A major challenge confronting those in leadership, lay and ordained, will be learning how to "sing to the Lord a new song." As the church finds itself in the midst of the "worship wars," one focus of the initiative will be to establish the seminary as "neutral ground." We hope to bring together members of the various "camps": traditional, contemporary, emerging, liturgical, and multicultural - in an effort to learn from one another, explore new developments, weave new networks, and perhaps promote a truce out of which the worship of the church will be able to sing new songs.

Lauren Winner, reknown author and lecturer, to lead an Advent reflection on the rituals of Sabbath and spiritual practice

Friday, December 5, 2008  10am - 3pm
Wesley Theological Seminary
4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW 
Washington, DC  20016

Lauren is author of God Meets Girl and Mudhouse Sabbeth. To learn more visit: www.laurenwinner.net.

To registrar, email Sara Sheppard or call 202-885-8688. Please include your name, church affliation and e-mail address or phone number. Lunch will be provided.
Download Lauren Winner flyer.

Worship Resources from Many Languages: The Arts Speak in Worship 

Many Languages: The Arts Speak in Worship took place April 11, 2008 from 9:00am - 4:00pm  at Wesley Theological Seminary. We have posted the presentations below for your reference as well as pictures from the event.  

Biblical Storytelling	with Tracy Radosevic
Chapel Vesting	with Deborah Sokolove
Drama in Worship	with Deryl Davis
Global Music	with Eileen Guenther
Liturgical Dance	with Kathryn Sparks
Technology in Worship	with Kim Jackson

Host a Worship event in your conference

We would like to invite you to think about hosting a Worship Event in your District or Conference. Wesley would work with you in the development of the theme and speaker. Financial support would be provided by the Initiative. Please contact Dr. Lucy Hogan or Sara Sheppard to explore the possibility.

Worship Round tables
One way of promoting a greater understanding of worship in the 21st century is gathering around a topic and sharing ideas. During these times we also share a meal which is provided.
To date the worship task force has hosted round tables on Spirituality of Worship with Eugene Sutton; Hospitality in Worship with Amy Oden; Children at Worship with Bill Doggett, Caroline Fairless and Jim Sims.