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Franklin and Tomlin

Written on October 7th, 2011 by
Categories: Multicultural, Music

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

A few weeks ago, Jelani Greenidge and Jo Anne Taylor started and important conversation about culture in worship. You can read it

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Encourage Yourself, Android Style

Written on September 2nd, 2011 by
Categories: Leadership, Vocation and Call

Today’s post comes to us from Jelani Greenidge, a worship leader and ministry entrepreneur in Portland, Oregon.

In a recent Midwinter address, Covenant pastor Ray Johnston of Bayside Church said that the most important thing that he did as a …

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The Worship Choir

Written on August 5th, 2011 by
Categories: Architecture, Choral, Leadership, Local Church, Music, Style of Worship

Guest post by Jessica Perez, Worship Arts Director at Crossroads Church in Loveland, CO.

Crossroads Church is relatively young. We started in January of 1996, and I came on staff in July of 2001. We were in need of a …

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Don’t Ignore Your Core

Written on July 29th, 2011 by
Categories: Core Values, Formation, Leadership, Prayer, Scripture, Vocation and Call

Today’s guest post comes to us from Doreen Olson, Executive Minister of the Department of Christian Formation.

If you’re following the trends in exercise and fitness, you’ve probably heard the phrase “core strength.” It refers to the muscles of …

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God and Country: Worship Planning for National Holidays

Written on July 1st, 2011 by
Categories: Better Together, Culture, Leadership

This week in the Better Together worship community, the conversation naturally turned to worship planning for the upcoming 4th of July weekend. I’m just going to summarize some of the discussion and then invite your participation in the discussion…

We …

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Joining the Conversation

Written on June 3rd, 2011 by
Categories: Better Together

There’s been a lot of good discussion this past week over in the Better Together Facebook group, from technology questions (“What type font do you use for projection – worship lyrics, sermon content, etc.?”) to worship programming discussions (“What …

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Better Together

Our vibrant denomination includes churches of nearly all ages, sizes, styles, ethnicities, and approaches to planning and leading worship. An interactive workshop at Midwinter 2011, titled Better Together: Worship Planning in Our Diverse Denomination, focused on several “case study” …

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