Dr. Gary Parrett taught a course in Worship at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary during the summer of 2001. The following textbooks were used in the class.

Marva J. Dawn, Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time, Eerdmans, 1995

Marva J. Dawn, A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World, Eerdmans, 1999

John M. Frame, Contemporary Worship Music: A Biblical Defense, P&R Press, 1997

John M. Frame, Worship in Spirit and Truth: A Refreshing Study of the Principles and Practice of Biblical Worship, P&R Press, 1996

David Peterson, Engaging With God: A Biblical Theology of Worship, InterVarsity Press, 2002

James B. Torrance, Worship, Community & the Triune God of Grace, InterVarsity Press, 1997

Robert Webber, Ancient-Future Worship, Ancient-Future Worship Video Series

The following books were used at Westminster Theological Seminary in the Spring 2007 course Music and Worship in the Changing Church :

According to the Seminary catalog —

Music and Worship in the Changing Church Purpose:
• To acquaint students with several issues surrounding music and worship in today’s church
• To arrive at certain solutions for the challenges involved
• To look at these issues from the point of view of the pastor, worshipers, and musicians
• To understand the balance between preaching, music, and liturgy

Topics covered include Bible study, the history of music in worship,
comparative evaluations of church worship styles, field work in
several churches, and discussions of hymns and other worship
music.