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El culto como práctica formativa

Uno de los movimientos más importantes en los campos de Estudios Litúrgicos y Educación Cristiana en los últimos 30 años ha sido un renovado énfasis en cómo las prácticas cristianas modelan la espiritualidad de la congregación y de sus miembros.

April 28, 2016
Worship in Times of Tension

We’ve all been there or will be—planning worship when things just aren’t the way they are supposed to be. Tension and even conflict will happen in every church at some point.

April 25, 2016

Worship and Public Engagement

That corporate worship must equip us for serving God’s purposes in the world, certainly means that we must attend to the social-political-economic dimensions of our lives as citizens. How do we structure our congregational patterns with this in mind without making our worship “too political”?

April 25, 2016
Bad Worship in the Bible

What does the Bible have to say about bad worship? And how might we strive to learn from what it says and adjust our own worship practices accordingly?

April 21, 2016

Wording the Sunday Sermon

One of the preacher’s big challenges is finding language for the Sunday sermon that will engage the most of her or his listeners. But what kind of language is that? What are some of its features?

April 21, 2016
Rediscovering Biblical Lament and Christian Hope in a Congregational Context

How can congregations reclaim the biblical practice of bringing both grief and anger before the Lord in prayer and worship? How can these practices ultimately be an expression of Christian hope in God’s promises?

April 21, 2016

Work, Worship, and Mission: Overlooked First Steps of Missional Ministry

There is a lot of talk about missional communities in North American churches today. These important conversations are helpful as we think about the church’s witness to society.

April 21, 2016
Preaching to and with Millennials

Learn what Pastor Mary Hulst has discovered as a college chaplain and why she thinks the future of the North American church relies on preaching that engages this generation.

April 21, 2016