Worship and the World to Come: Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship

Glenn Packiam

May 2021 · Christian Audio · Narrated by Ramon De Ocampo

About this audiobook

Christians sing because we are people of hope. Yet our hope is unlike other kinds of hope. We are not optimists; nor are we escapists. Christian hope is uniquely shaped by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and by the promise of our own future resurrection. How is that hope both expressed and experienced in contemporary worship? In this volume in the Dynamics of Christian Worship series, pastor, theologian, and songwriter Glenn Packiam explores what Christians sing about when they sing about hope and what kind of hope they experience when they worship together. Through his analysis and reflection, we find that Christian worship is crucial to both the proclamation and the formation of Christian hope.

About the author

Glenn Packiam is the associate senior pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has written or cowritten nearly seventy worship songs, including "Your Name" and "Mystery of Faith," and is the author of several books, including Blessed Broken Given and Discover the Mystery of Faith.

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon, Ramon de Ocampo is best known for his television work, especially for his recurring roles on many hit TV shows, including The West Wing, Notorious, 12 Monkeys, and Sons of Anarchy. A longtime audiobook narrator, Ramon is an Audie Award nominee and has won eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards.