The ridiculous incongruity of worship / Justo L. González -- Church attenders as worship consumers : point and counterpoint / Lester Ruth -- African American worship / Melva Wilson Costen -- Hispanic worship / Justo L. González -- History takes a hit / Lester Ruth -- Contemporary worship, contemporary language? / Margo G. Houts -- The greatest drama ever staged / Dorothy Sayers -- Testing Christian taste : twelve assumptions / Frank Burch Brown -- Church and mission "according to the whole" / Justo L. González -- Nairobi statement on worship and culture / Lutheran World Federation -- Preaching in an anti-authority age / Duane K. Kelderman -- The commercial connection / Robb Redman -- Two sketches from a parish choir room / Ted A. Gibboney -- Reasons for being at worship / Marva J. Dawn -- A cultural ethic for Christian worship / Melva Wilson Costen -- Space for grace / Cindy K. Holtrop -- Hospitable leadership of songs for worship / John Ferguson -- Cross-cultural actions in worship / Melva Wilson Costen -- Glimpses of koinonia worship -- God's splendor / Marva J. Dawn -- Real presence / John Wilson -- How will we respond? / Michael S. Hamilton -- Sung prayer / C. Michael Hawn -- Communion in prayer / Philip W. Butin -- The difference between evangelism and worship / Marva J. Dawn -- Our baptismal calling / Philip W. Butin -- Mystery of mysteries! / Justo L. González.