{"id":17835,"date":"2023-10-25T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=17835"},"modified":"2023-10-25T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T21:03:13","slug":"season-20-episode-4-the-pain-and-the-promise-of-communion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2023\/10\/season-20-episode-4-the-pain-and-the-promise-of-communion\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 20: Episode 4 | The Pain and the Promise of Communion"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re back! This season we\u2019re focusing on worship, particularly worship that is transformative. Our season long guest is Rory Noland and we will be working with his book, Transforming Worship: Planning and Leading Sunday Services as If Spiritual Formation Mattered<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>In addition to Ruth and Rory, we will also be bringing other guests into the conversations about worship with spiritual formation at its core. This season is for all who worship, not just pastors and leaders who plan the weekly services!<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s episode Ruth and Rory are joined by Aaron Damiani, an Anglican pastor, to discuss the worship practice of Communion. Ruth and Rory share about their own painful experiences trying to celebrate the eucharist across denominations in the early days of Transforming Community and the three talk about how to wade into the places of tension the Lord\u2019s table can hold. They also tackle why the eucharist is an important part of transforming worship and how to make communion transformative if it\u2019s become a rote practice.<\/p>\n

\"AaronAaron Damiani <\/strong>serves as the Rector (Lead Pastor) of Immanuel Anglican Church in Chicago and is the author of The Good of Giving Up: Discovering the Freedom of Lent<\/em><\/a> (Moody, 2017) and Earth Filled With Heaven: Finding Life in Liturgy, Sacraments, and other Ancient Practices of the Church<\/em> (Moody, 2022). Aaron writes and speaks regularly about spiritual formation, leadership and recovering the gifts of the ancient church for today’s challenges. Aaron and his wife Laura live with their four kids in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\"RoryRory Noland<\/strong> is the director of Heart of the Artist Ministries, an organization dedicated to serving artists in the church. He mentors worship leaders, speaks at churches and conferences, leads retreats for artists, and consults with churches in the areas of worship and the arts. Rory is also a trained spiritual director, a published songwriter and has authored five books, including the best-seller, The Heart of the Artist: A Character-Building Guide For You and Your Ministry Team<\/em>. Rory earned a Doctoral Degree from the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies. He was part of TC2 and led worship for the The Transforming Center for fifteen years.
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