A Community at Worship
A year-long worship experience to help your congregation explore the theology, culture, and practice that guides your worship.



Participating Congregations:
Berwick First Baptist |
Grace Crossing Community Church |
Calvary Baptist, Allentown |
Parkerford Baptist Church |
First Baptist Church of Bethlehem |
Prospect Hill Baptist Church |
First Baptist Church of Lansdale |
The Baptist Church of West Chester |
First Baptist Church of Norristown |
Participating Congregations Will Receive:
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Three workshops for up to five people
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Five copies of “A Community at Worship”
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Three church-specific consultations
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$500 to grow your worship program (not for equipment)
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$240 to support communicating your worship norms with the congregation
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A community working together to grow as worshipers of God
Commitment Required to Participate:
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Congregation’s leadership has agreed to support participation in the year-long Community at Worship project.
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Congregation will contribute $100 towards the program. Checks made payable to “A Place in the Conversation.”
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A team of up to five people (including the pastor) who are committed to attending all three workshops. (see below)
Workshops:
Workshop 1 – September 23, 2023: Discerning your Congregation’s Unique Theology, Culture, and Practice of Worship
9 – 9.30: Sign in and Coffee
9.30 – 9.45: Welcoming Comments and Opening Prayer
9.45 – 10.15: Session I: Worship is Our Thing
10.15 – 11.00: Session II: Discernment -vs- Planning
11.00 – 11.15: Break
11.15 – 12: Breakout Exercise
12 – 1: Lunch
1 – 1.45: Session III Workshop: Begin exploring your own community’s worship norms
Short break to compile results of session III
2 – 3: Session IV: Tactical Planning and Group Discussion (Planning to take the project home)
3 – 3.30: Closing
Workshop 2 – January 20, 2024: Communicating your Congregation’s Unique Worship Norms
9 – 9.30: Sign in and Coffee
9.30 – 9.45: Welcoming Comments and Opening Prayer
9.45 – 10.15: Session I:
10.15 – 11.00: Session II:
11.00 – 11.15: Break
11.15 – 12: Breakout Exercise
12 – 1: Lunch
1 – 1.45: Session III Workshop:
Short break to compile results of session III
2 – 3: Session IV:
3 – 3.30: Closing
Workshop 3 – May 4, 2024: Living Into Your Community’s Unique Worship Culture
9 – 9.30: Sign in and Coffee
9.30 – 9.45: Welcoming Comments and Opening Prayer
9.45 – 10.15: Session I:
10.15 – 11.00: Session II:
11.00 – 11.15: Break
11.15 – 12: Breakout Exercise
12 – 1: Lunch
1 – 1.45: Session III Workshop:
Short break to compile results of session III
2 – 3: Session IV:
3 – 3.30: Closing
All workshops will be held at FBC Lansdale: 700 N Broad St, Lansdale, PA 19446
To Submit an Application for the Program:
We have ten churches committed to the program. If you are interested, there still may be room. Please contact Dan Nicewonger directly, contact information is found below.
For more information:
Pastor Dan Nicewonger
dan@aplaceintheconversation.org 704-918-8043
Dr. Chris Wells
physicistintheory@gmail.com 410-869-2192
The Community at Worship year-long experience is a project of A Place in the Conversation done in partnership with the Central Union Association of American Baptist Churches of PA and DE.
This program is made possible through a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.