This Fall marks an anniversary; I’ve been involved full-time in leading worship for twenty-five years. During that period there has been a massive growth of activity, creativity and discussion and there’s never been a ‘dull’ moment. Someone, somewhere is always …
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Room to grow…
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Written on August 12th, 2011
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Tags: facebook, Leadership, worship
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Sacrifice
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Written on July 22nd, 2011
Filed under: Culture, Formation, Intergenerational, Local Church, Multicultural, Music, Style of Worship, Uncategorized
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This week on the ECC Worship forum we welcomed several new members, discussed practicalities such as presentation software (Pro Presenter was the overwhelming consensus), and even discussed (at some length) the complexities of music and its relationship to taste; much …
Plays Well With Others (Sort Of…)
One very difficult part of songwriting is the first time you share your new idea. Your song idea, your “baby” sees the light of day for the first time and is put at risk of criticism. But, as a songwriter …
Connect with us in Denver
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Written on January 4th, 2010
Filed under: Events, Local Church, Missional, Multicultural, Network, Uncategorized
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Need a reason to connect in Denver, January 23-25? Check out this blog post by ECC worship leader/pastor, Matt Nightingale. Here’s a taste:
From time to time I mention how grateful I am for my denomination, the Evangelical Covenant Church
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Singing About Missio Dei
Check out this great article from Covenant World Relief about how our theology in song shapes our congregational thought and action.
http://blogs.covchurch.org/cwr/?p=187
Worship leaders and worship planners… you are an important part of the mission, both locally and globally.
Rooting …
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
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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 …
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 …
A Great Post about Pride from Roger Sheck
A great article from Roger Sheck, Worship pastor of Eastridge Covenant Church in Clackamas OR.
http://www.eastridgechurch.org/pastor-rogers-blog/what-about-pride/
A good reminder that true humility is not a matter of “hiding” or “denying” your God-given gifts, but rather offering them up in humble …
Finding Our Voice… Continued
Let’s keep the conversation going! Please take time to read the various responses that have been coming in – and add your voice to it. There’s a number of people thinking about similar themes.
Rooting for you,
Andrew
Remembering Who Our Friends Are Part Deux
Hi All!
Let’s keep building on the ideas of songs that reflect Covenant distinctives and character.
Thanks to Dan for the the helpful suggested additions to the list started last week.
But better yet… perhaps there’s some songwriters out there …
