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This is a time when we’re all aware of what matters most.

After the events of Holy Week, the disciples are devastated. They are in the midst of full-blown grief and disbelief. Into the heart of that grief came a stunning revelation–life had overcome death. God’s faithfulness would build them up once again–will bind them together. Is this possible in our lives? This series’ worship will say, “Yes, it can! Come and see! Live and love! This is the heart of the matter!”

Originally designed at the very genesis of the Covid-19 pandemic, this series highlighted the Acts scriptures that describe the early Christian community’s worship in the temple and around their tables at home.

In this season of continuing uncertainty and unrest, this series offers a way to engage people, affirming the support we give one another in hard times. Because it was originally conceived for people to gather around their tables during the at-home lock-down in 2020, this series is now adapted for use around tables in the sanctuary if you have flexible seating, or in the fellowship hall, or outside. It draws on the wisdom of the “dinner church” movement that reminds us that worship can happen in many ways. This could be a fun Easter Season or summer alternative, or used in small at-home dinner groups. Adapt for whatever context works best for your community!

Watch the series trailer

This clip is included in the downloads as an unbranded video (without the WDS logo) for you to share on your church website, on social media, and e-newsletters.

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This fully-scripted series includes:

• Eight fully-scripted worship experiences from Easter Sunday through Pentecost, including all words, tips for music, flow and timing (all adaptable to your context)

• Sermon fodder to help jumpstart your sermons

• Communion liturgy that can be used any week

• Individual and small group study resources

• Visual and Media Arts ideas to bring the series to life in your worship space

• Series logo and Canva template for complete customization

• Daily social media posts to use on your accounts

• Watch the “Get-Ready” webinar HERE (some references in the video to former platforms where the materials resided are obsolete… you will simply download files in this new format… EASY!)

Click HERE to go to the chat thread for this series (see and add photos, ideas, experiences, questions)

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When you purchase the series a la carte, you will be redirected to the file-sharing site called Hightail/Open Text immediately. You do not need an account in Hightail, simply download all the files to your computer. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at marcia@marciamcfee.com.

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Marcia McFee, PhD is the creator and visionary of the Worship Design Studio. Find out more about her work HERE. Questions? E-mail marcia@marciamcfee.com

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As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the joy of living in the beloved community and extending that fellowship through our witness as we "dare to dance again!"

Watch the series trailer

This clip is included in the downloads as an unbranded video (without the WDS logo) for you to share on your church website, on social media, and e-newsletters.

This fully-scripted series includes:

• Eight full worship scripts adaptable for your context that include all liturgy and leader parts, scripture readings, video pieces for parts of the liturgy

• Sermon fodder to help jumpstart your sermons

• Communion liturgy that can be used any week

• Individual and small group study resources

• Music suggestions for each week including hymn and song suggestions, choral anthems, and three original songs with sheet music and recordings included

• Visual and Media Arts ideas to bring the series to life in your worship space

• Children’s Time scripts to engage the youngest members of your community

• Series logo and Canva template for complete customization

• Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)

• Daily social media posts to use on your accounts

• Watch the “Get-Ready” webinar HERE (some references in the video to former platforms where the materials resided are obsolete… you will simply download files in this new format… EASY!)

Click HERE to go to the chat thread for this series (see and add photos, ideas, experiences, questions)

Access the Series

Purchase A La Carte Now

When you purchase the series a la carte, you will be redirected to the file-sharing site called Hightail/Open Text immediately. You do not need an account in Hightail, simply download all the files to your computer. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at marcia@marciamcfee.com.

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Marcia McFee, PhD is the creator and visionary of the Worship Design Studio. Find out more about her work HERE. Questions? E-mail marcia@marciamcfee.com

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When death seems to have had the last word and rising up feels locked down, we call on the power of love and life. We take up Jesus’ cup of freedom, we call on the name of the One Who Is Truly Sovereign, and we claim the freedom to move forward, to sing, to follow, to rise again, to love, heal, and be opened. In the end, we are filled with the freedom of the Spirit of God.

Watch the series trailer

This clip is included in the downloads as an unbranded video (without the WDS logo) for you to share on your church website, on social media, and e-newsletters.

This fully-scripted series includes:

• Eight full worship scripts for Easter Sunday through Pentecost including all liturgy and leader parts, scripture readings, and a communion liturgy

• Sermon fodder to help jumpstart your sermons

• Communion liturgy that can be used any week

• Small group materials for individual or group study, PLUS a guided devotional journal

• Visual and Media Arts ideas to bring the series to life in your worship space

• Children’s Time scripts to engage the youngest members of your community

• Series logo and Canva template for complete customization

• Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)

• Daily social media posts to use on your accounts

Click HERE to go to the chat thread for this series (see and add photos, ideas, experiences, questions)

Access the Series

Purchase A La Carte Now

When you purchase the series a la carte, you will be redirected to the file-sharing site called Hightail/Open Text immediately. You do not need an account in Hightail, simply download all the files to your computer. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at marcia@marciamcfee.com.

