Robert Webber used to paraphrase the ancient dictum lex orandi lex credendi (“the rule of prayer/worship is the rule of faith) as, “You show me how you worship and I’ll tell you what you believe.” I think Chaplain Mike of Internet Monk has hit upon a corollary: “You show me how you implement a change in worship and I’ll tell you if you’re a church in the first place.”
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…end up with about 100 arrows in my backside no matter what I do!”
Hang in there liturgists! About a third of the Denver Seminary student body has visited our Anglican church and many are there or with a new church plant. The return to liturgical theology is small but vital movement.
On changing the status quo, it is risky business. I just posted a cartoon on my blog…
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