Downloads
Remember at Marcia’s workshop when she said “you can download this on my website…”? Well, here it is!
 
“The Rhythms of Liturgy and Life” [pdf]
Download the notes to Marcia’s keynote speech on her most recent research: Primal Patterns
 
“Creating a New Service” [pdf]
A worksheet for your worship team as you mull over creating a new service or doing a different style of service as a series during a particular season.
 
Denominational Worship Resource Websites
Marcia has worked with churches in all these denominations. Each denomination has wonderful resources on their worship web pages - explore them all!
  -  Worship Office, United Church of Christ
  -  Worship Division, United Methodist Church
  -  Worship Resources, Unitarian Universalist
  -  Worship Office, Lutheran (ELCA)
  -  Worship Office, Presbyterian Church
  -  Association of Disciple Musicians
  -  Center for Transforming Worship (Disciples of Christ)
  -  Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts
  -  Presbyterian Association of Musicians
 
Places to start surfing about Emerging Worship
Marcia honors diversity and teaches concepts applicable to any "style" of worship. However, Marcia's dedication to experiential, sensory-rich, interactive worship with deep soul finds great resonance with the postmodern "emerging worship" or "alt worship" movements. Learn more...
  -  www.smallfire.org
  -  www.emergentvillage.com
  -  www.emergingchurch.org
  -  www.alternativeworship.org
  -  www.vintagefaith.com
  -  www.emergingworship.org
  -  www.gbod.org
 
On Drumming!
If you’ve been at an event with Marcia, you know that she never leaves home without percussion! Whether drumming or shaking a rattle with global songs, or using the gentle sounds of a rainstick to accompany a reading, world percussion is making a comeback as essential instrumentation for worship.
  -  www.rhythmweb.com   -   Learn to make your own percussion
  -  www.serrv.org   -   A fair trade organization that sells rainsticks
  -  www.remo.com   -   Find the closest store to buy djembe’s, doumbeks, etc., etc. The djembe is the drum Marcia travels
     with… a great first percussion purchase for your worship.
  -  www.glenvelez.com   -   Buy Remo Mondo Tars designed by a premier frame drummer.
  -  www.rhythmweb.com   -   Learn about the most ancient drums (remember Miriam and the women at the Red Sea?)
  -  www.layneredmond.com   -   Speaking of women, learn about women drummers and their history. Order the book, When
     the Drummers Were Women by Layne Redmond.
  -  www.drumcircle.com   -    Village Music Circles is the home of master drum circle facilitator Arthur Hull with whom Marcia
     studied. Order the book Drum Circle Spirit and the Guide to Endrummingment video to expand your understanding of the
     power of rhythm.
 
Publications
Marcia has, at one time or another, subscribed to these magazines. Most have archived articles on-line.
  -  Worship Arts   -    http://members.aol.com/fummwa/WorshipArts.htm
  -  Reformed Worship   -    www.reformedworship.org
  -  Christianity Today   -    www.christianitytoday.com
  -  Worship Leader   -    www.worshipleader.com
  -  Technologies for Worship   -    http://tfwm.com
  -  Worship (scholarly journal - study of liturgical theology and practice)   -    www.saintjohnsabbey.org
  -  The Arts in Religious and Theological Studies   -    www.artsmag.org
 
Grants for Worship Study
These institutions have provided grants to churches that made a consultation with Marcia possible. Apply for funds to help your congregation revitalize their worship.
  -  Calvin Institute of Christian Worship   -   www.calvin.edu
  -  Louisville Institute   -   www.louisville-institute.org
 
Workshop references
Some of the specific websites that Marcia mentions in her workshops
  -  Order The Faith We Sing   -    www.cokesbury.com
  -  Software for worship technology   -    www.sundayplus.com
  -  Software for worship technology   -    www.mediashout.com
  -  License to print music and lyrics   -   www.ccli.com
  -  License to print music and lyrics   -   www.onelicense.net
  -  Philip Cox-Johnson visuals/textiles   -   www.gospelcolors.com
  -  Buy gossamer fabric here   -   www.shindigz.com
  -  Buy fabric-embossed floral type ribbon here   -   www.papermart.com
  -  Learn about Taizé worship   -   www.taize.fr/en
 
More links than you’ll know what to do with…
If you are a link-aholic, start at these sites (Marcia has in NO WAY looked at all of the links found at these) … happy hunting! As with all the links on this site, the views and opinions of each site are not necessarily in line with Marcia’s views and opinions.
  -  www.worshiplinks.com
  -  www.multisensoryworship.com
  -  www.sacramentis.com