Transforming Worship, Rory Noland
Transforming Worship, Rory Noland
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Transforming Worship
Planning and Leading Sunday Services as If Spiritual Formation Mattered

Author: Rory Noland, Ruth Haley Barton

Narrator: Bob Souer

Unabridged: 5 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/20/2021

Synopsis

Spiritual formation is the key to the survival of our faith.

Stigmatized by scandal, the church in North America and throughout Europe has been branded as useless and irrelevant. To stem the tide of nominal Christianity, we need to get serious about making disciples who can make other disciples. There is an urgent need today for church services that are substantive and purposeful.

Rory Noland is a worship leader who has led in contexts ranging from megachurches to small retreat settings such as the Transforming Center. Combining discipleship and worship—what Noland calls "Transforming Worship"—he offers a vision for worship as spiritual formation. We need to reclaim our worship services as a formative space, and through that we will become the light of Christ in a dark world.

About Rory Noland

Rory Noland is the director of Heart of the Artist Ministries, an organization dedicated to serving artists in the church (www.heartoftheartist.org). A songwriter, speaker, church leader, and consultant, Rory is also the author of three books, all published by Zondervan: The Heart of the Artist: A Character-Building Guide For You and Your Ministry Team; Thriving as an Artist in the Church: Hope and Help For You and Your Ministry Team; and The Worshiping Artist: Equipping You and Your Ministry Team to Lead Others in Worship. Rory currently serves part-time as Pastor of Worship at Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, contributes regularly to Worship Leader magazine, and also leads worship for the Transforming Center, a ministry that cares for the souls of pastors and leaders. Rory graduated from the Chicago Musical College at Roosevelt University with a degree in theory and composition and served as the music director at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ashley on April 18, 2024

Audiobook reader was DRY lol other than that good content. Not just for worship leaders but for all leaders......more

Goodreads review by Chris on February 14, 2023

It took me a long time to finish, but not due to the quality of writing. Noland does a great job casting vision for a spiritually transforming worship service, dependent on the Spirit, but understanding healthy church tradition.......more

Goodreads review by D.J. on May 25, 2023

I rarely give a book 2 stars, and I'm fighting the urge to cave and give this book at least another star because I know someone who loves the book. I think of my reading of this book in terms of food, specifically elote and regular corn on the cob. Elote is an amazing grilled corn on the cob with a......more

Goodreads review by Rick on August 07, 2021

Such a great vision for a better, more transformative church.......more

Goodreads review by Xavier on October 10, 2023

Noland lays out a 'hybrid' approach for a transforming worship service that blends elements from the historic fourfold order of service with the more popular and modern revivalist template: Call to worship > Worship set > Sermon > Table > Sending. In so doing, he encourages churches to look beyond t......more

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