Great worship resources
Please forward any useful information, on these or other related topics, to Rob Bos at robb@nat.uca.org.au Thanks.
1. Websites (general)
The Uniting Church in Australia’s Worship Working Group has a very useful website with links at: http://nat.uca.org.au/TD/worship
Another website with very useful links is: http://www.textweek.com.
2. Study materials
Coolamon College Discover… Program (8 group sessions of about 90 minutes plus some individual reading). Credit towards a Certificate is being negotiated by the College. This program includes the following units:
How shall we worship? – 1 (Anne Amos and Robert Bos)
This unit looks at the shape and theology of worship.
How shall we worship? – 2 (Ann Scull)
This unit looks at "contemporary" worship: experiential, participatory, interactive and communal.
Cost $30 per student no assessment, $50 per student with assessment.
Coolamon College Explore… Program (each unit approximately 50 to 70 hours of work). Credit towards a Diploma is available. This program includes the following units:
Worship in the Uniting Church in Australia (Anne Amos)
This unit looks at the shape of worship.
Uniting Church Sacraments for Lay Presiders (Anita Monro)
How do we understand Baptism and the Lord’s Supper?
Contact for Coolamon College: G.P.O. Box 674, Brisbane 4001.
Phone: (07) 3377 9940 or 1800 639 385.
Fax (07) 3377 9716
Email: coolamon@uccentre.ucaqld.com.au
Website: http://coolamon.org
3. Visuals
Royalty-free photo objects are produced on CD by Hemera and called Big Box of Art. It retails in Australia for about $AUD150.00.
4. E-groups
Journeys in Worship is hosted by the Victorian UCA Synod:
www.egroups.com/group/journeys-in-worship
5. Music
RCL-based contemporary worship music site: Together to Celebrate www.dovenetq.net.au/~macgd
See the website of the Contemporary Music Network in Victoria at: http://cecm.vic.uca.org.au. Click on CMN tab at the top and download one of their mailings.
6. Copyright
Go to the APRA website: www.apra.com.au
7. Multimedia resources links
8. Picture books & themes ... with kids