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by David L. Bone (Author), Mary Scifres (Author)
A weekly worship planning book for pastors and musicians--refreshed! Discover the enhanced 2025-2026 edition of Prepare!, your ultimate music and worship planning companion for local churches of all sizes. This updated resource has new features, including full texts from the popular CEB and NRSVue Scripture translations, blank writing space for your ideas, music recommendations for various ensembles, hymn and song suggestions, visual worship suggestions, and more. With a user-friendly layout and comprehensive indexes, Prepare! makes planning worship services easier for both music directors and pastors. This all-in-one guide provides everything you need to plan worship throughout the Church Year. It includes extensive musical suggestions from a wide range of denominations, including the standard hymnals from the major Christian churches. Hymnals: Africana Hymnal, The Baptist Hymnal, Chalice Hymnal (Disciples of Christ), The Faith We Sing, Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal, The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal), Hymns for the Family of God, Lutheran Book of Worship, The Presbyterian Hymnal, The New Century Hymnal (United Church of Christ), Renew! Songs & Hymns for Blended Worship, Songs for Praise and Worship Sing along Edition, The United Methodist Hymnal, Voices United, Worship & Song, and Worship III (Roman Catholic).
Author Biography
David L. Bone (Author)
David L. Bone is Executive Director of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mary Scifres is a United Methodist pastor, teacher, and consultant who inspires and equips twenty-first-century leaders in creative worship, church growth, visioning, and strategic planning. She is co-author of The United Methodist Music and Worship Planner and its ecumenical counterpart, Prepare!, and author of the worship evangelism book Searching for Seekers. A graduate of Boston University, she holds both the Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Music degrees. Mary lives in Laguna Beach, California.
