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Seven Psalmfest Tips to Design Your Song Festival
Dozens of Psalmfests held throughout the U.S. and Canada yielded advice that your congregation, college, seminary, or organization can use to plan a festival of psalms, hymns, or other Christian songs. Feature Story Feature Story | April 08, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Psalmfests Bring Psalms into the Heart of Worship
Psalmfests, public festivals based on Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship, help worshipers cross boundaries of time and tradition, to explore the full spectrum of psalm singing. Feature Story Feature Story | April 08, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Praying Christians in Congo Flickr photo by Steve Evans Praying Together in Worship
How much of whats on our screens, in our hearts, and in our conversations gets reflected in prayer during worship? Feature Story Feature Story | February 15, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Photo by Steven Huyser-Honig How to Make Congregational Prayer More Participatory
Especially for children, listening to the congregational prayer can feel more like enduring a monologue than participating in the prayers of the people. But it doesnt have to. Feature Story Feature Story | February 15, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
LUYH Hymnal Singing the True Story of the Whole World
Knowing how the Bible hangs together helps Christians join God in the drama of redemption. The new Lift Up Your Hearts hymnal helps worshipers sing the biblical meta-narrative. Feature Story Feature Story | January 07, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Why Persecuted Christians Sing Psalms in Pakistan
Singing psalms helps persecuted Christians in Pakistan keep the faith. Feature Story Feature Story | January 07, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Renewing Christian Worship in Pakistan
Knowing who and whose they are helps illiterate Christians pass on their faith to the next generation. Feature Story Feature Story | January 07, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
More Context on Christians in Pakistan
Christian faith involves more dangers in Pakistan than in North America or Europe. Feature Story Feature Story | January 07, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Singing the Psalms Creates Christian-Muslim Bonds
Gods Word is alive and active in Pakistan. Feature Story Feature Story | January 07, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
LUYH Hymnal How to Use the Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnal
Pastors, teachers, and church musicians share tips. Feature Story Feature Story | January 07, 2013 | Joan Huyser-Honig
The Reconciling, Sanctifying, Energizing Power of Worship's Urban Beat
East End Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia, started an urban songwriting internship and a gospel choir to reflect its congregational values of incarnation and reconciliation. Feature Story Feature Story | October 11, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
How Churches Meet Their Neighbors
Here is the uncomfortable truth about becoming a congregation that loves your neighbors as you love yourselves: You have to go out and meet them. Feature Story Feature Story | September 12, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Becoming Churches that Love Our Neighbors as Ourselves
Representing the love of God to neighbors works best in congregations that have a clear vision reflected in worship and prayer. Feature Story Feature Story | September 12, 2012
Early Christian Baptismal Imagery for Today
Robin M. Jensens book Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity illuminates and illustrates the multiple meanings and biblical metaphors of baptism. It can awaken imagination for Christians and congregations to live into their baptized identity. Feature Story Feature Story | August 22, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Love your Neighbors: Practice what’s preached
Acting on sermons about loving your neighbors is easier if you see yourself as able to give, join others in serving, and see your loving service as an act of worship. Article Article | Feature Story Feature Story | August 22, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Preaching the Great Commandment
Do your churchs sermons disciple worshipers to love God and their neighbors with all they have? What does that love look like in your neighborhood? Feature Story Feature Story | August 22, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Understanding Differences in Bible Translations
God designed the gospel to be translated into every language. English speakers have created hundreds of Bible translations, versions, and updates. Heres help for finding blessings in the bewildering variety. Feature Story Feature Story | April 10, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Blessings of Multiple Translations
Welcoming multiple translations can help you move from your first Bible ever deeper into Gods Word, so it shapes your life and conversations with neighbors. Feature Story Feature Story | April 10, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Increasing Participation in High School Chapel Services
How well do your Christian high school chapels, liturgies, or all-school worship times help students grow in faith? Are your staff and faculty planning chapels for or with students? Article Article | Feature Story Feature Story | March 07, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
Church Offerings as Acts of Worship
How can worshipers understand the congregational offering as a response to Gods grace and a way to join Gods reconciling work in the world? Feature Story Feature Story | February 03, 2012 | Joan Huyser-Honig
 
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