Rev. Dr. Constance Cherry is professor emeritus of Christian worship at Indiana Wesleyan University, where for sixteen years she directed four unique programs in worship. She was named affiliate faculty for Wesley Seminary (IWU) in 2020. Since 2000 she has served as a founding faculty member of The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, traveling twice yearly to teach in the doctoral program of IWS. In addition, she is on the faculty of Sarang Global Academy (Seoul, Korea). She is a published composer (Lorenz, Hope Publishing Company, and Celebrations Unlimited) as well as the author of many hymn texts. She currently has hymns in six major hymnals. She is the author of several books, most influential among which is The Worship Architect (2010, 2nd ed. 2021).
Last Updated: September 10, 2025
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was developed by the King’s College, Cambridge, in 1918 and has been the annual Christmas Eve service held in King’s College Chapel ever since. Its stunning beauty, simplicity, and opportunity for congregational participation has made it a popular service implemented by other churches all over the world for the past century.
Recently I heard of a pastor who was trying to bring life and vitality to his medium-sized congregation's worship. He had become intrigued with "blended worship" and had experimented with adding some "contemporary" instrumentation and eliminating worship practices that might be considered too "high church." lie liked the concept of blended worship and was beginning to implement it, yet he still had reservations.
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