Style of Worship

Worship Leader Speak

1 Comment » Written on October 30th, 2008     
Filed under: Articles, Leadership, Style of Worship

Rich Muchow has some interesting things to say in this recent article, A Little Less Conversation: How much should a worship leader talk?

For instance:

I believe my role as a worship leader is to serve my senior pastor’s philosophy

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More on The Turn

7 comments Written on September 25th, 2008     
Filed under: Church History, Church Year, Culture, Style of Worship
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This morning, Scot McKnight suggests we respond to the liturgical turn among low church evangelicals, and he offers some particulars in his third post on this topic. 

Scot thinks, as do I, that this trend is not an invitation …

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Worship and Congregational Vocation

1 Comment » Written on September 23rd, 2008     
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A newly posted article from the Alban Institute gets to the heart of a matter. If you believe weekend worship is linked to church growth and mission, has the power to attract or repel people and you dislike anything that …

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Liturgical Turn?

6 comments Written on September 22nd, 2008     
Filed under: Church History, Church Year, Liturgy, Style of Worship, Theology
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Are churches becoming more liturgical? Check out these reports.

Today, Scot McKnight is talking about college students converting from evangelicalism to other traditions. He asks:

What is going on? There is a rise, a burgeoning rise, of young college

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School, mall or prison?

5 comments Written on September 19th, 2008     
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I knew it! The unchurched do not prefer secular looking church buildings to sacred looking church buildings. In fact, according to a survey (and who can argue with a survey?) non church goers would prefer to attend church in …

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Now in Orbit

2 comments Written on September 16th, 2008     
Filed under: Music, Network, News, Style of Worship, Theology, Video
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  1. Those of you familiar with the work of Bob Stromberg will appreciate this cartoon.
  2. We started a facebook group called Worship Connect.
  3. Krys Van Slyke and Matt Nightingale recommend this video.  Well, “recommend” may the wrong word. Warning: Satire

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Deeper? or Different

4 comments Written on August 20th, 2008     
Filed under: Core Values, Liturgy, Style of Worship
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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 .

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Leading worship? It’s like being… a doctor.

Post a Comment » Written on August 19th, 2008     
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Without the pesky 8 years of postgraduate study, of course. (Thank the Lord for that, I have enough college debt as it is.)

But it is, sorta. People come to your “office” on a regular basis (or a not-so-regular basis, …

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