The Christmas season is time when the juxtaposition of the sacred and secular feels sometimes blatantly opposed, and sometimes quite blurred. The word “sacred” points to something dedicated as “holy” and “set apart.” This year, you are invited to a spiritual journey of seeing ALL things pregnant with the Holy. What could your experience of the Advent and Christmas season be like if we lived it imagining that everything is reflecting the sacred?
This fully-scripted Advent/Christmas follows the scriptures for RCL Year A and draws inspiration from The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr and the companion devotional book, Every Thing Is Sacred: 40 Practices and Reflections on the Universal Christ, compiled by Patrick Boland.
Full Scripts
This series comes with full scripts for seven worship services (that’s liturgy, prayers, scripture, and music ideas in one complete package). All fully adaptable to your unique context, usable any year, though originally based on RCL Year A scriptures.
Rich Resources
Bring this series to life with engaging visual and media arts ideas, scripts for children’s time, small group suggestions, a reflection journal, sermon fodder, daily social media content, and more. There is more than you can use, and that’s a good thing!
WDS Community
You are not alone and you never have to start from scratch. Connect to other pastors and teams in the WDS community who are using these materials and sharing ideas and adaptations. Grow your team with our online community of imaginations.
PREVIEW
Watch the series trailer
This clip is included in the downloads as an unbranded video (without the WDS logo) for you to share on your church website, on social media, and e-newsletters.
YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.
YOU NEVER HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH.
Ready-made resources to simplify your planning
This fully-scripted series includes:
- Worship Scripts for Advent 1-4, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the Sunday after Christmas (including suggestions for hymns/songs/anthems)
- mp3 recordings and music scores for original threshold song and prayer song
- Sermon fodder to help jumpstart your sermons, drawing on material from Every Thing Is Sacred
- Communion Liturgy that can be used any week
- Individual and small group study resources
- Guided journal for Advent which can be customized, printed, and distributed to your community
- Visual and Media Arts ideas to bring the series to life in your worship space
- Children’s Time scripts from guest expert on children and worship, Mark Burrows!
- Series logo and Canva template for complete customization
- Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)
- Access to the Worship Design Studio community of churches to share ideas and support!
YOU ARE NEVER ALONE.
YOU NEVER HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH.
Ready-made resources to simplify your planning
This fully-scripted series includes:
- Worship Scripts for Advent 1-4, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the Sunday after Christmas (including suggestions for hymns/songs/anthems)
- mp3 recordings and music scores for original threshold song and prayer song
- Sermon fodder to help jumpstart your sermons, drawing on material from Every Thing Is Sacred
- Communion Liturgy that can be used any week
- Individual and small group study resources
- Guided journal for Advent which can be customized, printed, and distributed to your community
- Visual and Media Arts ideas to bring the series to life in your worship space
- Children’s Time scripts from guest expert on children and worship, Mark Burrows!
- Series logo and Canva template for complete customization
- Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)
- Access to the Worship Design Studio community of churches to share ideas and support!
Watch the Get-Ready Video
The get-ready video offers an overview of all the materials included in the package so you can see exactly what’s included and how to use it. Check out the guided tour below.
Testimonials
Here’s what other pastors and worship leaders have said about WDS series:
Money well-spent
“I truly appreciate all the resources that WDS provides. It is well worth the price many times over.”
— C.B., Port Orchard, WA
Help for busy pastors
“I use these ‘pre-packaged’ worship series when my butt has been kicked, and I need some time to relax. I look forward to using these in worship throughout the year.”
— K.I., Laramie, WY
People love them!
“Thank you for sharing your gift of creativity with us! We have so much fun using your series and our people have really been enjoying them as well.”
— H.B., Honolulu, HI
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