Abbey Baptist Church

A Place of Prayer, of Discovery, of Refuge,

1 Origin of Christian Worship | 2 The Liturgy of the Word | 3 The Liturgy of the Table | 4 The Liturgical Year | 5 The Lectionary | 6 Hymns and Psalms | 7 Opening Prayers | 8 Prayers for the Church and World | 9 Gifts and Offerings | 10 Prayers at the Table | 11 The Lord’s Prayer | 12 Blessings and Dismissals | 13 Christian Baptism | 14 Christian Marriage and the Family | 15 Funerals | 

Introducing Christian Worship

The Revd Dr Paul Sheppy who served as the Minister of Abbey Baptist Church 2001-2009 has written a number of books, including a series of articles on Christian Worship, which can be read by clicking on the headings above.

About Paul Sheppy

The Revd Dr P J Sheppy, BD was ordained in 1973 and has served in five ministries:

• Youth Minister, Fuller Baptist Church, Kettering (1973-1976)
• Chaplain, Oxford Brookes University (then Oxford Polytechnic) (1976-1981)
• Minister, Burnley Lane Baptist Church (1981-1988)
• Minister, Barnoldswick Baptist Church, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire (1988-2001)
• Minister, Abbey Baptist Church, Reading (2001-2009)

Paul has served on the Baptist Union Council as well as representing the Baptist Union on the Joint Liturgical Group (he was Secretary for eight years) from 1988 - 2001.  He has also represented the BU on the Churches’ Funerals Group since 1997.

Paul has written a number of hymns and liturgical texts. In 1997 the Canterbury Press published his book of daily prayers, Each Day, Each Night.  Canterbury also published his book of funeral resources, In Sure and Certain Hope, in the spring of 2003. A further book was published by Ashgate Publishing in 2004 to critical acclaim, entitled Death, Liturgy and Ritual.  In 2005 he turned his attention to the bereaved with his book, Cries of the Heart, published by Canterbury Press.