Sublime

Christian worship is the heart of discipleship just to the extent that it is a repertoire of practices shaped by the biblical story. Only worship that is oriented by the biblical story and suffused with the Spirit will be a counterformative practice that can undo the habituations of rival, secular liturgies.

There is nothing magic about any particular church tradition. Liturgy is never a silver bullet for sinfulness. These “formative practices” have no value outside of the gospel and God’s own initiative and power.6 But God has loved us and sought us—not only as individuals, but corporately as a people over millennia. As we learn the words, practices,

Liturgy is the way we learn to “put on” Christ (Col. 3:12–16).

to reclaiming the prophetic tradition and working with multi-faith partners to build a society of equity and equality, compassion and justice.

The dictionary defines ethos as: The moral character, nature, disposition and customs of a people or culture.