The corporate confession of sin in worship — congregation acknowledging their sins to God in united voice. The biblical pattern is well-established: Daniel 9 (Daniel's confession for the sins of Israel that brought the seventy-year exile); Nehemiah 9 (the post-exilic congregation's extended confession that names the long history of Israel's covenant unfaithfulness); Ezra 9 (Ezra's confession over mixed marriages); Psalm 51 (David's personal confession after Bathsheba and Uriah, used liturgically by the church for twenty centuries). The 1 John 1:9 promise (If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness) anchors the practice in the new covenant. Liturgical traditions include a corporate confession prayer early in the worship service, often paired with a declaration of pardon from Scripture. The corporate form does not replace personal confession but supplements it: the congregation acknowledges its shared sins, repents corporately, and receives shared assurance of forgiveness through Christ. The practice cultivates the church's collective awareness of its need for grace.