It’s been a busy week over on the Better Together Facebook page for lead worshippers and those who think about worship in the Covenant. Many things were discussed; I used the word ‘sundry’ above, but now realize that can mean …
Music
sundry things…
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Written on July 9th, 2011
Filed under: Architecture, Arts, Better Together, Intergenerational, Leadership, Liturgy, Local Church, Multicultural, Music, Order of Worship, Resources for Worship, Style of Worship, Technical Arts, Theology, Visual Arts
Tags: Culture, facebook, leading worship, Liturgy, Music, worship
Filed under: Architecture, Arts, Better Together, Intergenerational, Leadership, Liturgy, Local Church, Multicultural, Music, Order of Worship, Resources for Worship, Style of Worship, Technical Arts, Theology, Visual Arts
Tags: Culture, facebook, leading worship, Liturgy, Music, worship
Vision Casting, Finances and Digital Resources
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Written on June 25th, 2011
Filed under: Arts, Better Together, Core Values, Leadership, Local Church, Multicultural, Music, Order of Worship
Filed under: Arts, Better Together, Core Values, Leadership, Local Church, Multicultural, Music, Order of Worship
The Better Together worship community continued to discuss a myriad of topics this week. Among them were celebratory comments regarding one of our members who was recently published in the Huffington Post (congrats brother!), pondering discussions relating to the covenant …
Hello? Is anyone there?
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Written on June 17th, 2011
Filed under: Better Together, Leadership, Liturgy, Music
Filed under: Better Together, Leadership, Liturgy, Music
Today’s post is written by Jo Anne Taylor, Director of Music and Worship at Bethlehem Covenant Church in Minneapolis, MN.
The “Better Together” worship community continues to wrestle with a number of discussion topics as Pentecost moves toward Trinity Sunday/Father’s …
Covenant Songwriting Featured at Midwinter 2010
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Written on January 15th, 2010
Filed under: Culture, Event Worship Resources, Events, Formation, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
Filed under: Culture, Event Worship Resources, Events, Formation, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
Thanks to the many excellent submission by Covenant songwriters, the Event Song Review Panel had a very hard time choosing one song to highlight at Midwinter 2010. In the end, two were choose. “Bring Life” by Andy Cater and Steve …
December 15 is the Cutoff Date for Sharing Your Songs
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Written on December 7th, 2009
Filed under: Core Values, Culture, Event Worship Resources, Liturgy, Music, Order of Worship, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
Filed under: Core Values, Culture, Event Worship Resources, Liturgy, Music, Order of Worship, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
Thanks to everyone who has sent in songs for consideration for use at Midwinter.
The cutoff date for song submissions is December 15. Review will begin shortly after. Selected writers will be contacted early in January to …
Wow! What great writers!
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Written on November 13th, 2009
Filed under: Event Worship Resources, Leadership, Local Church, Music, Resources for Worship, Uncategorized
Filed under: Event Worship Resources, Leadership, Local Church, Music, Resources for Worship, Uncategorized
Hey everyone, thanks for passing the word around about our search for songs. Songs are starting to come in, with astounding quality. Our review team is going to have some tough choices to make. God is raising up some terrific …
Sharing Our Songs!
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Written on September 24th, 2009
Filed under: Culture, Event Worship Resources, Liturgy, Local Church, Missional, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
Filed under: Culture, Event Worship Resources, Liturgy, Local Church, Missional, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
We’re working to develop and promote indigenous Covenant music – songs written in the Covenant church, that are an overflow of the missional life that we share. Through the Department of Christian Formation we are excited to start a pilot
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Singing and Praying Justice
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Written on August 27th, 2009
Filed under: Core Values, Culture, Dangerous Worship, Ethics, Formation, Leadership, Liturgy, Local Church, Missional, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Style of Worship, Uncategorized
Filed under: Core Values, Culture, Dangerous Worship, Ethics, Formation, Leadership, Liturgy, Local Church, Missional, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Style of Worship, Uncategorized
A powerful reminder that the words we sing matter. As worship leaders we can either promote justice and a multidimensional view of God or myopic materialism – or often something somewhere in between. So much of it is in the …
Finding our Voice in Worship
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Written on June 30th, 2009
Filed under: Formation, Liturgy, Local Church, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting
Filed under: Formation, Liturgy, Local Church, Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting
Thanks for the replies regarding songs that reflect our Covenant identity and values. It seems this theme is striking a “chord” in the Covenant community. It is my hope that forums like this will be one small part of helping …
Remembering Who Our Friends Are (Unsung Song Themes)
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Written on June 16th, 2009
Filed under: Bible, Church History, Core Values, Culture, Formation, Liturgy, Local Church, Missional, Music, Songwriting, Style of Worship, Uncategorized, Writing and blogging
Filed under: Bible, Church History, Core Values, Culture, Formation, Liturgy, Local Church, Missional, Music, Songwriting, Style of Worship, Uncategorized, Writing and blogging
Here’s a harder one. But it’s a question that’s been haunting me:
What are some of the important, but relatively distinctive, theological ideas that form the core of who we are as a Covenant church? And how, if at all,
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