Preaching and Worship Resources
The following resources for worship planning, lectionary-based tools, and other helpful websites have been suggested by your presbytery colleagues in the following categories:
Lectionary based Resources | Commentaries | Bible Tools |
PCUSA Worship Planning | Other Worship Planning | Other Websites and Blogs |
When appropriate and available, links are to the PCUSA Store or to Amazon. They are certainly not the only resources, so be sure to check prices at your favorite online book stores!
The Communications and Training Teams know that these resources are not complete, so if you have additional resources to share use the submission form at the bottom of this page.
Lectionary based Resources
Revised Common Lectionary – Vanderbilt University
Preaching Through the Christian Year
Year A / Year B
Keeping Holy Time: Studying the Revised Common Lectionary:
Year A / Year B / Year C
When We Gather: A Book of Prayers for Worship
Commentaries
The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary Series
The New Testament for Everyone series by NT Wright
The New Daily Study Bible commentary series by William Barclay
The New International Commentary of the Old/New Testament (no direct link, multiple volumes)
NIV Application Commentary (no direct link, multiple volumes)
The New American Commentary (no direct link, multiple volumes)
PCUSA Worship Planning Resources
(Links are to PCUSA Store search results)
Connections / Connections Worship Companion
Feasting on the Word / Feasting on the Word Worship Companion
PCUSA Book of Common Worship (variety of purchase options)
PCUSA Book of Confessions (variety of purchase options)
Other Worship Planning Resources
The Worship Sourcebook – (book/CD)
Other Spiritual Websites and Blogs
Center for Excellence in Preaching
The Salt Project – Music, film, digital resources
Center for Action and Contemplation – Richard Rohr