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Marcia McFee, PhD is the creator and visionary of the Worship Design Studio. Find out more about her work HERE. Questions? E-mail marcia@marciamcfee.com

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The butterfly has long been a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus, as well as our own resurrection as we emerge from the power of fear and death. In this series, we will consider the process of metamorphosis as a guide to examine our own transformations from cocoons and tombs to the unfurled beauty of all God calls us to be. This series can be used as an Easter Season series OR any time of year you need to focus on new life!

Butterflies are a timeless and powerful symbol of metamorphosis, change, growth, and renewal. Caterpillars spin a cocoon around themselves and turn into a goo inside, breaking down completely so that they can reform and break out of their protective shells as a new creation! This visual metaphor is rich with possibility for drawing parallels to the life of your church and community members. The most hopeful analogy is that the caterpillar had DNA within it already just waiting for this moment. We too have all we need to move forward in a reimagined presence in this world!

Watch the series trailer

This clip is included in the downloads as an unbranded video (without the WDS logo) for you to share on your church website, on social media, and e-newsletters.

This fully-scripted series includes:

• Eight worship scripts (plus three versions for week one–options for starting on Easter Sunday or the following week, or during Ordinary Time)

• Original threshold chant by Mark Miller and Tanya Lynn Bennett and original prayer song by Elaine Kirkland

• Sermon fodder to help jumpstart your sermons

• Communion liturgy that can be used any week

• Individual and small group study resources

• Guided journal which can be customized, printed, and distributed to your community

• Visual and Media Arts ideas to bring the series to life in your worship space

• Children’s Time scripts to engage the youngest members of your community

• Series logo and Canva template for complete customization

• Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)

• Daily social media posts to use on your accounts

• Watch the “Get-Ready” webinar HERE (some references in the video to former platforms where the materials resided are obsolete… you will simply download files in this new format… EASY!)

Click HERE to go to the chat thread for this series (see and add photos, ideas, experiences, questions)

Access the Series

Purchase A La Carte Now

When you purchase the series a la carte, you will be redirected to the file-sharing site called Hightail/Open Text immediately. You do not need an account in Hightail, simply download all the files to your computer. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at marcia@marciamcfee.com.

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Marcia McFee, PhD is the creator and visionary of the Worship Design Studio. Find out more about her work HERE. Questions? E-mail marcia@marciamcfee.com

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This non-lectionary series is inspired by Amos, a prophet whose message is that God calls us to let "justice roll down like waters." Worship without justice is not acceptable, rather our songs must move us to action on behalf of the oppressed. Utilizes the music of WDS Guest Expert, Mark Miller. Originally designed for Lent, this version of the series can be adapted for anytime.

Why this series?

This series was originally designed for the Lenten season. This version you are viewing is the “anytime” version of the series with Lent mentions edited out because we found that this powerful journey works any time of year! The focus on baptism and justice is the same.

In this adaptation, Dr. McFee created two versions of what was originally a culminating Easter service. You could choose to begin this series on Easter Sunday or the Sunday after Easter, or you could adapt the materials for use at anytime of the year. The messages in this series are powerful and will make an impact on your congregation whenever you choose to use it, not just during the Lent or Easter seasons.

“Justice is what love looks like in public.” - Cornel West

And there is no more important time than now for offering more love in this divided world.

Marcia McFee and Mark Miller have created worship in many settings together over many years, weaving their belief in the power of worshiping together as a catalyst for moving hearts, mind and bodies into greater empowerment for good. As we worship together, our voices and actions solidify our bond to God and to one another. When we are active participants in worship, we are formed as active disciples in the world.

Wondering if this series is accessible for your congregation?

"Last year, Mark teamed up with the General Commission on Religion and Race to offer a Lenten study that would invite congregations into conversations about reconciliation with neighbors near and far. I was inspired by this format and decided to create worship to accompany the study this year. We are also expanding that study in many directions so that you can pick and choose among a variety of resources for your small groups that will allow you to enter the conversation at different levels of engagement. Many churches have been talking about justice issues for a long time and will appreciate the deeper dive into more challenging topics. Other congregations will be at a more 'entry' level and will find resources for incremental steps to greater awareness. The prepared worship scripts allow for this spectrum of experience, serving as the theological and spiritual guide for hearing the prophetic call to let justice roll down." - Dr. Marcia McFee

Watch the series trailer

This clip is included in the downloads as an unbranded video (without the WDS logo) for you to share on your church website, on social media, and e-newsletters.

