Seminary of the 3rd Age - Max Howland - The relevance of prayer in public worship - how can preachers make it matter?

Max Howland will kick off the August theme Challenges of being progressive in the Church today with two consecutive presentations.

Aug 10     The relevance of prayer in public worship – how can preachers make it matter?
Aug 17     The relevance of ancient creeds – are they still credible?

These presentations will explore two related questions:               

•  Why do we bother with these two traditional worship practices?
•  How can they be made more meaningful and relevant to worship in the 21st Century?

Max is an accredited Lay Preacher in the Uniting Church, and Convener of the Lay Preachers’ Committees in SA and nationally. As a preacher and worship leader, he has a concern for how the practice of prayer in worship has the potential to enhance, but also derail, worship for people of “progressive” disposition. He holds a similar concern about the traditional Creeds of the Church.