Thanksgiving

4 comments Written on November 24th, 2011     
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Today’s post comes to us from Chris Logan, Pastor of Worship Arts at Community Covenant Church in Lenexa, KS.

In lieu of summing up the various discussions on the thread this week (which are numerous, may contain spoilers, and would …

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Make a Joyful … What?

3 comments Written on November 18th, 2011     
Filed under: Better Together, Music, Style of Worship
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Today’s post is written by Jo Anne Taylor, Director of Music and Worship at Bethlehem Covenant Church in Minneapolis, MN.

It doesn’t take much to get a bunch of musicians arguing about decibel levels. Just post a picture of some …

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Where the GPS takes us…

3 comments Written on November 10th, 2011     
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Today’s post was 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.

In his …

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Words Matter

1 Comment » Written on November 4th, 2011     
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Today’s post is written by Matt Nightingale, Director of Worship Ministries at Redeemer Covenant Church in Tulsa, OK.

In the Better Together group this week, we’ve had quite a conversation going about words. One of my favorite songs is called …

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Sing

3 comments Written on October 28th, 2011     
Filed under: Better Together, Music

Today’s post is written by Chris Logan, Pastor of Worship Arts at Community Covenant Church in Lenexa, KS.

Music is powerful.

Music has the ability to convey and evoke emotion, even without words. Music is the one thing that every …

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What’s in a Name?

1 Comment » Written on October 21st, 2011     
Filed under: Better Together, Style of Worship

Today’s post is written by Jo Anne Taylor, Director of Music and Worship at Bethlehem Covenant Church in Minneapolis, MN.

I love teaching children that the word “Hallelujah” means “Praise the Lord!” When they learn that the last syllable represents …

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Mountain Tops and Muddy Boots

3 comments Written on October 16th, 2011     
Filed under: Better Together, Leadership, Local Church

Today’s post was 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.

At the …

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Franklin and Tomlin

2 comments Written on October 7th, 2011     
Filed under: 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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Cause for Celebration

3 comments Written on September 23rd, 2011     
Filed under: Culture, Local Church, Missional, Theology

Celebrate!Today’s post is written by Chris Logan, Worship Pastor at Community Covenant Church in Lenexa, KS.

The occasion of several birthdays in our worship arts family this week got me thinking about the importance of celebration. Throughout the scriptures, celebration …

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Conversing on Culture in Worship

6 comments Written on September 17th, 2011     
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Today’s post is written by Jo Anne Taylor, Director of Music and Worship at Bethlehem Covenant Church in Minneapolis, MN.

I have a friend whose e-mail signature includes Revelation 7:9-10:

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that …

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