By Randall Wilkens
I remember the first time I heard someone talk about the concept of collaborative worship planning. It was about 10 years ago in Chicago at one of those Worship Connections we used to have. If someone had …
by Michael Hill
A FAMILIAR STORY
It’s Sunday morning, and you’re up before the dawn to prepare your heart to lead God’s people in worship. You make a beeline to …
Today’s post is by guest blogger Josef Rasheed, Senior Pastor of CrossRoads Covenant Church in DeSoto, TX. Josef is a member of the Covenant’s Commission on Worship and a regular worship leader at Midwinter and Annual Meeting. He blogs …
Today’s post is written by Geoff Twigg, Adjunct Professor at North Park University in Chicago. Geoff is a pastor, singer/songwriter, worship leader and ministry consultant, and serves the ECC as a member of the denomination’s Commission on Worship.
As we …
Today’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK.
Tonight I’d like to offer a song. Sometimes music says more than our words alone can communicate, and I’ve been singing this …
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 …
I notice Psalm 23 is the lectionary text for Sunday, May 3. For whatever reason, I’ve come closer to this Psalm in the past year. I’ve been speaking it and praying it almost daily, and I’ve come to experience the …
During Christmas, we think a lot about family. For some, this focus is painful and difficult. We lift you up to the Lord.
For others, it generates joy and thanksgiving.
For the family of Jesus, well, Christmas was an ordeal: …