Service order

Announcements...
A corporate bidding prayer...
Choir
Congregational hymn
Devotion by lay minister
Offerings
Children dismissed to Jr church
Fellowship
Praise Chorus
Sermon
Invitation
Closing remarks
Benediction

 

Prayer
Announcements...
Congregational hymn
Choir
Congregational hymn
Recognizing birthdays and anniversaries, dedicating new babies
Shaking hands-Fellowship
Children are dismissed to Junior Church
45 minute Sermon
Invitation
Offering taken by ushers
Baptism
Closing prayer
Dismissed around noon or after (depends on the Holy Spirit)

 

Our church does not have an altar.

 

Our church does.. .it was on a hill called Calvary!

 

Every Sunday is a little different. This is taken from a recent bulletin from the contemporary service; the earlier service is more formal.

Preparation for Corporate Worship (instrumental - "Come, Now is the Time to Worship")
Scripture Reading
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship (responsive reading from the Psalms)
Prayer of Confession (in unison)
Songs of Praise
- "Arise My Soul Arise"
- "Blessed Be Your Name"
- "Give us Clean Hands"
Prayer for Others
Offering & Special Music
Scripture Reading (Song of Solomon)
Sermon
Reading of the Epistle (Colossians 3 - selected verses)
The Blessing & Postlude

 

In our new church, if I remember correctly it is,
handshaking
singing 4 or 5 songs (possibly a choir only song worked in there, usually I think)
prayer
sermon
prayer
offering

 

If Jesus ordained announcements, two hymns, offering and the the sermon why don't you do it that way. Oh, wait, it wasn't Jesus, it was Nashville that 'ordained' this order. :laugh:


Just kidding. But there are a lot of churches where if you want to get in trouble fast, just try changing the order of service.

 

No printed or chronological order of service, but a "typical" one would be:

Videos going as people enter-- recent mission trips, youth activities, projects going on, or theme setters (if that's what they might be called).

Choir, orchestra, ensemble, solo(s)-- any combination thereof.

Prayer by musician, or anyone on platform, or welcoming by minister-- sometimes with handshaking protocol.

Congregation stands for series of songs or medleys (words on screens; we have hymnbooks, but they wouldn't help because it's only parts (if any) of the 'traditional' hymns that are melded in).

Congregation directed to sit, then music continues, or a special presentation of some type (introduction, drama, film clips,...)-- if music is resumed, there usually comes a point where a few in congregation begin to stand (I don't know if that is deliberately contrived by music ministry), but if the rest don't follow there will probably be a "Will you stand and join in singing..."

Congregation again directed to sit, while someone on platform prays; while this goes on, the musicians and singers leave the platform.

Message/sermon... sometimes aided by video clips or artistic presentation of some type.

Prayer, while ushers go forward.

Offering (passing the plates), with music and/or singing.

Photos of new members shown on screens, while minister (usually "Executive Pastor") gives instructions where to go to talk with counselors about membership, baptism, personal concerns, et al; and occasionally ending with persons introduced going on special missions or projects...

Prayer of dismissal.

[If communion is observed (about once every 7-8 weeks), the sermon, and sometimes the music, is shortened, and it occurs after the short sermon.]

ed.: If there are baptisms, they are usually at the beginning before music.

 

Order of service:

Stand up and sing when the choir dirctor says to
Sit down when the choir director says to
Shake hands when the preacher says to
Wake up when the preacher says AMEN!!