“Evangelical Worship Leading, The Liturgy, and me.”

Aaron Niequist

My story.

WHY?

WHY?

Why are the principles of The Liturgy (low and high) so important for the

modern church?

Beyond Singing.

Expression & Formation.

Expression & Formation.

John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Jo

Expression & Formation.

John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

James KA Smith, Desiring The Kingdom

Jo

“If the mall and its “parachurch” extensions in television and advertising offer a daily liturgy for the formation of the heart, what might be the church’s counter-measures? What if the church unwittingly adopts the

same liturgical practices as the market and the mall? Will it then really be a site of

counter-formation? What would the church’s practices have to look like if they’re going to

form us as the kind of people who desire something entirely different—who desire the kingdom? What would be the shape of an

alternative pedagogy of desire?”

Three-Legged Stool.

Fr Richard Rohr, The Immortal Diamond

Three-Legged Stool.

Fr Richard Rohr, The Immortal Diamond

Scripture / Prayer / Church history

Grounds us in The Bigger Story.

Grounds us in The Bigger Story.

-Our history

-THE STORY

Leitourgia(li-toorg-ee'-ah)

“the work of the people”

“I’m Way More Compelled by a Church OF the People than a

Church FOR the People”

Humility.

Ian Morgan Cron.

HOW?

Well-balanced meal.

Worship set as a journey.

Tuning our hearts.

A Corporate Prayer.

We have come together as the family      of God in our Father’s presenceto offer Him praise and thanksgiving,to hear His holy word,to bring before Him the needs   of the world,to ask His forgiveness of our sins,and to seek His grace,that through His Son Jesus Christwe may give ourselves to His service.Amen.

Learning from different traditions.

Lord, Hear Our Prayer.

Band in the room.

A New Liturgy.

WHAT?

A few discoveries…

Change is possible.

Change is possible.“Those who don’t believe in change

should get out of the way of people who are busy changing it.”

To Change the World by James Hunter

Change is only possible to a point.

Change is only possible to a point.

DNA

“What SHOULD my church be?”

Change is slow.

Change is slow.

Clicks.

The Framework and Culture.

The Framework and Culture.

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

Humility.

Humility.

“Many movements built in truth failed because the energy powering them was

ugly.”

Fr Ronald Rolheiser, The Holy Longing

Consistent Teaching.

Consistent Teaching.

Both pastor and worship leader.

Prayerful Exploration.

Prayerful Exploration.

"When the forms of an old culture are dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid

to be insecure."  

"...those who endure are those who are not attached to outcomes.  They don't seek security in plans or accomplishments.  They exchange certainty for curiosity, fear for generosity.  They plunge into the problem, treat their attempts as experiments, and learn as they go.  This kind of insecurity is energizing;  people become engaged in figuring out what works instead of needing to be right or worrying about how to avoid failure.  Whenever they discover something that does work, there's a huge rush of energy, often accompanied by laughter.”

Margaret Wheatley

The way we worshipbecomes the way we believe, which becomes the way we

live.

All notes, slides, and examples are at

aaronniequist.com/blog.

anewliturgy.com