Progressive National Baptist Convention, Incorporated Churches

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Worship in the Progressive National Baptist Convention is rooted in a conviction of God's sovereignty and liberating character as revealed in the Exodus. The style of worship is participatory and uninhibited. Music, in a variety of styles, plays a vital role.

In his analysis of the distinctive character of African-American worship, Dearing E. King, editor of the Progressive National Baptist Hymnal, describes its most basic feature as "an unwavering faith in the absolute sovereignty of the...

 

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