The Dave Walker Guide to the Church

Dave Walker

Description

The topics include such subjects as What Your Pew Says About You, When to Stand Up For a Hymn, Flags on Church Towers, The Dangers of Arriving Too Early or too Late, and other uneventful aspects of life in local churches.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Philosophie et théologie
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: Hymns Ancient & Modern
• Date de parution: 24 août 2006
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781848254312
• Langue: English

Extrait

The Dave Walker Guide to the Church

© Dave Walker 2006
First published in 2006 by the Canterbury Press Norwich

(a publishing imprint of Hymns Ancient & Modern Limited, a registered charity)
13–17 Long Lane, London EC1A 9PN
www.scm-canterburypress.co.uk
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, Canterbury Press.
The Author has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988,

to be identified as the Author of this Work

British Library Cataloguing in Publication data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Fourth impression 2009
978-1-85311-779-4
Typeset by Regent Typesetting, London

Printed in the UK by
CPI William Clowes Beccles NR34 7TL
Contents

INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
THINGS YOU WILL BE GIVEN
THE BEST WAYS TO ESCAPE SHOULD YOU NEED TO
ADVENT
THE ALPHA SUPPER
THE ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING
ARRIVING AT CHURCH
BANNERS
‘BRING AND SHARE’ LUNCH
BEHIND THE SCENES
BAPTISM
THE BUILDING PROJECT
CATHEDRALS
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
CHOIRS/MUSIC GROUPS
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
CHRISTIAN UNITY
CHURCH BUILDINGS
CHURCH GROWTH
THE CHURCH HALL
THE CHURCH KITCHEN
THE CHURCH OFFICE
THE CHURCH ORGAN
CHURCH POLITICS
CHURCHWARDENS
CHURCH WINDOWS
COFFEE TIME
THE COLLECTION
THE CONGREGATION
THE CRECHE
FLAGS
THE FLOWER FESTIVAL
THE HIERARCHY OF CLERGY
HOW TO MAKE CHURCH BRILLIANT
HOW TO TELL WHAT IS GOING ON
LENT
THE LITURGICAL PAUSE
LOST PROPERTY
MICROPHONES
NEW CLERGY
NEW YEAR’S EVE
UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS FOUND AT THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH
ORGANISTS
THE PARISH SHARE
THE P.C.C.
PEWS
PEWS
THE PULPIT
HOW TO RECOGNISE PEOPLE
RESTRICTED AREAS
ROTAS
RURAL MINISTRY
SABBATICALS
SAFETY IN CHURCH
SAYING THE GRACE
SERMONS
SERVICE BOOKS
SIDESPERSONS
SMALL CHILDREN
STEEPLES AND TOWERS: THE PROS AND CONS
THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS
THE CHURCH BELLS
THE PARISH SYSTEM
THE PEACE
THE SERVICE
TRACTS
THE VESTRY
THE VICAR’S LETTER
TO BE A VICAR
THE VICAR’S STUDY
THE VIEW FROM THE PULPIT
WHAT THE CLERGY DO ALL WEEK
WHAT YOUR PEW SAYS ABOUT YOU
WHEN TO STAND UP FOR A HYMN