151 First Words. . . From the Issue Editor. By Deborah Carlton Loftis, Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, and Visiting Professor of Church Music, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia.

155 A Word From. . . The Managing Editor. By Mark E. Biddle, Professor of Old Testament, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia, and Managing Editor of Review & Expositor.

157 A Word From. . . By Molly T. Marshall, President and Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Shawnee, Kansas.

161 A Word About. . . Worship. By J. Daniel Day is Associate Professor of Christian Preaching and Worship at Campbell Divinity School in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

165 A Word About. . . Sunday Morning for Ministers. By Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford, Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, and Associate Editor of The Review & Expositor.

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171 The Lord’s Supper for Baptists: A Spiritual Meal, a Snack, or a Placebo? By Donald Paul Hustad, V. V. Cooke Professor of Organ, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky (retired), and Fellow of the Royal College of Organists.

189  Sing Them Over Again: Scripture and Hymns. By Paul A. Richardson, Professor of Music in the School of Performing Arts, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and past President of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.

207 A Little Reverse Missions: In Search of a Global Perspective in Worship. By C. Michael Hawn, Professor of Church Music and Director of the Sacred Music Masters Program, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, Texas.

221 Observing the Christian Year as a Means of Facilitating Spiritual Growth. By C. Edward Shepard, the pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, King William County, Virginia.

235 Gathered and Scattered: Worship That Embodies a Right Relationship with God. By Nancy Rock Poti, Pastor, Trinity Church, Baptist, Richmond, Virginia.

251  Gentlemen and Ladies: This is Worship. By Tracy L. Hartman, the Daniel O. Aleshire Associate Professor of Homiletics and Practical Theology, Baptist Theology Seminary at Richmond, Virginia.

Review Article

259 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1859-2009. Reviewed by Dwight A Moody, Executive Director of the Academy of Preachers.

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