Worship and Spiritual Formation

The God we worship is not just interested in having us contemplate and praise him on the occasions of our worship. The God we worship desires us to enter into a life of faithful service and continual renewal. Worship must not only help us express what we want to say to God, but also help form us for faithful living.

Audio

Worship as the Fine Texture of Real Life
Dallas Willard

Worship as Spiritual Formation
excerpt of a panel discussion with Tom Schwanda, Heidi De Jonge, Darwin Glassford, and Pat Zandstra

Spiritual Formation in Worship-Centered Congregations
Jann Rogers Vann

The Complementary Roles of Personal Worship and Corporate Worship in Spiritual Formation
Pat Zandstra

Helping Families Grow Closer to God: Worship Beyond Sunday Morning
Steve Burger

Understanding the Battle Between the Flesh and the Spirit
Dallas Willard

Resources

A Selective Bibliography on Worship and Spiritual Formation
Tom Schwanda

The Seven Deadly Sins and Spiritual Formation
Rebecca DeYoung

A Spiritual Formation Matrix (www.riverrockchurch.org)
from River Rock Church, Folsom, Calif.

Walk On: The Year of Faith Formation Resource Book (www.walkon.org)
from Faith Alive Christian Resources

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