E.
title: Ministry to the Dying
pagenum: 65; label: F.
title: The Pastor Guiding Spiritual Growth
pagenum: 67; label: G.
title: The Pastor's Personal Discipline
pagenum: 69; label: H.
title: The Service of Consolation and Memory
pagenum: 81; label: III.
title: Services of the Assembled Church
pagenum: 105; label: A.
title: Direction in Personal Preparation for Worship or Communion
pagenum: 105; label: B.
title: The Love Feast and Communion
pagenum: 107; label: C.
title: Licensing and Ordaining Ministers
pagenum: 122; label: D.
title: Consecrating Deacons
pagenum: 139; label: E.
title: Installing a Pastor
pagenum: 146; label: F.
title: Installing a Moderator of a Church
pagenum: 153; label: G.
title: Recognition and Consecration of Church School Workers and Teachers
pagenum: 157; label: H.
title: Installing Church Officers
pagenum: 161; label: I.
title: Receiving Members Into Church Fellowship
pagenum: 164; label: J.
title: Special Services
pagenum: 176; label: Part Two - Worship Helps; label: I.
title: Calls to Worship
pagenum: 190; label: A.
title: Praise
pagenum: 190; label: B.
title: Penitence
pagenum: 192; label: C.
title: Prayer
pagenum: 193; label: D.
title: Holy Communion
pagenum: 195; label: E.
title: Advent
pagenum: 196; label: F.
title: Christmas
pagenum: 197; label: G.
title: Lent
pagenum: 197; label: H.
title: Palm Sunday
pagenum: 198; label: I.
title: Good Friday
pagenum: 199; label: J.
title: Easter
pagenum: 200; label: K.
title: Whitsunday
pagenum: 201; label: L.
title: Old Year
pagenum: 202; label: M.
title: New Year
pagenum: 203; label: N.
title: Harvest Thanksgiving
pagenum: 204; label: O.
title: Peace
pagenum: 205; label: P.
title: Responsive Calls to Worship
pagenum: 206; label: II.
title: Declaration of Faith
pagenum: 209; label: III.
title: Offertory Sentences
pagenum: 215; label: IV.
title: Benedictions
pagenum: 216; label: V.
title: Prayers
pagenum: 219; label: A.
title: Of praise and thanksgiving
pagenum: 219; label: B.
title: Of faith in God's love
pagenum: 219; label: C.
title: For forgiveness and strength
pagenum: 224; label: D.
title: For Christ's companionship
pagenum: 226; label: E.
title: Of dedication
pagenum: 228; label: F.
title: Of the life everlasting
pagenum: 234; label: G.
title: For joy in the Christian life
pagenum: 235; label: H.
title: For the church
pagenum: 236; label: I.
title: Before the sermon
pagenum: 236; label: J.
title: After the sermon
pagenum: 237; label: K.
title: For our nation and all nations
pagenum: 239; label: VI.
title: Lectionary
pagenum: 240; label: Part Three - General Brotherhood Organization; title: General Brotherhood Board
pagenum: 241; title: Annual Conference
pagenum: 244; title: The Region
pagenum: 250; title: The District
pagenum: 252; title: Property Holdings and Financial Resources
pagenum: 256; title: Church Boards, Departments, and Committees
pagenum: 260; label: I.
title: Pension Board
pagenum: 260; label: II.
title: Tract Committee
pagenum: 261; label: III.
title: Gish Publishing Fund
pagenum: 261; label: IV.
title: Men's Work
pagenum: 262; label: V.
title: Women's Work
pagenum: 263; label: VI.
title: Pastor's Association
pagenum: 263; label: VII.
title: Historical Committee
pagenum: 263; label: VIII.
title: Brotherhood-Owned and -Related Institutions
pagenum: 264; label: Part Four - The Local Church; title: Membership
pagenum: 266; title: Organizing and Dividing Churches
pagenum: 267; title: Disorganizing Churches
pagenum: 268; title: The Local Church at Work
pagenum: 269; title: Public Meeting
pagenum: 283; title: Instruction in Church Membership
pagenum: 285; title: The Redemptive Fellowship
pagenum: 287; label: Part Five - Ministerial Matters; title: An ethical code for ministers and congregations
pagenum: 291; title: Advancement and Standards in the Ministry
pagenum: 294; title: Ministerial Placement and Policy
pagenum: 296