The Dangerous Act of Worship - by Mark Labberton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In this prophetic call to the contemporary church, pastor Mark Labberton redefines Christian worship in the language of justice. He calls us away from individualized worship and into worshiping communities that give expression to righteousness, justice and compassion.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What's at stake in our worship? Everything. Worship is the dangerous act of waking up to God and God's purposes in the world. But something has gone wrong with our worship. Too often worship has become a place of safety and complacency, a narrowly private experience in which solitary individuals only express their personal adoration. Even when we gather corporately, we often close our eyes to those around us, focusing on God but ignoring our neighbor. But true biblical worship does not merely point us upward--it should turn us outward as well. In this prophetic wake-up call for the contemporary church, pastor Mark Labberton reconnects Christian worship with biblical justice. From beginning to end, worship must pursue justice and seek righteousness, translating into transformed lives that care for the poor and the oppressed. Labberton shows how to move beyond the comfort of safe worship to authentic worship that is awake to the needs of the world.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>In <em>The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice, </em> Mark Labberton gives a compelling argument on the connection between worshiper and justice. Mark packs in lots of living examples of worshipers who are doing justice in the world. The church in North America desperately needs to catch Mark's (and God's) passion for giving away the mercy that we have so richly received to the marginalized people of our world, both near and far.</p>--Andy Park, worship leader, songwriter and author of To Know You More<br><br><p> <em>The Dangerous Act of Worship</em> is for any church leader or minister who wants to make a difference in the world; chapters outline differences between false and real dangers, consider the church's role in social issues, and come from a working pastor's experience.</p>--James A. Cox, California Bookwatch, April 2007<br><br><p><em>The Dangerous Act of Worship</em> is a candid look at our priorities. . . . Labberton questions what an encounter with God truly looks like. . . . [I]t's not safe or controlled or dependent on having the best tech booth . . . or the most people in the pews. It is about waking up as God's people and engaging our world with love and revealing God's redemption.</p>--Worship Leader, May 2007<br><br><p><em>The Dangerous Act of Worship</em> is a significant work because of the relative lack of writing in the area of worship and justice. . . . It is written at a popular level, targeting pastors and congregants as evidenced by the copious personal examples throughout the book. Given Labberton's posture, the foundation work and conclusions are excellent.</p>--Robert Pendergraft, Artistic Theologian, 2 (2013)<br><br><p><em>The Dangerous Act of Worship</em> is a timely reminder of the need for Christians to wake up to the needs of those who are suffering in our world.</p>--K. R. M. for Liturgy, Hymnody, Pulpit Quarterly Review, Christmastide 2007<br><br><p>[A] timely and much appreciated attempt to recall for privileged North American Christians the intimate connection between worship and issues of justice.</p>--The Presbyterian Outlook, October 6, 2008<br><br><p>I see the book as a wake-up call to get out of our comfortable pews and do something for the downtrodden. The book is enhanced with intriguing personal anecdotes, illustrations, and lots of scriptural references encouraging justice for all.</p>--Church Libraries Journal, Summer 2007<br><br><p>Labberton's book is bracing reading that deserves thoughtful meditation and discussion among pastors, lay leaders, and those who occupy the pews--especially in places where those pews have become all too comfortable.</p>--The Clergy Journal, November/December 2007<br>
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