“A Feminist Apostles’ Creed” by Sarah Moon in “Liberating Liturgies: A Creed and a Call” at Patheos website (Sept. 17, 2014)
A new lectionary that centers women
“If the gospel isn’t good news to the women in the passage, is it still good news?”
Grace Ji-Sun Kim interviews Wil Gafney
February 15, 2022
Paper Bag Cathedrals creates worship resources specifically for the challenges and advantages of small congregations.
This Is the Day: Liturgy for Love and Justice. Formation for Faith and Renewal offers Inspired: A 7-Week Womanist Worship Series.
Find Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: brief weekly online suggestions for national and world events and concerns that prayer writers might consider as they prepare for worship posted on the ELCA's Worship Blog.
The Iona Community offers these seasonal liturgical resources and a slough of other downloadable liturgical elements.
Offers weekly liturgical prompts, Worship in the Home and Frequently Asked Questions, including How Is Lament included in Worship?
Honk if you love Jesus.
We write creative resources for Christian communities and households.
We’re a little bit messy. Irreverently reverent. Held together by spit and Spirit.
Come take a gander.
See their Bread of Life series for late summer, 2021.
Cole Arthur Riley is the Black Liturgist. Find her poems, liturgies, prayers and other writings on her website and follow her on instagram.
Progressive Christianity offers an extensive online Service and Gathering Planning resource library, searchable by topic and element of worship.
Find Benedictions from around the country here.
The Plural Guild creates unique liturgies and music specific to the times and contexts in which we live.
enfleshed develops general-purpose, anti-racism and COVID-19 related liturgical elements.
offers a slough of resources including: Ministry Resources; Worship Words; and Blog Features. Please note their requests for citations and be aware of copyright permissions.
The Promise & the Practice offers a collection of worship materials by UU religious professionals of color.
A Sanctified Art provides liturgical elements informed by and incorporating progressive theology, expansive imagery, and beautiful and diverse forms of art to encourage engagement in worship.
Their Summer 2021 liturgy I've Been Meaning to Ask is here! Find sample links for:
Bundled resources include:
| Study journal | Branding bundle |
| Sermon planning guide | Poetry prayers |
| Words for worship | A special liturgy with holy communion |
| Conversation cards | Video vignettes |
| 8 New visuals with artist statements | A listening guide |
Free materials released to supplement the bundle
Doing the Deeply Spiritual Work of Land Acknowledgment
Tracy Kugler, a member of St. Paul's UCC in St. Paul, MN
~includes a strong list of resources for congregational or personal learning
A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgment was compiled in conversation with a group of Minnesota Indigenous leaders.
The California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center offers this Toolkit.
Subscribe to the ELCA Worship Blog for weekly prompts for crafting local Prayers of Intercession. The post, Resources for Crafting the Prayers of Intercession, and FAQ, How Do We Craft Prayers of Intercession? will help leaders prepare weekly local prayers.
In many churches, laypersons prepare the prayers of intercession. In this down-to-earth handbook, Ramshaw proposes seven steps, from Monday through Sunday, to assist in crafting the prayers of the faithful.
A prayer, posted August 9, 2021 by Maren, to share any time: Prayers for the Heating Earth
A collated Interfaith Prayer for Peace; adding pieces from other world religions or individuals - especially publicly/currently demonized groups - might add to its power.
