Resource Library

Growing in Intimacy with God

This workshop first explored how worship leaders, musicians, and pastors can personally grow in Christ, and then it suggested ways that public worship can encourage similar maturity for all people.

Audio | March 14, 2018

Jane Rogers Vann on Trusting the Liturgy

Many worship leaders wear themselves out trying to make worship new, fresh, relevant and, above all, different than it was last year or even last week. Maybe they don’t need to change so much and so often.

Conversation | April 12, 2016

L. Gregory Jones on Traditioned Innovation in Worship

Worship conversations change when you choose to see tradition as a lively center from which to innovate. This provides common ground between those who fear change and those who overvalue change.

Conversation | March 11, 2016

Worship and Discipleship: As It Was…Is…and Shall Be

Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.

Feature Story | May 05, 2015

Coop's Column - Spirit at Work: Guide

With “two hands,” said St. Irenaeus, third-century bishop of Lyons, God teaches and guides his people—with the Word and the Spirit. In the last column we focused on the Spirit’s role in writing the Word. In this column we look at the Spirit’s work in guiding God’s people as they read and apply it.

Reflection | September 01, 2011

Your Song Menu

Whether you are eating in or dining out, a menu is desirable. When you are ordering your songs for worship a menu is no less valuable. In this workshop we looked through various menus for songs, check our song diet, and found out how to order the best for our worship gatherings.

Article | March 10, 2011

Issues in Worship Renewal (II) (Bible Study)

Perhaps you have seen examples of churches that have become more vital than ever through an examination of their worship life, and perhaps you have also seen churches that have been damaged by worship conflicts. What can we do to be sure of the one and not the other?

Article | October 19, 2010

Making Sense Out of Reading Theology

This article encourages methodical and reflective methods of reading theological texts in order to receive greater enrichment and nourishment from them.

Article | August 26, 2008

What's the Point of Life? - Romans 1, Philippians 1

A service plan focused on finding God's purpose for our lives in a series addressing life's toughest questions for Christians.

Worship Service | June 01, 2005

Finding a Job You Can Love

A service plan based on Ecclesiastes 2:17-26 focused on selecting our vocation, which should be a source of productivity, satisfaction and meaning for us as image-bearers of God who have been redeemed in Christ in a series focused on vocation and how our faith and our work are integrated.