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Conversation with singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken

This is a conversation with artist Sandra McCracken and John Witvliet.

Video Video | May 02, 2017

Designing Worship from the Bottom Up: Practical Ethnographic Tools for Worship Leaders

The “Faith and Work” movement has become popular in many churches in North America in recent years. Many have sought to bridge the gap between Sunday worship and Monday work by showing how Christian liturgy and theology affect how we approach our weekday work. But our weekday work also affects how we inhabit Sunday worship in profound ways, and those who lead and craft liturgies do well to be attentive to this reality.

Video Video | March 07, 2017

Universal Design, Responsive Design: Keys for Welcoming Persons with Varied Abilities

Worshipers and congregation members certainly do not come in a “one size fits all” wrapping! As you gather for worship you will notice an array of gifts, but you may also see the areas of struggle each one brings to the community.

Audio Audio | February 20, 2017

Best Resources for Teaching Worship

Seven college and seminary professors list their top short reads for teaching worship and say which resources would be most helpful for church worship and liturgy committees.

Feature Story Feature Story | April 13, 2016

Simple Percussion Instruments for Worship

Suggestions from a pastor and worship leader for percussion instruments for worship, for use by adults and children.

Conversation Conversation | November 25, 2015

Advent Resource Guide

This is a guide to Advent and Christmas worship planning resources from our website and our ministry partners' websites.

Resource Guide Resource Guide | November 01, 2015

Copyright Information, Clearing up the Confusion

Churches are constantly navigating the copyright maze when they use music, other print resources, and videos. Each medium has slightly different laws regulating it.

Article Article | September 24, 2015

Worship Planning Process

Some questions to guide you through the worship planning process.

Resource Guide Resource Guide | November 20, 2014

Pattern of worship

A basic flow to the dialogic pattern of worship.

Worship Service Worship Service | November 19, 2014

Miranda Dodson on Worship Music

Maybe you heard her song “Try Again” on the TV drama Parenthood or NPR’s Morning Edition.

Conversation Conversation | November 19, 2014

So You've Been Asked to Plan Worship

This article describes the role of the worship planner and provides suggestions for worship planning in a wide range of churches and worshiping communities.

Article Article | November 17, 2014

More Than Technique: All worship planners and leaders have a pastoral calling

We need a perspective, a way of conceptualizing our role as worship leaders that will sustain us in our day-to-day work in our congregations.

Article Article | November 17, 2014

Resources on Philippians

songs, worship service outlines, and more

Resource Guide Resource Guide | October 13, 2014

Songs for Philippians

Songs to accompany a series on the book of Philippians.

Resource Guide Resource Guide | October 13, 2014

Four-Fold Pattern of Worship

An explanation on four-fold worship and its place in history.

Article Article | September 17, 2014

Commissioning Services

Congregations often take time in their worship services to commission people and dedicate things to be used by the church.

Worship Service Worship Service | September 05, 2014

Kendra Buckwalter Smith on Authentic Global Worship

Kendra Buckwalter Smith is the worship coordinator at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PTS has chapel four days a week, and Smith meets with every person or team that plans a chapel service.

Conversation Conversation | August 29, 2014

Musician Sally Ann Morris on Seminarians Learning Worship

Sally Ann Morris is the chapel musician at Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She’s involved with each of Wake Div’s twice-weekly, 45-minute chapel services.

Conversation Conversation | August 29, 2014

John Huizinga on Worship Change Accountability

John Huizinga is pastor of Lombard Christian Reformed Church in Lombard, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. He works to develop leaders within the congregation to take ownership of various church ministries.

Conversation Conversation | August 04, 2014

Combining Two Worship Services Renews Congregation

Lombard Christian Reformed Church in metro Chicago used to have both a traditional service and a contemporary service. Now everyone attends a single, Sunday-morning service. It’s not blended worship. Instead, the worship renewal results from slowly and yet actively responding to the Holy Spirit.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 04, 2014