call to worship
Sacred gathering signal
A call to worship is the opening element of a religious service that invites the congregation to turn their attention toward God.
It may be a spoken invocation, a scripture reading, a hymn, or a combination: The pastor began with a call to worship from the Psalms.
The phrase signals the transition from ordinary time into sacred observance.
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- hymnReligious song of praise
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- house of GodPlace of worship
church bells · bells · congregation · opening · opening prayer · prayer · order of service · summons · reverence · processional · introit · chant · sacred · holy ground · assembly · organ · choir loft · pulpit
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- church practicesinfant baptism, Lord's Supper, communion, prayer meeting, hymn singing
- Church Ritesbaptizing, Holy Communion, christening, Lord's Supper, adult baptism
- church servicehymnal, prelude, sermon, postlude, readings
- Church Worshiphymnal, hymnals, pulpit, preacher, pew
- worship elementsprayer, sermon, homily, hymn singing, scripture reading
call to worshipdismissal
Removal from position
benediction · recessional · final blessing · postlude · commissioning
call to worshipdismissal
Removal from position
apostasy · blasphemy · scattering · desecration · profanation
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