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Title: The Future of Protestant Worship: Beyond the Worship Wars by Ronald P. Byars ISBN: 0-664-22572-1 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Pub. Date: August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Provocative Assessment of Now & Future Worship
Comment: There is much to be commended about this book. It values theology from above, sacramental and passionate. It values Word and Sacrament as the center. It seeks to be above all else God pleasing and culture relevant where and if possible. It sees seeker services as primarily evangelism (in the train of tent revivals) and not enduring in the long run. It emphasizes the seriousness of God's presence and what God would want to do in the Divine Service.

It should be challenged on its insistence that men or women as worship leaders is immaterial; that there needs to be a confluence between Enlightenment generated worship and postmodern, all the while maintaining the central elements: Word and Sacraments.

Very worthwhile read and source of discussion and contemplation for all traditions.

Rating: 4
Summary: Spirit-filled and vibrant
Comment: The author uses plain language to assess what is wrong with the "worship wars" going on in mainline Protestant churches and how to get past them. He identifies the problems with labeling one form of worship "traditional" and another "contemporary." For one thing, both are based on an Enlightenment paradigm that shied away from ritual and mystery. For another, many people find both kinds of services lacking in depth, and if done without the Spirit, both fail to praise and honor God. His solution, similar to the "convergence" worship advocated by Robert Webber, is to take many styles of music and mix them in a service that reflects an emphasis on "bath, book and meal" -- baptism, the Word of God and the Lord's Supper -- in a joyous and reverent manner. It's also a service that moves beyond tons of words or superficiality to build community and to praise God. Although I disagree with some of his solutions (a pastor splashing her hands in a baptismal font seems irreverent), I find his candor refreshing and his focus on celebrating the Risen Christ a boon.

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