The "Methodist Worship Book" (1999) includes a wider range of services for every season; it continues the 1975 service book's intention of preserving Methodist traditions while taking into account the insights of the liturgical renewal movement. Its publication prompted minor controversy due to the utilisation of gender-neutral language and the inclusion of a prayer addressed to "God our Father and our "Mother" ". This was seen by some traditionalists as a "challenging" departure from the masculine language which is traditionally used when referring to God.