This fully-scripted series includes:

• Nine Full worship scripts, a service of preparation and prayer, and a stand-alone communion liturgy that could be used any week of the series. These scripts will give you all the language for litanies and prayers, music suggestions, and a cohesive vision for the flow of worship that you can then adapt and tweak to fit your own context.

• Communion liturgy that can be used any week

• Threshold moment music featuring the “Roll Down Justice” anthem by Mark Miller, plus lead sheets for several of Mark’s anthems from the Roll Down Justice: Sacred Songs and Social Justice songbook

• Children’s time scripts created by Mark Burrows

• Sermon fodder and small group study materials suggested by the General Commission on Race and Religion (UMC)

• Visual and Media Arts ideas

• Series logo and Canva template for complete customization

• Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)

• Watch the “Get-Ready” webinar HERE (some references in the video to former platforms where the materials resided are obsolete… you will simply download files in this new format… EASY! Please note that this webinar is related to the original Lent version but the advice and ideas can relate to this Easter Season version)

Click HERE to go to the chat thread for this series (see and add photos, ideas, experiences, questions. Please note that this chat thread is for all versions of this series whether you are using it for Lent, Easter Season, or Ordinary Time)

Access the Series

Purchase A La Carte Now

When you purchase the series a la carte, you will be redirected to the file-sharing site called Hightail/Open Text immediately. You do not need an account in Hightail, simply download all the files to your computer. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at marcia@marciamcfee.com.

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Marcia McFee, PhD is the creator and visionary of the Worship Design Studio. Find out more about her work HERE. Questions? E-mail marcia@marciamcfee.com

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“I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.” — John 11: 25-26

The Easter Season is a time of celebrating all the ways in which resurrection is possible in our lives. We can be in need of rising out of the depth of imprisonment, addiction, poverty, illness, and oppression — not just physically and literally, but also spiritually. What keeps us locked up inside? What holds us back from the joy of life? What binds us, keeping us from the fullness of who God created us to be? Join us for powerful testimonies — Resurrection Stories — from those who have found “resurrection” in their lives. It might just inspire you to unlock your own rising up!

Watch the series trailer

This clip is included in the downloads as an unbranded video (without the WDS logo) for you to share on your church website, on social media, and e-newsletters.

This fully-scripted series includes:

• Eight full worship scripts adaptable for your context that include all liturgy and leader parts, scripture readings, and a communion liturgy

• Sermon fodder to help jumpstart your sermons

• Communion liturgy that can be used any week

• Individual and small group study resources

• Visual and Media Arts ideas to bring the series to life in your worship space

• Children’s Time scripts to engage the youngest members of your community

• Series logo and Canva template for complete customization

• Series video trailer to get the word out (customizable)

• Daily social media posts to use on your accounts

• Watch the “Get-Ready” webinar HERE (some references in the video to former platforms where the materials resided are obsolete… you will simply download files in this new format… EASY!)

Click HERE to go to the chat thread for this series (see and add photos, ideas, experiences, questions)

Access the Series

Purchase A La Carte Now

When you purchase the series a la carte, you will be redirected to the file-sharing site called Hightail/Open Text immediately. You do not need an account in Hightail, simply download all the files to your computer. If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us at marcia@marciamcfee.com.

Subscribe now

Marcia McFee, PhD is the creator and visionary of the Worship Design Studio. Find out more about her work HERE. Questions? E-mail marcia@marciamcfee.com

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These are the earliest series I created before I began to create fully-scripted worship series. They have lots of ideas for every Sunday, every worship art (too many to use, FYI) but you are tasked with creating your own scripts/orders of worship. These are available only to paid annual subscribers, not a la carte. Go HERE to subscribe if you’d like to add these resources to your access!

Rise Up! (RCL Year A — 7 Weeks) - This lectionary-based (Year A) Easter Season series takes on some of the “big deals” of the faith such as belief, suffering, sacrifice, judgment. Could be adapted for any time of year.

A Place to Call Home (RCL Year B — 8 Weeks) - This lectionary-based (Year B) Easter Season series begins on Easter with an invitation to everyone, but especially visitors, to consider exploring just for the next 7 weeks what it would be like to reconsider the church as “a place to call home” and all that entails. Please note: this series will be adapted into a fully-scripted series for 2027.

Draw the Circle Wide (NL Year 2 — 8 Weeks) - This series was originally created for the Easter season utilizing the scriptures from the Narrative Lectionary, Year 1. Focuses on expanding love, grace, reconciliation in the world using the early church expansion of Christianity to Gentiles. Can be adapted for other times of year.

Just As He Told You (NL Year 2 — 8 Weeks) - This Easter Season series could be subtitled "When in Doubt, Read the Instructions!" The texts pair advice from Jesus with the struggles of the early church and invite us to apply it all to our own discipleship. Based on the Narrative Lectionary, Year 2, but could be used even if you don't follow that lectionary.

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