Now, more than ever, a trusted planning resource for traditional and contemporary worship! The Abingdon Worship Annual 2008 offers fresh worship planning resources for pastors and worship leaders. "The task of planning worship can be filled with joy and excitement; it can also be plagued with the worries of deadlines and multiple responsibilities . . . We offer The Abingdon Worship Annual 2008 as a resource and partner in your planning process." (From the Introduction) The AWA 2008 edition moves in a new direction from previous volumes. Using a Theme Idea based on the lectionary readings, each week's offering of prayers and litanies follows the Basic Pattern of Christian Worship: . Gathering and Praise . Proclamation and Response . Thanksgiving and Communion . Sending Forth Alternative ideas for Praise Sentences and Contemporary Gathering Words are offered for those who work in contemporary worship settings. And, in response to requests from many of our readers, we have included a number of Communion liturgies as well. The Abingdon Worship Annual 2008 is a must-have sourcebook offering countless opportunities for planning meaningful and insightful worship. "Commendations to Abingdon Press for offering two fresh ecumenical resources for pastors." For The Abingdon Preaching Annual--"Anyone who dares proclaim a holy word week in and week out soon realizes that creative inspiration for toe-shaking sermons quickly wanes. Multitasking pastors who are wise seek out resources that multiply their own inductive initiatives." For The Abingdon Worship Annual--"Not only the sermon but also the whole service dares to be toe-shaking . . . and the Worship Annual is a reservoir of resources in that direction." --The Rev. Willard E. Roth, Academy of Parish Clergy President, Sharing the Practice: The Journal of the Academy of Parish Clergy