Resources

Justice and Worship

Articles

Justice and Worship
eight leaders' reflections on how justice relates to worship

Checklist for justice in worship
This list was distributed at the "Just Worship" conference in Edmonton, Alberta, in January 2003.

In Search of Shalom: Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, Edmonton, Alberta
(Reformed Worship)
Learn how one church seeks to be an agent of God’s shalom.

Let Justice Roll: Worship Planning Resources with a Justice Theme (Reformed Worship)
"How much justice in worship is enough justice? Churches often develop a service once a year around one specific justice issue like hunger, but rarely does justice penetrate every week of our worship, or even better, every component of that weekly worship. How can the whole of our worship service reflect God's special love and passionate concern for those who are poor and excluded? These resources will help worship planners integrate God's call to justice in worship throughout the church year."

Sing a Song of Justice (Reformed Worship)
“There is a good-sized body of congregational song from which to choose that deals with justice: from the powerful simplicity of an African-American spiritual with its repeated plea "let my people go" to the texts that came out of the nineteenth-century Social Gospel movement to the bold, rich texts of our own time that deal with the complexities of feminist and liberation theologies. Through all of these runs a deep concern for the human condition that comes from an understanding of the implications of the gospel of Jesus Christ for the world.”

Featured Topic: Restorative Justice
forgiveness as a way of life for worshiping communities

Other Links

Worship with the World: Water
Church World Service
collection of worship resources centered on prayers for water for developing countries

Peace with Justice Sunday Worship Aids from the Reformed Church in America

Prayers for Peace and Justice from the Reformed Church in America

Vital Worship
Feature stories ... for inspiration, learning, and group discussion

Peace and Justice in Worship
For some Christians, turning their eyes upon Jesus makes "the things of earth grow strangely dim." Is this the best way to worship someone who came "to preach good news to the poor.and to release the oppressed"?