Contemporary Worship the Ancient Way
Worship Training
Church leaders are invited to come and learn fresh ideas for your worship services. At this retreat, contributors to the book Flow: The Ancient Way to Do Contemporary Worship will lead a practical study that will help churches plan and implement passionate and invigorating worship. We will break down into steps the process of re-thinking what the official or recommended order of worship is truly suggesting, so pastors and worship leaders can plan and lead a service of Word and Table that feels genuinely relevant and attuned to the congregation’s culture.
June 24-26, 2024 |
$300/person |
Retreat Leaders
Rev. Dr. Glenn Stallsmith is called to be a teaching pastor to the church, seeking to add meaning and understanding to celebrations of the sacraments and services of the Word.
He earned his Th.D. (Doctor of Theology) degree at the Divinity School at Duke University, where he studied Liturgy and Theology and the Arts. His dissertation focused on a theology of corporate prayer: "Praying Liturgically in the Megachurch: Towards an Augustinian Model for Corporate Christian Prayer."
Glenn is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, in full connection with the North Carolina Annual Conference. He serves as the pastor of Oxford United Methodist Church in Oxford, North Carolina. Prior to serving as a pastor, Glenn and his spouse Sarah, a public school music teacher and choir director, worked as ethnomusicology consultants in the Philippines.
He earned his Th.D. (Doctor of Theology) degree at the Divinity School at Duke University, where he studied Liturgy and Theology and the Arts. His dissertation focused on a theology of corporate prayer: "Praying Liturgically in the Megachurch: Towards an Augustinian Model for Corporate Christian Prayer."
Glenn is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, in full connection with the North Carolina Annual Conference. He serves as the pastor of Oxford United Methodist Church in Oxford, North Carolina. Prior to serving as a pastor, Glenn and his spouse Sarah, a public school music teacher and choir director, worked as ethnomusicology consultants in the Philippines.
Rev. Dr. Lester Ruth is Research Professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. He came to this position after teaching at Asbury Theological Seminary and Yale Divinity School. Prior to teaching, he served several pastoral appointments in the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. His doctorate in worship history is from the University of Notre Dame. He describes himself as a pastor who once had an interest in worship history, but later transformed into a worship historian who maintains his pastoral sensibilities.
Dr. Ruth is a historian of Christian worship with particular interests in the early church and the last 250 years, especially the history of contemporary praise and worship. He is passionate about enriching the worship life of current congregations, regardless of style.
Dr. Ruth is a historian of Christian worship with particular interests in the early church and the last 250 years, especially the history of contemporary praise and worship. He is passionate about enriching the worship life of current congregations, regardless of style.
Event Information
- Event begins with dinner on Monday, June 24 and concludes with lunch on Wednesday, June 26. Check-in is in Groves Lodge between 3 and 5pm on Monday.
- Pricing includes two-nights stay (private hotel-style room with linens), six meals, and course tuition. Discount available for those willing to select or be assigned a roommate.
- Register online, print and mail the registration form, or call to register at (814) 945-6512
- 1 Continuing Education Unit available upon request
Are you ready to be our guest?
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Olmsted is a retreat center providing sacred space for renewal
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