Instructions for Christian Rites

Part One

Special Services

Lent

• How to impose ashes on Ash Wednesday
• How to do the Stations of the Cross

Holy Week

• How to conduct a Tenebrae service
• How to conduct a foot-washing service

Easter

• How to conduct an Easter Vigil service

Advent

• How to make and use an Advent wreath

Special Rites

• How to anoint someone
• How to lay hands on someone
• How to baptize someone in an emergency
• How to baptize by immersion

Part Two

Preparing for Worship

• How to iron and fold altar linens
• How to use colors in worship (parament colors)

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Dressing for Worship
for clergy

• How to dress for public worship
• How to dress for public ministry

Preaching

• How to preach a lousy sermon
• How to speak extemporaneously
• How to preach the lectionary
• A lectionary sermon: The Righteous Shall Live By Faith

Part Three

Personal Helps

• How to cross yourself
• How I would choose a church

For More Information…

If you would like more detailed information on how to perform various acts of worship, you might want to add some of the books in my list of How-To Manuals for Clergy to your personal library.