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Transitioning Well

Written on May 3rd, 2013 by
Categories: Ethics, Health, Leadership, Local Church, Vocation and Call

transition-101-bannerToday’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK.

What does it mean to transition gracefully? As pastors and worship leaders, transition – sometimes radical transition – is often an “occupational …

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… and you will find REST for your souls.

Written on April 5th, 2013 by
Categories: Health, Holy Week, Vocational Excellence

Today’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK.

It’s the week after Easter, and if you’re anything like me, you’re exhausted. From Palm Sunday with the children’s choir to the …

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The Power of a Song

Written on March 16th, 2013 by
Categories: Covenant History, Music, Songwriting

Andrew Thompson (M.Div) is the founding and lead pastor of Columbia Grove Covenant Church in Wenatchee, Washington, a church known for the creative arts. His songs are sung by churches around the US and Canada and have been featured at

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Midwinter Worship Connection 2013

Written on February 15th, 2013 by
Categories: Better Together, Midwinter, Worship Connection 2013

Today’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK, along with many friends from the Better Together group on Facebook.

One week ago today, the Covenant’s annual Midwinter Conference ended. I’ve …

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Dorris the Worshipper

Written on February 1st, 2013 by
Categories: Guest Post, Intergenerational, Music, Stories

Today’s post was written by Nathan Albert. It was originally published in two parts (here and here) on his blog, it seems to me… Nathan is the Pastor of Student Ministries at Christ Church in East Greenwich, Rhode

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Looking forward, looking back.

Written on January 4th, 2013 by
Categories: Better Together, Resources for Worship, Stories

Today’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK.

We’re four days in. Welcome to 2013. Let’s have a little interactivity this week:

1) Looking back at 2012, describe one or …

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Happy Holidays?

Written on December 7th, 2012 by
Categories: Advent, Culture, Missional

Today’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the so-called “War on Christmas” lately. Here in Tulsa, it’s kind of a big thing. You …

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Reorient and Engage: More Like Worshippers, Less Like Critics

Written on November 30th, 2012 by
Categories: Arts, Church History, Church Year, Culture, Formation, Leadership, Music, Style of Worship, Visual Arts

Today’s post is written by Jeff Olson, Pastor of Worship Arts at Christ Church in East Greenwich, RI, where he has served for over six years.

In Advent a strong theme of waiting exists, but here is why you should

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Our Churches: Bethany Covenant Church – Mount Vernon, Washington

We continue our series of posts here on the Worship Connect blog profiling individual Covenant churches. Our purpose is to celebrate God’s work in and through us, to demonstrate the diversity of approaches to worship in the ECC, and to

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Gauging Response

Written on November 2nd, 2012 by
Categories: Leadership, Theology

Today’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK.

I’ve been a full-time worship pastor for over 12 years. My great desire, my clear call from the Lord, is to help …

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