Sometimes I refer to the weekly Christian gathering as a “worship event.” I do this to distinguish our gatherings from the larger action we simply call “worship.” Since worship is the giving of whole persons to the love and service …
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Women who Lead
Written on September 5th, 2008 by Katherine Martinez
Categories: Gender, Leadership, Theology, Vocation and Call
Categories: Gender, Leadership, Theology, Vocation and Call
Scot McKnight posted, today, on the topic of women in church leadership. By the time you read his entry, the comment thread will be dead. So… post your comments here. How has this issue presented itself in your life …
Deeper? or Different
Written on August 20th, 2008 by Katherine Martinez
Categories: Core Values, Liturgy, Style of Worship
Categories: Core Values, Liturgy, Style of Worship
Sometimes people are critical of preachers, songwriters, worship leaders and certain churches for trying to be relevant and missing the deeper relevance of tested, published, traditional, enduring liturgy. You might want to read this CT article .
NPU Cyclists Complete Trek
QUINCY, MA (August 20, 2008) – On Sunday, six young adults parked their bikes with the front wheels standing in the Atlantic Ocean and then jumped in to the water to celebrate the completion of their cross-country journey. It had …
Eighty Years at the Keyboard
ELKHORN, WI (August 19, 2008) – Ruth Cook was 12 years old when the regular pianist at church was unable to play and the Sunday school superintendent asked her to play “I Would Be True.” That was nearly 80 years …
Must Church Musicians be Christians?
I ran across this short article in Leadership Journal online in which Rich Muchow defends his practice of allowing non-Christian musicians to play in worship services.
I figure the ECC community would have some opinions and wisdom about this. In …
