Taizé--the word is strangely familiar to many throughout the contemporary church. Familiar, perhaps, because the chanted prayers of Taizé are well practiced in churches throughout the world. Strangely, however, because so little is known about Taizé--from its historic beginnings to how the word itself is pronounced. The worship of the Taizé community, as it turns out, is best understood in the context of its greater mission. On the day Jason Brian Santos arrived in the Taizé community its leader was brutally murdered before his eyes. Instead of making Santos want to leave, the way the community handled this tragedy made him long to stay and learn more about this group of people who could respond to such evil with grace and love. In this book he takes us on a tour of one of the world's first ecumenical monastic orders, from its monastic origins in the war-torn south of 1940s France to its emerging mission as a pilgrimage site and spiritual focal point for millions of young people throughout the world. In A Community Called Taizé you'll meet the brothers of the order and the countless visitors and volunteers who have taken upon themselves a modest mission: pronouncing peace and reconciliation to the church and the world.

SERVE A NEW MIXED MENU OF WORSHIP Worship Feast Taize Songbook: A Unique Menu of Songs in the Taize Tradition Serve a multi-sensory worship experience to your youth, mixing a cornucopia of ancient contemplative rituals with modern elements. The Worship Feast Taize Songbook was specifically designed as a companion piece for use with Worship Feast: Complete Services in the Spirit of Taize. The songbook includes 15 popular and easy-to-sing Taize songs that will lead youth and youth workers to a deeper prayer experience. Melody lines and simple chords for guitars or keyboards make this a very approachable and easy-to-use resource, even if you are new to Taize music. Worship Feast Taize resources provide tools for youth and youth workers who want to experience worship services in the unique tradition of Taiz, but don't know how to get started. Christians all over the world are catching on to the ancient monastic Taize style worship. Worship services in the spirit of Taize are contemplative in nature and include meditations, repetitive singing, Scripture readings, prayers, and extended periods of silence. Worship Feast was especially designed for youth workers and pastors who want to reach young people in their worship services by taking the sacred traditions of the worshiping church and blending them with current experiences. Serve your youth a worship menu that leaves them inspired and full.

The "source book" on which the common life in Taize is based, this short volume is fundamental for understanding the vocation of Taize. It is presented like a letter that Brother Roger addresses personally to each reader, telling how in spite of discouragement and even doubt we can constantly find refreshment in returning again and again to the sources of faith. In the second part of the book, Brother Roger speaks particularly to the brothers of the community, recalling the essentials that make life together possible. In his own particular style, Taize's founder expresses himself in words that go straight to the heart. In page after page, he is careful not to write a single word that he has not first of all tried to live out himself.

Love, forgiveness, hope, inner healing, and discernment are the goals of Taizé--a form of Christian meditation explained in this guide. Providing a Bible passage for each two-page spread and including reflections, songs or chants, guided questions for contemplation, and prayers, this collection of meditations can be used to overcome fears and anxieties, nurturing trust in the human heart.

The services and resources in The Iona Abbey Worship Book reflect the Iona Community's commitment to the belief that worship is all that we are and all that we do, both inside and outside the church, with no division into the 'sacred' and the 'secular'.

"... helps today's diverse church pray together across denominations."--Jacket.

(Lillenas Publications). Comprehensive compilation of hymns and gospel songs published for instruments. Arranged by Harold Lane to enable those who play to "praise the Lord with instruments" and contribute vitality to the ministry of music in your church. Spiral-bound. Contents include: A Closer Walk with Thee * A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * Abide with Me * At Calvary * Beneath the Cross of Jesus * Christ the Lord Is Risen Today * Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus * Crown Him with Many Crowns * Eternal Father, Strong to Save * For All the Saints * For the Beauty of the Earth * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * He Leadeth Me * Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty * How Great Thou Art * I Love to Tell the Story * Immortal, Invisible * It Is Well with My Soul * Jesus Loves Me * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee * Let Us Break Bread Together * Love Lifted Me * My Faith Looks up to Thee * Nearer, My God, To Thee * O Come, All Ye Faithful * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing * Onward, Christian Soldiers * Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow * Rock of Ages * Silent Night * Sweet By-and-By * Sweet Hour of Prayer * Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne * 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus * Under His Wings * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * What Child Is This? * and hundreds more.