Randolph Sly
Randolph Sly is a featured instructor and contributor at Worship Training.
Videos, Audio & Articles by Randolph Sly (18)
downloadA Creed For Christmas Worship
During the Christmas season, use the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed, or the following creed, adapted from Philippians 2:5–11. I believe the Word was in the form of God and did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped. He emptied himself, took the f
downloadLitany For Christmas Sunday
The reading below may be read at the beginning of worship after the gathering and before the Hymn of Entrance. Leader: Christmas, a day of celebration … a day of remembrance. God the Son became flesh and came to dwell among humans. People: Help me, Lord, to re
downloadA Convergence Pentecost Service
The following service features the use of traditional patterns and texts for Pentecost worship but provides freedom for spontaneous expressions of praise and worship and for charismatic expression of the power of God's Spirit. Pentecost Sunday is the birthday
downloadLitanies For Pentecost Sunday
The litany below may be used on Pentecost Sunday as a prayer. The fields are white unto harvest; Bring forth your church, O Lord. We see the fruit of righteousness being formed on new stalks; Bring forth your church, O Lord. You are establishing a people unto
downloadA Pentecost Blessing
This blessing combines the themes of Easter and Pentecost and is especially appropriate for use on Pentecost Sunday. Leader: Go forth in the power of the Holy Spirit! Proclaim the gospel throughout the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness in the power of the ki
downloadA Convergence Palm Sunday Service
This convergence Palm Sunday service will be compatible with congregations that are developing a worship style that draws on both traditional and contemporary worship forms. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the highest week of worship in the Christian church
downloadA Convergence Ash Wednesday Service
The service below is intended for use by those communities that bring together traditional and contemporary worship styles. The church should be stripped of extra decorations, leaving a very stark and solemn place of assembly. Except for standard linens, param
downloadA Traditional Maundy Thursday Service
The following service is a creative adaptation of the traditional pattern and texts for worship on Maundy Thursday. It will be of particular help to those who plan more formal Maundy Thursday worship. For others, the commentary included with this service will
downloadA Convergence Maundy Thursday Service
This convergence Maundy Thursday service is presented for those congregations that seek to bring traditional and contemporary forms of worship together. If a special or different style of worship service is going to take place, the front of the sanctuary could
downloadAn Easter Proclamation Of Faith
This proclamation of faith may be used in response to the sermon on Easter Day or on any of the Easter Sundays. Leader: The manifold wisdom of God has been revealed. People: Rulers and authorities in heavenly realms now know of his marvelous plan. Leader: For
downloadA Dramatic Reading For Christmas
The following reading is based on various Scripture readings for the Christmas season. Reader 1: The world was filled with the darkness of sin and desperately needed a savior. God promised such a deliverer through the prophets. Reader 2: Isaiah wrote: "The peo
downloadThe Convergence Movement
The breakdown of denominational distinctions has led to a convergence of many worship traditions. Broadly speaking, traditional and contemporary worship are blending to create a new celebrative style of worship. Advocates of liturgical renewal draw on liturgic
downloadA Convergence Service For Advent
The service below draws on the traditional Advent service, but incorporates elements of the praise-and-worship and the charismatic traditions to provide a guideline for contemporary churches. The reader should adapt the service as needed to his or her local ch
downloadCharismatic Churches
Any Christian congregation open to the practice of the New Testament charismata in its worship, especially tongues, interpretation, prophecy, the word of knowledge, and the word of wisdom, is often described as a "charismatic" church. These phenomena, however,
downloadA Charismatic Theology Of Baptism
Charismatics tend to practice believer's baptism and to maintain the practices of the worship traditions in which they stand. They distinguish between water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The rite of baptism has been interpreted in various ways by
downloadA Convergence Easter Service
The service below is intended to be used as a guideline for the congregation that desires to bring together traditional and contemporary styles of worship. Adapt to local usage and style during the Easter (Pascha) season. Environment. After the solemnity of th
downloadA Charismatic Baptismal Service
Baptism is usually held where running water is present (such as a stream or lake), but church baptisteries or swimming pools are also used. If the baptism is held indoors, the baptism, ideally, should be part of a regular service where most of the congregation
downloadA Charismatic Theology Of The Lord's Supper
Charismatic churches affirm the importance of the Lord's Supper, although it is not always a central feature of their worship services. Many discussions about the Lord's Supper among charismatic Christians have centered around the actual practice of the Lord's