Duration: 1 semester Credit points: 12 Level: 5

COURSE and MODULE COORDINATOR: Dr Wynand de Kock BA (Hons), MDiv, ThD

ACADEMIC PRESENTER: Revd Dr John Mark Capper BE (Hons), BTh (Hons), Dip Min, Dip Soc Sc, PhD

PRACTITIONER PRESENTER: Rev Olivia MacLean BSci, B.Min, BTh

h3. Important dates

|THEOLOGICAL SEMINAR|25 January 2008| |ORIENTATION DAY|25 January 2008| |READING PHASE and FIRST WEEK| 28 January 2008| |RESIDENTIAL PHASE|14 April (1.00pm-10.00pm)| ||15-16 April (9.00am – 5.00pm )| ||17 April (7.30am – 5.00pm )| ||18 April (9.00am -1.00pm)| |COMPLETION DATE|20 June 2008|

Note: Orientation Day and Theological Seminar is for new students only.

h3. Teaching Church - Address

88 Station St, Fairfield. Fifty meters north of the railway crossing and between the restaurant and the breadshop.

Please note:

• The front half of the church is currently occupied by the Brotherhood of St Laurence opportunity shop which is a joint project supported by and supporting our church. The Church entrance is from the side door on the north wall.

Census Date: 29 Feb 2008

h3. Learning Outcomes

This module will assist the learner to appreciate the importance of taking the cultural context of the modern church seriously. It will explore biblical content referring to worship, the history of worship in the Church, and various current perspectives on worship. It will identify the varieties of worship in ancient Israel, in the New Testament churches, in the church throughout history, and in various modern cultural contexts. Learners will be introduced to emerging forms of worship in a variety of traditions and they will develop their own theology of worship, as well as gaining skill in developing worship for an emerging culture in their own contexts. Learners will learn to reflect theologically on the essential elements of Christian worship and on their capacity to shape faith communities and engage culture. The module will include a strong practical component, offering principles, methods, and skills for both the design and leadership of worship.

On successful completion of the module a learner will be able to:

• Describe the biblical and theological foundations for the practice of leitourgia in the local church.
• Articulate a deepened sense of reverence, purpose, and passion in his or her commitment to the worship of God in the church.
• Demonstrate knowledge of historic traditions and terms that inform and shape the church??worship throughout history.
• Demonstrate an ecumenical appreciation of the rich varieties of worship that characterize the living church today.
• Discern the qualities of worship that are most faithful to the gospel and most useful in shaping the local church community.
• Develop practical skills in the effective pastoral planning and leadership of worship.
• Propose a personal theology of worship.
• Employ practical theological research methodology to identify a specific pastoral concern.
• Design and implement a practical theological intervention to address a particular pastoral concern

h3. Module Content

The aim of this module is to help learners develop proficiency in their understanding of worship in the life of the believer and the community of faith and the nature of worship as a central Christian act of celebration and identity formation. Van Leeuwen has said that those who grasp the little finger of liturgics will find that they have taken the whole hand of theology (Doxology).

The module starts with a brief overview of liturgical traditions within Christianity. This serves to introduce the learner to the diversity within Christianity while at the same time providing a succinct comment on the nature of worship. The module traces the development of worship in the different periods of the Hebrew people while at the same time looking at the various offerings and rituals. Special attention is given to the priestly role in the Old Testament. The focus shifts to a Pauline perspective on worship. Here the learner is introduced to the tension between order and chaos in liturgy and the role of freedom in worship.

Christian worship is traced from its roots in Judaism and into the first few centuries through to the contemporary western context. The module is designed to introduce the learner to these expressions of worship but also to understand the changes and developments that have taken place. It will also show the learner various liturgical treasures we have lost, and will point to some that have been retained but may be ignored or under-appreciated by the contemporary church.

