Leaning on the Word ─ Worship With Argentine Baptists in the Mid-twentieth Century

Think mid-twentieth-century Baptist evangelism, and the figure that comes immediately to mind is likely Billy Graham. But far removed from the glitz and glamor of televised crusades, what did typical Baptist mission field evangelism and worship really look like?

In this latest volume in the Church at Worship series, Lester Ruth and Eric L. Mathis draw from a rich selection of primary sources to immerse readers in the worship life of Conservative Baptists in northwest Argentina from 1948 to 1964.

Combining historical, theological, and practical perspectives, this book offers a vital educational resource for Christian ministers engaged in or preparing for cross-cultural ministry, introduces readers to a worshiping community that may be unfamiliar to them, and represents a significant contribution to liturgical history.

Lester Ruth?is Research Professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina. A?series editor of The Church at Worship, he is also the author of?Longing for Jesus: Worship at a?Black Holiness Church in Mississippi, 1895–1913?and a coauthor of?Worshiping with the Anaheim Vineyard: The?Emergence of Contemporary Worship.


Eric L. Mathis?is assistant professor of music and worship and director of?anima: the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama.