In recent times I don't of many collections of prayers and liturgies from Baptists. The only book I know is the wonderful Prayers of the People (eds. Simon Woodman and Karen Smith), which is probably the bestseller in terms of the Centre for Baptist History and Heritage Studies (it's only £10!). So the website that is Dancing Scarecrow is a gift. A growing collection of earthy liturgies of all types for those planning and leading worship. It is run by Baptist ministers Tim Presswood and Clare McBeath (Clare is about to become Co-Principal of Northern Baptist College), based in East Manchester. They published a book Crumbs of Hope in 2006, but more recently are uploading their many many bits for free on their website Dancing Scarecrow.
The latest bit of news is they are now beginning to take submissions from others and so you can now find a set of dramatic-style readings I've written (many with my friend Miriam).
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