Baptists do not "own" a liturgy; rather, they share broadly with other denominations. The order of worship in most Baptist churches normally will not differ significantly from free church congregations. Those Baptists following a more formal order often borrow from Episcopal or Lutheran resources-or from the recently published resources developed by the United Methodists and Presbyterians PC (USA).
The service outlined here is the result of post-Vatican II scholarship and practice. Within...
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