A few years ago on this blog, I designed a liturgical service drawn from traditional sources, which an evangelical church could hypothetically use to dip its toes into the great stream of the timeless traditions of high-church Christian worship. At the time, we weren't actually implementing such a service in my church; I knew that I would love it, but I wasn't sure anyone else would. Well, that has changed. There has been a growing groundswell of interest in connecting to the classical forms of Christian worship from the days of the early church, and so we've started offering a monthly service of high-church liturgy. I offer here, for anyone who might be interested in using it, the newly revised version of my Wellspring service (based mostly off the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, but with some additional prayers from ancient sources). I've also included a document I wrote for my church to answer their questions and explain the meanings behind the service. Click the links below to access the documents.
Wellspring: A Classic Liturgical Service of Christian Worship