BOOK OF COMMON WORSHIP PCA

First, this book is huge compared to the kind of pocket pastoral worship books I'm used to seeing. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. Also, it does not open/lay flat, so using it in a lectern during worship services may be bit of a challenge. The cover is glossy and shows fingerprints -- those serious about using this on a regular basis may wish to get it rebound. Regarding the content: For those used to more low-church situations, much of the liturgical settings will feel almost High Church Anglican with a bit of Presbyterian flavoring sprinkled on top. Moreso than the Church of Scotland Book of Common Worship that I had been using as a reference guide. For those living in predominantly Baptist and Pentecostal areas, you'll look Lutheran or Catholic to your neighbors if you use this book's forms of worship on a regular basis. For those living in predominantly Lutheran or Catholic regions, it may help contextualize Reformed worship to the locals. The suggestions for candles and vestments and liturgies and following the church calendar year will rub some Reformed folk the wrong way. Even with that, it has some good suggestions for situations like funerals and weddings. The Psalter is NOT KJV, ESV, NIV, nor the 1650 Scottish Psalmody -- rather, it looks like it is the modern Episcopalian Book of Common Prayer version of the Psalms. The lectionary, suggested sentences (what many of us refer to as the "call to worship"), and other sections give some good traditional suggestions that can be adapted or modified if need be. However, this book will still strike many American evangelicals, especially those who have no previous exposure to any previous "Book of Common Worship" editions, as almost Roman Catholic (sans Mary and the Pope). One last item: Creeds. IMO, it is very good to have traditional wording of the creeds instead of the slightly modernized ones in the Trinity Hymnal. For the size of the book, however, it's too bad they didn't include the Larger Catechism along with the Confession & Shorter Catechism.