This is an essential introductory to liturgy for both ordinands and trainee lay readers indeed for anyone who finds themselves having to plan or lead public worship. Well-known worship writer and speaker Mark Earey has written this book both for lovers and loathers of liturgical worship and for those who want to discover it for the first time. This updated and enlarged second edition now includes: How liturgy works as ritual; The use of liturgy in different traditions; The shape of the Christian year and what this tells us about Gods engagement with the world; Patterns of reading scripture in worship; using music and song; and how to use words and silence in worship. Liturgical Worship will enthuse and give confidence to anyone who needs to know more about this fascinating subject.