The Dangerous Act of Worship

Living God's Call to Justice

By Mark Labberton
Foreword by John Ortberg

(hardcover)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 200 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: hardcover
Published: January 2007

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3316-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3316-0
IVP Order Code: 3316

Related Subjects

Worship, Liturgy & Sacraments

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.

Related Information & Resources

Check out the Urbana 06 Worship CD titled One Calling!