The Art of Curating Worship: Reshaping the Role of Worship Leader

Anyone who has experienced a worship event curated by Mark Pierson will immediately recognize the significance and wisdom of just about anything he has to say on this topic. I say this carefully because I would not want to embarrass Mark. But he really is a master of the priestly art of creating worshipful experiences. Mark is a worthy teacher and his book a worthy read. The Art of Curating Worship is a fine resource for anyone wanting a new way of approaching the worship they design.-Alan Hirsck author The Forgotten Ways; co-author Untamed and the Shaping of Things to Come.. Curation is a wonderful way of thinking about what leading worship entails. Mark the godfather of curation in worship(!) weaves together theory practical advice and wisdom from his wealth of experience in seamless fashion. Hes advocating a potentially huge mind shift around worship in church and in public space that has the potential to catalyze a new creative movement I really hope it does.-Jonny Baker jonnybaker.blogs.com. I loved this book! it offers an evocative framework for deepening the Churchs worship experience whether ones worship context is ultra traditional avant-garde or somewhere in between. My hope is that this book will inspire a company of worship curators who will continue to explore the rich practices only beginning to take shape here.-David Williams President Taylor Seminary Edmonton Alberta. Mark Pierson has the nerve in a fast-food world to help launch a slow-church movement. This wise and practical book will take you far beyond the tired old debates about traditional versus contemporary worship and the like. It will inspire you to create and curate worship spaces where real people can connect and engage with the presence of God. I think this is a book whose time has come and I hope you will not only read it but put it into practice in your own context. I think this is the most important and helpful book on public worship written in at least a decade and maybe in my lifetime.-Brian McLaren author/speaker/activist (brianmclaren.net)