{"product_id":"transforming-worship-planning-and-leading-sunday-services-as-if-spiritual-formation-mattered-paperback","title":"Transforming Worship: Planning and Leading Sunday Services as If Spiritual Formation Mattered - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRory Jon Noland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRuth Haley Barton\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpiritual formation is the key to the survival of our faith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is an urgent need today for church services that are substantive and purposeful. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory Noland is a worship leader who has led in contexts ranging from megachurches tosmall retreat settings such as the Transforming Center with Ruth Haley Barton. Combining discipleship and worship--what Noland calls \u003ci\u003etransforming worship\u003c\/i\u003e--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory Noland is the director of Heart of the Artist Ministries. He holds a doctorate in worship studies from the Robert E. Webber Institute. Rory has served at Willow Creek Community Church and Harvest Bible Chapel. A published songwriter, he has authored five books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Artist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Haley Barton (DD, Northern Seminary) is founder of the Transforming Center, a ministry dedicated to strengthening the souls of pastors, leaders, and the communities they serve. Trained at the Shalem Institute and the Loyola University Chicago Institute of Pastoral Studies, she is a seasoned spiritual director, teacher, and retreat leader who has served on the pastoral staff of several churches. Ruth is the author of numerous books on the spiritual life, including \u003ci\u003eStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvitation to Solitude and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Rhythms\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEmbracing Rhythms of Work and Rest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54358846570829,"sku":"9780830841721","price":34.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/MKZEYwYBXo9780830841721.webp?v=1784641818","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/transforming-worship-planning-and-leading-sunday-services-as-if-spiritual-formation-mattered-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}