Learners will explore the relationship of the Christian doctrine of the Holy Spirit to aspects of worship, examining the mutual influence of theological concepts and experience of God in Worship. They should be able to draw upon a knowledge of the doctrine of God as it has been developed in scripture, traditional formulations and modern thought. Learners will examine the place of public and personal worship in the life of the Church; ways in which worship relates to the whole life of the Church and its mission in the world; rites of the Church related to people and their needs; non-verbal aspects, such as time and space, architecture and art; and cultural factors that affect our understanding and practice of worship. They will also be helped to identify insights into worship and prayer gained from other disciplines, especially the human sciences.

In exploring worship which addresses and engages the emerging culture, the learner will identify some of the great changes and movements as primitive Christianity and post-modern realities converse to produce new expression of awe and wonder. In this context, learners will explore the changing role of the pastor, such as described as the move from sole-visionary to curator, as a co-artist, worship crafter; and fellow pilgrim with their congregation as all move deeper into the mystery that is God. Modern and post-modern approaches to worship are examined, with special attention given to the demands of the visual age on Christian worship. Learners will be required to articulate the nature of these demands while being able to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of liturgical renewal.

h3. Residential Phase: Intensive week

|Day|Session|Content|Presenter|| |1|pm|Practical theological orientation|Wynand de Kock|| | |Evening|Theology of Worship – Solace|Olivia MacLean| |2|am|Theology of Worship - Solace|Olivia MacLean| | |pm|Trinitarian Perspectives on Worship – Torrance, Adam|John Capper| |3|am|Worship as Doxology|Wynand de Kock| | |pm|Components of worship of the gathered community: Baptism, Foot washing, Penance, Communion, Commission and Word|JMC, WdK, OM| |4|am|Field Trip: Worship in a Contemporary age – Gateway Church Frankston|Marcy Paynter| | |pm|Field Trip: Sacred Time and Space|John Capper| |5|am|Contemporary Issues in Worship and Debriefing|Wynand de Kock|

h3. Teaching Strategies

Learners will learn through reading, cohort groups, lectures, discussions, personal and group research and assessment comments on their work.

h3. Specialist Facilities/Equipment

In addition to the standard lecture and tutorial room requirements needed to deliver this module, a number of specialist facilities and equipment are required. Each learner is required to have ready personal access to audio and video tape equipment, the internet and e-mail services. Tabor College (Vic.) has the production facilities required to reproduce multiple copies of audio and visual tapes, and printed materials. The College also has the computing facilities needed to: maintain the internet site for the transmission of teaching materials; post learner results; provide e-mail contact between learner and teaching and administrative staff; and service the e-mail needs of learner to learner/s contact.

h3. Contact Time

One semester of 40 hours equivalent of lectures and tutorials. As the delivery of this module will involve individual and cohort group study using readers, DVDs, video tapes and audio tapes, the class contact time may be less than 40 hours. It is expected that the equivalent of 200 hours will be spent in private and cohort group study of the specialised teaching materials and class time. The actual class time that would be spent in lectures/tutorials during the residential phase for this module will be no less than 20 hours.

h2. Assessment

h3. In preparation for the Residential Phase:

Reflection Report 1000 words- 10% Due Date: Friday 11 April 2008 For the required textbook, students are required to write a paper summarizing what they believe to be the most important ideas, why they feel they are significant, and how they relate to the student’s ministry context.

Exam 1000 words - 10% Due Date: Friday 25 April 2008 The exam question will be sent to students two weeks before the due date. Students are required to read all the weekly readings prior to the first day of the residential week and fortnightly meeting in cohort groups to discuss the issues raised in the reading. The exam question assesses your knowledge of the weekly reading, it is open book and prepared at home integrating as much of your reading as possible into your answer. Use only your weekly reading in answering the question.

