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Calvinist Reformed Worship
Calvinist Reformed worship centered on biblical preaching, simplified sacraments, and orderly public worship, forming a relatively uniform liturgical…
Timeline
- 1541–1564Geneva · SwitzerlandCalvin established in Geneva an order of worship centered on preaching and stripping away ritual elements, accompanied by metrical psalm singing and a court of discipline, becoming the liturgical template imitated by Reformed communities everywhere.
- 1619–1630Dordrecht · NetherlandsThe Synod of Dort (1618–1619) unified the doctrine and church discipline of the Dutch Reformed Church, promoting the implementation of the order of worship, psalters, and catechisms in local churches, laying the normative foundation for the liturgical culture of the 1630s.
- 1631–1640Dutch Republic · Dutch RepublicIn the 1630s, Dutch town churches typically held double sermons on Sunday, communion at limited frequency, and congregational psalm singing; elder oversight and school catechism complemented each other, and Reformed worship became integrated into local community governance and identity.
Sources
- Old, Hughes Oliphant. Worship: Reformed According to Scripture — Hughes Oliphant Old (2002)
- Mitchell, W. Fraser. The Westminster Assembly and Its Work — W. Fraser Mitchell (1897)