Our worship is liturgical and sacramental, Evangelical and Reformed, and Orthodox and charismatic.
This video is a creative way of getting in touch with what goes on in a Procession to Heaven. "The video begins with scenes of an ancient battle – the backstory of how the good world got broken. Then we're caught up into "heaven," to Asgard, to a magnificent city of majestic and supreme grandeur. Assembled in a grand hall are the city's leading citizens. Down the center isle comes Thor in jubilant, celebratory procession in anticipation of being crowned a king." (From Epic Living)
Worship that connects heaven and earth is sacramental, scriptural and Spirit-led.
Liturgy means “the work of the people.” This implies action, engagement and participation, not just words. Because we are convergent, our Basileian mode of worship, be it Sunday Eucharistic worship or other Eucharistic assemblies such as membership ceremonies (i.e., weddings, baptisms, etc.), is liturgical and sacramental in ways that are Evangelical and Reformed as well as Orthodox and charismatic.
The Liturgy expresses our Basileian charism. In the Liturgy we journey with passion, assemble in a convergent way, listen to wisdom, receive empowerment to govern and serve to advance transformation.
Therefore, all expressions of Basileia, following the historic pattern of the Church's Liturgy, order their Eucharistic worship in the following five-fold way:
Journey to the Mountain
Call to Worship
- Procession to Heaven
Assemble as the Church
Ordering and structuring of the people now gathered by means of an opening salutation, prayers, confession and pardon and various sign-acts signifying that the Church is assembled and now constituted as the Church with all offices present (bishop, presbyters, deacons and baptized laypersons)
Listen to the Word
Reading of Scripture according to the lectionary as grounded in the Church Year
- Commentary on the Scripture
- Creedal Confession
- The Peace
Govern from the Table
He Took
- Offering (including tithes and offerings and the bread and wine)
He Blessed
- Sursum Corda (“Lift up your hearts”)
- Preface
- Sanctus (“Holy”)
- Anamnesis (“Remembrance”)
- Words of Institution
- Epiclesis (“Invocation” of the Spirit)
- Intercession before receiving the bread and wine praying the The Lord’s Prayer and/or the Agnus Dei
He Broke
- Breaking of the bread
He Gave
- Invitation and distribution of the bread and wine
- Intercession after receiving the bread and the wine, also known as “The Prayers of the People”
Serve the Church and the World
Blessing
- Commissioning
In the name of Christus Victor. Amen!
