Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year B, Volume 2 Hardcover – February 13, 2015

If you're a lectionary preacher, the Feasting On the Word series is a must-have resource. I was fortunate to receive the commentary series as a Christmas gift while I was in seminary - a part of my resource budget every year for the last three years now has been dedicated to picking up the worship companion resources that WJK has published since then. The authors in the worship companion books go to great lengths to write liturgical elements that incorporate and embrace the lectionary texts each week, and it's a wonderful tool to have at your disposal for any pastor who wants to ensure that they are crafting a service and liturgy that maintain thematic elements of the scriptures throughout.For each Sunday of the Revised Common Lectionary, the Feasting worship companions offer a Call to Worship, Call to Confession, Prayer of Confession, Declaration of Forgiveness, Prayer of the Day, Prayer for Illumination, Prayers of Intercession, Invitation to the Offering, Prayer of Thanksgiving/Dedication, Charge and Blessing to use and incorporate into your weekly services. At the same time, the companion also offers prayers for weekly use in your own household in the morning and evening, as well as a question or two for reflection throughout the week. I use this reflection question at the beginning of each week to help start my congregation in possible discussion of the upcoming texts, but I also find that it helps me shape my own exploration of the texts as I go into sermon preparation.One of the nice things about these companions is that during ordinary time, they provide liturgical material for <i>both</i> tracks of the lectionary - both semi-continuous and complementary. They also provide prayers of thanksgiving, thanksgiving for baptism, and other liturgical options that you might need for specific festival days and celebrations, which is always a nice further resource to have.I look forward to seeing what other materials Feasting On the Word releases!

I work in a church office. Feasting on the Word Worship Companion is so helpful. I have worked for two different pastors and they both love it. I am half way through having a whole set in the office now. It is great.

I use these Worship Companions as part of my more relaxed worship experiences. This is a treasure of liturgy parts that can be used for any worship service.

I love this entire series. Sometimes I use prayers as in the book, and at other times it inspires me to write original prayers and devotions.

Thanks again for another wonderful resource!

Love this resource for assisting in pulling together liurgy. The Kindle Format is especially helpful to use in worship. I have all three years.

Have the entire set, use it for most worship services, some I prefer to write my own or sometimes I use parts of the companion.

Great companion book!

This resource is invaluable for anyone leading worship using the RCL. The language is inclusive, beautiful and faithful

Really pleased with this and looking forward to using it as the year progresses.

Good to have completed the set. I used this most weeks.