I had never been much of a fan of liturgy but two years of working in an Anglican church has slowly changed my opinion. There are good reasons to use liturgy, including:

• it’s a way of preserving and communicating doctrinal truth,
• the wording is clear, elegant (for want of a better word!) and memorable,
• it encourages systematic Bible reading,
• it helps people lead services who are less articulate (or even doctrinally unclear).

I’ve come across an iphone app that delivers a version of the Book of Common Prayer. Check out the iBCP iphone app.

The big issue working against this app is its cost – AU$5.99. Considering the Book of Common Prayer is available in printed form (e.g. the Australian version) and online, and because the app is basically (from what I can work out) an e-book, $5.99 seems a bit steep.

On a related note – I’m still on the lookout for a good app for people to record prayer points and answers to prayer!