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Title: Baker's Wedding Handbook: Resources for Pastors
ISBN: 0801032253
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Publicate Date: 1994-05-01
Publish: 1994-05-01
List Price: $16.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Uh... In a word... Awesome!
Words alone can't describe it... but I'll try. At first glance it appears to be a very small & petite book. It's a little less than 200 pages. I kind of thumbed through and thought, "yeah... whatever!" After having the time to sit down and actually go through it thoroughly... WOW! This manual is simply amazing. With this manual you can virtually marry any denominational or non-denominational, or revise a ceremony to fit just about any type of marriage. There's a chapter on pre-marriage counseling for the couple to be, music suggestions, prayer suggestion... you name... even a check list and so on... it's "ALL" there. This is definitely a must have for the new or seasoned minister. Forget the rest... or not... this is absolutely the best!
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2: PERFECT
THE BEST BOOK OF ALL WEDDING BOOKS. I AM A NEW MINISTER AND THIS BOOK MADE IT EASY THE BEST BOOK BY FAR THAT I BOUGHT AND I GOT 15 OF THEM IF THAT TELLS YOU ANYTHING. I AM NO LONGER WORRIED AND HAVE DONE 4 WEDDINGS WITH THIS BOOK.
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3: Wedding services for Christians
This book contains a variety of services for different Christian denominations: Baptist, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Episcopalian, Evangelical, Lutheran, Methodist (including The Free Methodist Church of North America and The Wesleyan Church), Presbyterian, and Reformed (Christian Reformed Church and Reformed Church in America). There are a few alterate wedding ceremonies, including two versions of a "contemporary" service and a service in recognition of a Civil Marriage. All are Christian.
One of the useful features of the ceremonies is that they are broken down into sections. Here is one example: Prelude, Music, Lighting of Candles, Processional, Welcome, Invocation, Readings, Parting from Parents, Declaration of Intent, Exchange of Vows, Exchange of Rings, Lighting of Unity Candle, Pronouncement of Marriage, Benediction, Introduction of Newlyweds. This makes it easier to create customized ceremonies by adding, skipping, or changing the order of certain sections.
Some alternative vows and wedding prayers are offered, in the event that the bride and groom want to make these sections more personal by choosing their favorite. Suggestions for wedding music are given. A sample checklist is included, to be used by the pastor or minister when working with the bride and groom to plan the wedding. And, an example is given for the proper ettiquette for the positioning of the bride, groom, and attendants during the processional.
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4: Pastor Resources
I found this book to be good for Christian denomination weddings. It covers a wide range of these. However, it excludes a non-denominational or non-religious wedding. Nonetheless, for someone conducting a wedding, it will provide you with some great ideas about different facets of the ceremony.
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5: Don't plan a wedding without it!
Engle's book is a must-have resource for anyone planning a wedding. When the pastor marrying us asked us what we wanted in our vows, we had no idea. Baker's Wedding Handbook gives information on nearly every denomination from Baptist to Reformed. The section for each denomination not only lists tradtional vows for that denomination, but includes traditional wedding hymns and prayers typically used. In the second section of the book, Engle presents more contemporary wedding traditions, including several for second marriages. Meditations for wedding ceremonies are included in the final section of the book. The meditations are beautiful!
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