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Dedicated to providing fresh ideas for busy ministers and worship planners in a variety of settings, the <i>Worship Innovations</i> series offers practical resources that will bring the Bible to life and brighten your worship services. The easy-to-produce dramas and programs can be used in any size church, yet are flexible enough to fit almost any worship style. And each user-friendly resource comes with detailed instructions, including a complete list of everything you need to prepare for. <p>In this<i> Worship Innovations</i> volume, the focus is on the Lent and Easter season. Like the first two books, this is a rich storehouse that will supply you with many seasons worth of compelling, scripturally authentic material. Included are: <p>- <i>The Paths to Calvary</i> -- a series of six short dramatic monologues for the weeks leading up to Easter in which biblical characters tell of their encounters with Jesus <p>- <i>Our Place at the Table</i> -- a dramatic re-enactment of the events preceding the Last Supper, culminating in a congregational communion service <p>- <i>A Passover to Remember</i> -- a complete Maundy Thursday service with a modified Passover seder as the centerpiece <p>- <i>A Growing Darkness</i> -- a Good Friday tenebrae service featuring seven readings about the day's events, brought to life with several costumed monologues <p>- <i>Seven Words to Die By</i> -- based on Christ's seven last words, this tenebrae service finds meaningful truths in the somber events of the crucifixion through monologues, scripture readings, music, and prayers <p>- <i>Surprise at Sunrise</i> -- an Easter sunrise service depicting the resurrection discovery in four vignettes using child actors <p>- <i>The Week of Weeks</i> -- a set of interactive scripture readings for each of the Sundays between Easter and Pentecost <p><b>Other titles in the Worship Innovations series: </b><br> Hanging The Greens For Christmas<br> Easy Bible Drama <p><b>Janet Burton</b> is a pastor's wife,