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The pastor fills a unique role in wedding service planning. This slim volume helps the pastor offer care with sensitivity while addressing the spiritual needs and complexities of weddings in today’s world. Following a brief introduction to a variety of wedding situations, including interfaith and second marriages, the author provides prayers, litanies, Scripture readings, and meditations for every aspect of the wedding service from processional to declaration of intention, Scripture and other readings, prayers, exchange of vows and rings, unity candle and other uniting rituals, and more.

The Pastor’s Wedding Toolkit includes guidance on:

• Local Legal Requirements
• Church Policy Statement
• Pastor’s Policy Statement
• Interfaith Marriages
• Second and Subsequent Marriages
• Wedding Information Form
• Basic Music Guidelines

Brief Wedding Meditations on:

• A Christmas Wedding
• The Music of Love
• The Genesis of Marriage
• To Blossom in Marriage
• To A Well Known Young Couple
• There Is Love
• Renewing Your Vows
• And more . . .

The Rev. J. Wayne Pratt is a graduate of Syracuse University (1982) with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree. He also received a Master of Theology degree, Magna Cum Laude (2008) from Drew Theological School. Retired from active pastoral ministry, Pratt served for twenty years as a Local Pastor in The United Methodist Church. A published author, his current works include Sanctuary: Prayers from the Garden (2004) and Wedding Services, a volume in the Just in Time! series (2008) from Abingdon Press. He is a contributor to the 2013 and 2014 editions of the Abingdon Worship Annual. Rev. Pratt resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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