Theology of Worship Course

So I’m pretty pumped about heading to re:create next week and catching up with some good friends but I’m also really excited about a class that I’m taking in a few weeks at Heritage Seminary. I’ll be taking a Theology of Worship course with Dr. David Barker, a man whose teaching I’ve really enjoyed and respected in the past.

Here’s the course description -

What is it that we are supposed to be doing when we gather on a Sunday for a “worship service”? Often the experience has been wonderful–we’ve sung, prayed, heard the Bible read and preached, and celebrated communion. Other times the experience has been difficult–for many reasons (we can all think of all kinds of reasons!). So, what is the problem?

Why is what is intended to be the heart of our response to God so variable and volatile? It is evident that what is lacking is an understanding of worship that is not driven by personal tastes and preferences, but rather by an understanding of the nature of God and theforms, functions, structures and diversities of responses to God that are pointed to across the breadth of the whole Bible.

We will talk about the importance of corporate worship in the church, how it affects evangelism and social response, and its impact on personal and communal spirituality. It will encompass a broad sweep of the entire Bible seeking to bring together a coherent and radically biblical perspective on the nature and practice of the worship of God.

I’m excited about going through the class and learning more about what Scripture says about the Church and how she should worship but I’m also excited about praying and dreaming about the impact and implications of that in what we do here at OBC.

So what are you learning?