Research Project - 30% Due Date: Friday 20 June 2008 Students are required to undertake a basic empirical research project in the Cohort Group. The aim of the research project is to identify the pastoral concerns in the area leading people in the presence of God (Worship). The preliminary findings should be made available during the residential phase of the module. The Research Project is to be submitted by the Cohort Group. See the Empirical Research Project booklet for complete details regarding the development and submission of the Research Project.

h3. Post Residential Phase:

Major assignment/project 5000 - 6000 words - 40% Due Date: Friday 20 June 2008 In discussion with the module co-ordinator (both in-class and by e-mail), students choose a worship issue that requires theological reflection. Students are required to research this topic, and reflect on the process of going about formulating theological perspectives on this topic. In this task the student should: engage some of the material read and discussed in class and reflect upon key ideas—both methodological and theological—related to the issue; report on some of the major literature in the area, and apply theological conclusions in their ministry context.

Intervention Report 1500-2000 words - 10% Due Date: Friday 20 June 2008 In order to take the theological method to its logical conclusion, Cohorts are required to plan and implement an intervention to address a pastoral concern identified in the empirical research project. Each student is required to reflect critically and constructively on the process of identifying the pastoral concern, the cohort’s plan of action to address the pastoral concern and the overall outcome of the intervention.

h3. Prescribed Texts

Wainwright, G. (1980). Doxology: The praise of God in worship, doctrine and life. New York: Oxford University.

h3. References

Allen, R. & Border, G. (1992). Worship: Rediscovering the missing jewel. Portland, OR: Multnomah. Baker, J., Brown, J. & Gay, D. (2003). Alternative worship. London: SPCK. Basden, P. (Ed.). (2003). Worship: Six views. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Begbie, J. (Ed .). (2001). Beholding the glory: Incarnation through the arts. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Bradshaw, P. (1992). The search for the origins of Christian worship. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame. Callahan, K. L. (1994). Dynamic worship: Mission, grace, praise, and power. San Francisco: Harper Carson, D. A. (1993). Worship: Adoration and action. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Corbitt, J. N. (1991). Sounds of the harvest. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Dryness, W. (2001). Visual faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Gibbs, E. (2000). Churchnext: Quantum changes in how we do ministry. Downer??Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity. Johnston, R. K. (2000). Reel spirituality: Theology and film in dialogue. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Kimball, D. (2003). The emerging church: Vintage Christianity for emerging generations. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Lang, B. (1997) Sacred games: A history of Christian worship. New Haven, CT: Yale University. Liesch, B. (1988). People in the presence of God. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Liesch, B. (1996). The new worship: Straight talk on music and the church. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Martin, R. (1974). Worship in the early church. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Martin, R. P. (1982). The worship of God: Some theological, pastoral and practical reflections. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Morgenthaler, S. (1999) Worship evangelism. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Moule, C. F. D. (1961). Worship in the New Testament. Atlanta, GA: John Knox. Rayburn, R. (1980). O, come let us worship. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Redman, R. (2002). The great worship awakening : Singing a new song in the postmodern church. New York: Jossey-Bass. Torrance, J. (1996) Worship, community, and the triune God of grace. Downer??Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity. Ward, P. (Ed). (1999). Mass culture: Eucharist and mission in a postmodern world. Oxford, UK: Bible Reading Fellowship. Webber, R. E. (1982). Worship Old and New. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. White, J. F. (1990). Introduction to Christian worship (rev. ed.). Nashville, TN: Abingdon.

Students are reminded that the Tabor Victoria Assignment Style Procedures should be followed in the presentation of assignments. Quotations and ideas taken from the work of others must be acknowledged. A bibliography is essential. Normal procedures will be followed with regard to late submission of assignments An exception is that footnotes MAY be used for explanatory material (see item 9 in the 2008 Style Guide). Note that they may NOT be used for referencing. (Any student wishing to use other than the author/date inline referencing system – such as when extensive reference is being made to ancient texts – is invited to talk with the convenor for permission and guidance) Please also note item 15 of the Style Guide regarding inclusive language for humankind. Careless and ambiguous use of language will result in the work submitted being returned for rewriting.