Catechisms, Confessions, and Worship
These documents help churches and households confess the faith, teach the faith, and order worship with clarity. They come from Baptist, Reformed, Presbyterian, Anglican, and Methodist streams of Protestant Christianity.
Theological Kernels: A Baptist Catechism of Doctrine and Church Polity
A catechetical work arranged for doctrinal instruction in God, man, the church, and the future life, presented here as a Haynes Institute reader edition.
Presbyterian/Reformed · Catechism · 1647Westminster Shorter Catechism
A concise doctrinal teaching tool from the Westminster Assembly, long used for instruction in Christian doctrine, worship, obedience, and prayer.
Presbyterian/Reformed · Exposition · 1753Westminster Shorter Catechism Explained
James Fisher's expanded explanation of the Shorter Catechism, useful for teachers, parents, pastors, and readers who want fuller doctrinal help.
Particular Baptist · Confession · 1689The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith
A historic Reformed Baptist confession setting forth Baptist doctrine in broad continuity with the Reformed tradition and with Baptist convictions on the church and ordinances.
Anglican · Worship and Prayer Book · 1979 EditionThe Book of Common Prayer
A liturgical prayer book containing orders for worship, prayers, collects, and church rites in the Anglican tradition.
African Methodist Episcopal · Catechism Collection · 19th CenturyOld AME Catechisms
A planned collection of early AME catechetical materials for studying doctrine, memory, and moral formation in Black ecclesial education.