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God Against Religion

God Against Religion (Book Excerpt)

A work of theology that takes worship as its basic framework, considering worship as the occasion of not only an approach toward God in piety but also a separation from God in sin.

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt | December 06, 2011

A Child Shall Lead

A Child Shall Lead (Book Excerpt)

This book covers strategies for teaching children about worship and how to plan worship services that involve children more fully.

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt | November 29, 2011

Love Takes Practice: Christian Worship as a Pedagogy of Desire

We are what we love. This biblical notion is found across the Christian tradition, from Paul and Augustine to Luther and Edwards. But what are its implications for worship? Explore how Christian worship forms and shapes our love to make us a people who desire the kingdom of God, as well as how Christian worship counters the formation of "secular liturgies."

Audio Audio | Slideshow Slideshow | Video Video | April 18, 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 Article | March 10, 2011

Worship that Changes Lives (Book Excerpt)

This book offers a balanced and wide-ranging approach to the relationship between worship and spiritual transformation.

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt | October 21, 2010

Helping our Children Grow in Faith

Helping Our Children Grow in Faith (Book Excerpt)

A book designed for children's ministry and worship leaders, Sunday school teachers, and pastors--as well as parents--who want to nurture the spiritual development of the children in their lives.

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt | October 19, 2010

Disciples Year 2

Disciples Year 2: Worship (Book Excerpt)

Disciples is a multi-year faith formation program for adults that combines group studies, daily devotions, and complete worship plans.

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt | October 18, 2010

Desiring the Kingdom

Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (Book Excerpt)

Smith reshapes the very project of Christian education, focusing around the themes of liturgy, formation, and desire. The author contends--as did Augustine--that human beings are "desiring agents"; in other words, we are what we love.

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt | October 18, 2010

Milestones of Faith

Celebrating the Milestones of Faith: A Guide for Churches - Laura and Robert Keeley (Book Excerpt)

As children, youth, and adults travel on their faith journey, it's important to mark the milestones along the way and to thank God for his faithfulness. This inspiring new book helps you and your church identify faith milestones and celebrate them together.

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt | October 18, 2010

Faith Formation in Worship

Faith formation is not just for children—all of us are shaped in our faith by the way we come to God in worship. This session considered what it might mean if we have a faith formation focus as we plan worship.

Audio Audio | March 22, 2010

Desiring the Kingdom: Which do you want?

In "Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation", James K. A. Smith explains how what we love, imagine, and desire shapes who we become. He urges congregations to reclaim worship practices that train our hearts through our bodies.

Feature Story Feature Story | February 16, 2010

Seven Deadly Sins: Time for churches to reclaim the tradition

It's time for the church to reclaim and apply the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins or Capital Vices to spiritual formation. A feature story exploring the Seven Deadly Sins.

Feature Story Feature Story | January 26, 2010

Planning Worship for a Seven Deadly Sins Series

So many churches have recently done a series of worship services on the seven deadly sins that you can find ample ideas for your setting. You can plan the whole service to help worshipers frame their experience of vice within the overarching story of God’s forgiveness and reconciling grace.

Feature Story Feature Story | January 26, 2010

Baptism: A story we all share

Discover how the multiple meanings of baptism can enrich baptism as a source of Christian identity, faith formation, and baptismal living. A feature story exploring Baptism, a story we all share.

Feature Story Feature Story | August 24, 2009

Learning Worship Together

The sermon ends and the organist launches into the "sermon hymn." In many congregations this is where the service begins winding down. But at Eliot Presbyterian Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, the sermon hymn signals a worship practice that people look forward to all week.

Article Article | June 01, 2009

Youth, Worship, and Faith Formation

Sunday after Sunday, year after year, young people across the country participate in worship.

Article Article | March 01, 2009

Learning Worship Together: How worship change happens

Worship change works best when worship and education leaders work together, and studying worship together can lead more people to participate fully in worship. A feature story about worship formation and education in the church.

Feature Story Feature Story | January 23, 2009

Kaleidoscope: Shifting Perspectives of Faith Formation, Young People, and Intergenerational Worship

This session explored how our understanding of young people and faith formation ought to enhance appreciation for worship that is intergenerational. Drawing on current resources, ideas for promoting change and exchanging ideas will outline a strategy for promoting intergenerational worship.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009

Helping Children Understand the Psalms

The Psalms have been a great source of inspiration for generations of Christians but children seldom get the chance to interact with more than a handful of Psalms in a meaningful way. This workshop will explore how we can help children do this and why it matters.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009

Profession of Faith: Can it Be Revitalized?

Our faith formation is marked by certain milestones. One milestone is public profession of faith or confirmation. When this occurs might vary, but at whatever age, this milestone needs to be vital. This session explored how to recapture a sense of the privilege of professing your faith, make it a celebration, and regularly reaffirm it.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009