The Great Worship Awakening: Singing a New Song in the Postmodern Church

Catch the new Wave of Worship, Relevance, and Revival " The Great Worship Awakening is a periscopic view of worship. It is a ′must–read′ for every church leader who desires to lead the way into the future." —Buddy Owens, Maranatha! Publishing, general editor, NIV Worship Bible "The intelligent leader′s guide to the morphing worship landscape. Refreshingly balanced but passionate, The Great Awakening is worship′s All Things Considered. " —Sally Morgenthaler, author, Worship Evangelism "Robb Redman is a scholar, a pastor, but most of all a person who worships God with heart, hands and voice. Redman′s gift to us is this fantastic book. Those who worship God do so in Spirit and truth. The Great Worship Awakening invites us in to worship any number of ways." —Randy Rowland, pastor, Church at the Center, Seattle, Washington; author, Get a Life! and The Sins We Love "Robb Redman is my most reliable guide on what is going on in the worship awakening. He understands how new worship expressions are shaped by youth culture, the charismatic approach, the church growth movement, and much more. His use of solid historical and theological resources is surprising and delightful. I′ve been looking forward to this book for several years, and I′m glad he′s finally done it." —Hughes Oliphant Old, author, Worship That is Reformed According to Scripture ; visiting instructor in worship, Princeton Theological Seminary "Redman ably identifies the challenges today′s churches face in developing worship that has both theological integrity and cultural authenticity. His theological analysis and practical advice show wisdom and balance. This book will be especially appreciated in denominations with strong historical worship traditions by pastors and worship leaders, who want help sorting out positive contributions of the contemporary worship renewal movement from which they might draw." —Phil Butin, president, San Francisco Theological Seminary

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Part One: New Ways to Worship. 1. The Seeker Service: Evangelism and Worship. 2. The Praise and Worship Movement. 3. The Contemporary Worship Music Industry. 4. The Liturgical Renewal Movement. Part Two: Contours of the Worship Awakening. 5. Ethnicity, Culture, and the Worship Awakening. 6. How Generations View Worship. 7. The Postmodern Worldview. 8. Popular Culture and the Worship Awakening. Part Three: Leading a Worship Awakening in Your Church. 9. A Theology of the Worship Awakening. 10. Sources and Strategies for Worship Innovation. The Author. Notes. Index.

Robb Redman is a leading consultant for churches involved in worship redesign and innovation and has served as a consulting editor for Worship Leader magazine. Currently a pastor of Forest Hills Presbyterian Chruch in Helotes, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio, he was a vice president at Maranatha! Music and formerly director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.