What language shall I borrow?
Choosing the best words for worship is challenging. When leading seeker services, how do we choose words that the unchurched can understand? What type of language is appropriate for intergenerational worship? How can we avoid Christian jargon without dumbing down? What language should we use for God? And what language can we use in order to be appropriately inclusive of all genders, ethnicities and disabilities? If we are sensitive towards one group, we are likely to be sensitive to others who can find themselves on the margins of the church. When actions speak louder than words, how is our choice of language matched by our attitudes and actions in worship?
Programme:
9.45 Zoom opens
10.00 Welcome & Introduction Paul Minton
10.05 Language for diverse congregations Ruth Dennigan
10.20 Questions and Discussion
10.30 Mind your language: Revision of Hymn Texts Richard Hubbard
10.45 Questions and Discussion
10.55 Short comfort break
11.00 User-friendly or dumbing down? Accessible worship Liam Beadle
11.15 Questions and Discussion
11.25 Gendered Language for God Charles Read
11.40 Questions and Discussion
11.50 Updates from TW National Helen Bent
Subjects and dates for 2025
12.00 Finish
Here is the Zoom link for the event:
Topic: TW East What language shall I borrow?
Time: Nov 9, 2024 10:00 London
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Meeting ID: 565 247 4073
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The Zoom link will open at 9.45 to allow people time to log on and chat informally before we begin at 10 am.
If you need any further information, please contact me:
Revd Helen Bent, Transforming Worship East
Email: helenbent99@gmail.com Mobile: 07786030399