• Offers practical advice for creating evangelistic worship

• Packed with real-life examples

• Includes study guides to aid application

"God must think it's okay," writes Sally Morgenthaler of combining worship and evangelism, "because seekers are encountering God through worship in a way we never dreamed possible. They are observing their believer-friends in a tangible, supernatural worship relationship with God and saying, 'Wow! We want that!' " For far too long, Morgenthaler says, evangelism and worship have been divided as separate acts of the Christian life. Instead of delineating worship as an insider activity and evangelism as the contact point with non-believers, we should realize evangelism is a part of all of the Christian's lifestyle, from worship to service. She cites examples from worship leaders around the world, showing examples of how God is using praise and worship to draw people to Him.

Morgenthaler divides Worship Evangelism into three sections:

• Worship: In Search of the Real Thing
• Unpacking the Worship Evangelism Paradigm
• Worship Evangelism Applied

It's in the final section that the book really shines. It's there readers can find practical advice that will help them design a worship service that encourages spiritual depth instead of mere emotionalism, meets the specific needs of both boomers and busters and finds a balance for both saints and seekers.

Morgenthaler offers case studies of churches that have successfully fused worship and evangelism. She offers her opinions on various hymns and choruses and analyzes them for how well they reach a variety of people.

She offers five "rudders" or principles to guide the process of blending evangelism back into worship:

1. Worship first, evangelize second.
2. Don't sacrifice real for relevant.
3. Add before you subtract. (Don't start taking away everything just because it's traditional.)
4. Be committed to a relevance based on your community's cultural present and its meaningful religious past.
5. Customize your own worship methodology.

This new printing of Worship Evangelism (the original was published in 1995) includes a study guide to help apply the principles addressed in the book.