Career
Long received a B.Mus. from theThought
Long strives to help church leaders give serious thought to how they lead worship and the theological meanings behind their actions and language. In one of her most popular publications, ''The Worshiping Body: The Art of Leading Worship'', she desires that others understand how full of symbols worship is, including the presider as one of them. Long argues the goal of these symbols should be to evoke the worship of the people rather than to call attention to themselves. Her particular focus is upon the importance of the sacraments of baptism and communion. Long's current work seeks to understand marriage in the church and to create worship resources for marriage that is inclusive of all people. It has been very influential in theWorks
*''The Worshiping Body: The Art of Leading Worship'' (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2009). *''The Eucharistic Theology of the American Holy Fairs'' (Westminster/John Knox, 2011). *''Inclusive Marriage Services: A Wedding Sourcebook'', ed. with David Maxwell (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015). *Co-Editor, ''Book of Common Worship'', 2nd edition, forthcoming in 2018. *Editor, ''Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching and the Arts'' (2005-2011). *Peer reviewer in religious studies, ''Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies'' (2006–2007). *''From This Day Forward—Rethinking the Christian Wedding'', forthcoming from Westminster John Knox Press, 2016. *''Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, Year B, Vol. 2'', Trinity through Reign of Christ, ed., (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2015). *"The Psalms in Christian Worship," in ''Oxford Handbook of the Psalms'', ed. William P. Brown, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014), 545–556. *''Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, Year B, Vol. 1'', Advent through Pentecost, ed., (Westminster/John Knox., 2014). *''Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, Year A, Vol. 2'', Trinity through Reign of Christ, ed. (Westminster/John Knox, 2014). *''Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, Year A, Part 1'', Advent through Pentecost, ed. (Westminster / John Knox, 2013). *''Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, Year C, Part 2'', Trinity through Reign of Christ, ed. (Westminster / John Knox, 2013). *''Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, Year C, Part 1'', Advent through Pentecost, ed.(Westminster/John Knox, 2012). *Homiletical essays (3) on the psalms for Easter Vigil, Easter Day, and Second Sunday of Easter in ''Feasting on the Word: Lectionary Commentary Series, Year A, Vol. 2'' (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2010), 335–339, 359–363, 383–387. *Pastoral essays (3) on the gospel for Propers 22, 23, and 24 in ''Feasting on the Word: Lectionary Commentary Series, Year C, Vol. 4'' (Louisville: Westminster/ John Knox, 2010). 140–144, 164–168, 188–192. *Homiletical essays (3) on the gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day in ''Feasting on the Word: Lectionary Commentary Series, Year B, Vol. 1'' (Louisville: Westminster/ John Knox, 2008), 93–97, 117–121, 141–145. *"Liturgy," in ''Encyclopedia of Protestantism'', ed. Hans Hillerbrand, (New York: Routledge, 2003), 1112–1113. *"Marriage and the Church’s Mission," forthcoming in ''Liturgy'', Summer 2016. *"A Table for the Garden," forthcoming in ''Liturgy'', Spring 2016. *"Why Ashes Matter," forthcoming in ''Journal for Preachers'', Lent 2016. *"Feasting at the Table of the Word: The Liturgical Generativity of the Lectionary," ''Liturgy'', Vol. 29, No. 4 (2014), 18–26. *"Singing in the Kingdom," ''Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching and the Arts'', Vol. 47, No. 2 (2014), 72–74. *"Bodily Worship," ''Call to Worship'', Vol. 45, No. 4 (May, 2012), 1–5. *"Loving Jesus," ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXXIV, No. 2 (Lent 2011), 25–31. *"What Makes an Excellent Worship Leader," ''Clergy Journal'', Vol. 87, No. 6 (Nov/Dec.) 2010, 6–8. *"Beyond the Merely Adequate: Poetic Sensibility in Liturgical Language," ''Liturgy'', Vol. 25, No. 2 (2010), 3–11. *"Preaching the Advent Texts," ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXXI, No. 1 (Advent 2009), 3–8. *"’The Lord Be With You:’ The Language of Gesture in Eucharistic Prayer," ''Reformed Worship'' (88), June 2008, 10-11. *"Speaking Grace, Making Space: The Art of Worship Leadership," ''Journal of Religious Leadership'', Vol. 7, No. 1 (Spring 2008) 35–52. *"In From the Street: When Homeless Christians Join the Worshiping Assembly," ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXX, No. 3 (Easter 2008), 31–40. *"Forty Days in the Womb: Worship in Lent," ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXX, No. 2 (Lent 2007), 9–15. *"The Shepherd Jesus"(sermon), ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXVIX, No. 3 (Easter 2006), 51–54. *"Holy Waiting," ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXVIX, No. 1 (Advent 2005), 15–21. *"Ravished with the Love of Christ: Summary of a Dissertation," ''Call to Worship'', Vol. 39, No. 1 (2005), 65–75. *"May the Lord Bless You and Keep You: Liturgy as the Locus of Blessing," ''Call to Worship'', Vol. 38, No. 4 (May 2005), 3–9. *"Who Are These People?" (sermon), ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 (Easter 2005), 27–30. *"Stammering Mystery, Dancing Joy: The Many Languages of Easter Worship," ''Journal for Preachers'', Vol. XXVII, No. 3 (Easter 2004), 10–17. *"The Communion Sermons of James McGready: Sacramental Theology and Scots-Irish Piety on the Kentucky Frontier,"''Journal of Presbyterian History'', Vol. 80, No. 1 (Spring 2002), 3–16.References
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