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Book Excerpt | October 20, 2010 Ten Service Plans for Contemporary Worship (Book Excerpt) These ten service plans are an expansion of the popular column "Notes from the LOFT," written by Ron Rienstra and published in the quarterly journal, Reformed Worship. Book Excerpt | October 20, 2010 Contemporary Songs for Worship (Book Excerpt) A collection of 37 modern contemporary songs arranged for congregational singing. Book Excerpt | October 18, 2010 The Origins of Contemporary Worship: The Case of John Wimber's Anaheim Vineyard Congregation Although it has swept across the nation in the last 25 years, contemporary worship didn't just pop out of nowhere. Have you ever wondered where it came from? This workshop reviewed some of its origins with particular attention to the important Anaheim Vineyard congregation in the 1970s and 1980s. Audio | March 23, 2010 The Most Used Contemporary Worship Songs: Their View of God and of Our Love for God This session explored how the most-used contemporary songs speak of the Triune God and what God has done to save us. Audio | January 01, 2008 'When Were You Robbed?' In Search of Worship that is Reformed and Always Emerging This workshop reflected on the rise of Alternative Worship in the United Kingdom over almost two decades, which has led at different times to both sublime and ridiculous innovations in worship practice. Audio | January 01, 2007 Keith Getty on Writing Hymns for the Church Universal Keith Getty says that what we sing becomes the grammar of what we believe. That's why he and Kristyn Getty are writing and teaching modern hymns that all ages can sing and remember together. A feature story exploring Getty's ideas on writing hymns for the Universal church. Feature Story | September 01, 2006 How Churches Use Getty Songs A look at how churches are using the Hymns from Keith and Kristyn Getty Feature Story | September 01, 2006 Planning Contemporary Worship Services Do you know how to look beyond the style of a "traditional" or "contemporary" worship service to find its worship vision, structure, and theology? Ron Rienstra says it's a question more worship planners should ask and answer. A feature story exploring the planning for Contemporary Worship services. Feature Story | August 18, 2006 Profile: Ron Rienstra on Planning Contemporary Worship While directing student-planned and -led worship services at Calvin College and Fuller Theological Seminary, or while leading worship workshops, Ron Rienstra has sometimes met “worship leaders who get frustrated with other people’s desire to plan carefully. Those frustrated have not themselves yet done much worship leading.” Feature Story | August 18, 2006 How Worship Service Structure Reveals Theology The way you structure a worship service is important, in large part, because the structure reveals your theology. This is true whether or not you’ve thought about your worship’s theological revelations. Feature Story | August 18, 2006 The Last Thirty Years A colleague was asked point-blank at a workshop recently, “Have changes in worship in the last generation been good or bad?” The short answer may be yes. A longer answer was given at a day-long seminar at the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2006. Article | March 01, 2006 A Potpourri of Tips on Writing and Choosing Songs for Worship Can the world still use new worship songs? Yes. Does their worth depend on how much they sound like other songs or how many people hear and sing them? No. Feature Story | June 10, 2005 Contemporary Worship Music Matures Theologically serious song writers are acknowledging Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in contemporary songs that unite head and heart. A feature story exploring how contemporary music is maturing theologically. Feature Story | June 10, 2005 Choral Anthems: Fitting great texts to wonderful tunes It feels off to hear a song about suffering-with upbeat rhythms and in a major key. Other new songs use mixed metaphors or trite emotionalisms. That's why choral directors search for anthems that make a meaningful match between words and music. A feature story exploring fitting texts to tunes in choral anthems. Feature Story | February 04, 2005 Technology in Worship: Beyond PowerPoint If "worship" means "music," and church youth need contemporary worship, then you had better use PowerPoint, right? Not so fast, advises Quentin Schultze. Article | March 19, 2004 « Previous 3 4 5
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