Summary

Led by Lester Ruth, this workshop investigates little-known but significant details about the rise and development of this style of worship. Come ready to be surprised about contemporary worship’s complex history.

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It’s easy for us to fall into quick characterizations about contemporary worship, what it has meant, and where it came from. But is this fall too easy to make? Led by Lester Ruth, this workshop investigates little-known but significant details about the rise and development of this style of worship. Come ready to be surprised about contemporary worship’s complex history.

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