Summary

How should we think about the relationship between the local church and parachurch ministries, especially in regard to worship practices? These and other questions will be considered by a panel of scholars and parachurch leaders.

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How should we think about the relationship between the local church and parachurch ministries, especially in regard to worship practices? What should the relationship be between worship "outside" the church and worship "inside" the church? What are the strengths and weaknesses of parachurch ministries? What can the church learn from parachurch ministry and worship? These and other questions will be considered by a panel of scholars and parachurch leaders.

Presented at the 2011 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

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