The Way of Christlikeness: Living the liturgies of Lent, Holy Week and Eastertide

The seasonal liturgies at the heart of the Christian year have the ability to touch individuals and whole church communities in a way that changes lives. The Way of Christ-Likeness is a practical and theological companion to Lent, Holy Week and Easter that offers advice on creatively using the church's most dramatic and transformative liturgies.

This guide not only explores how commemorating Jesus' death and resurrection is more than a reminder of the essentials of our faith, but also enables us to enter the familiar stories and discover their power to make us more Christlike in the painful events of life.

Written principally for those who celebrate the liturgy—clergy, readers, local ministry teams, ordinands and others—it stretches from the beginning of Lent to the end of the Great Fifty Days, with a particular focus on Holy Week.

For each event in this season, it traces how it has been observed in Christian tradition, explores how the authorized liturgies can be used creatively in different pastoral contexts, and reflects on the narratives theologically and in terms of their power to transform.