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So many churches want to know: what makes a congregation successfully multiethnic? A feature story exploring successful multicultural churches. Feature Story | November 09, 2007 Christian Funerals: Going to be with God Thomas Long makes a case for classic Christian funeral traditions. Howard Vanderwell and Leonard VanderZee offer pastoral considerations for planning funerals and memorial services. A feature story exploring the planning for Christian Funerals and Memorial Services. Feature Story | October 26, 2007 Adapting Vertical Habits to Your Church or School Focusing on simple phrases helps develop worship habits that affect our whole lives. Vertical habits expand how people talk with God during church worship and school chapels. A feature story exploring relational words that expand worship language. Feature Story | September 14, 2007 Vertical Habits: Relational words that expand worship language Focusing on simple phrases helps develop worship habits that affect our whole lives. Vertical habits expand how people talk with God during church worship and school chapels. A feature story exploring relational words that expand worship language. Feature Story | September 14, 2007 Why Preach Sermons Based on a Catechism? It turns out that preaching sermons based on the Heidelberg Catechism--or other confessions--hits home with worshipers, including those from the postmodern generation. A feature story exploring the value of preaching sermons based on a Catechism. Feature Story | August 31, 2007 How Church Architecture Affects Lord's Supper Practices Does your church visually convey a message that contradicts your theology of communion or mass? Mark A. Torgerson explains how church architecture and sanctuary design can inhibit or enhance a more full and communal Eucharist celebration. A feature story on how Church architecture affects Lord's Supper practices. Feature Story | August 17, 2007 Lord's Supper Practice in the Reformed and Presbyterian Tradition Though John Calvin favored weekly communion, many churches in the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition are just starting to renew Lord's Supper practices. A feature story exploring Lord's Supper practices in the Reformed and Presbyterian Traditions. Feature Story | July 24, 2007 All Ages Needed for Intergenerational Worship Though many churches offer multiple worship options, each pegged to an age or generation, Howard Vanderwell and Steve Burger make a case for intergenerational worship that has families worshiping together. A feature story exploring the importance of intergenerational worship. Feature Story | June 11, 2007 Robert E Webber's Legacy: Ancient future faith and worship Ancient future worship is about rooting our worship as the early church did--in God's story--so we embody not our culture but God's mission. A feature story exploring ancient future faith and worship. Feature Story | May 18, 2007 Let Story Form Your Worship: Old Testament and lectionary dramas Here are two church worship drama models based on Bible texts. Part of a feature story exploring dramas based on the Old Testament and lectionary texts. Feature Story | April 05, 2007 Base Worship Drama on the Lectionary In contrast to Jeff Barker, who often presents Old Testament passages as brief plays or mimes in place of or during the sermon text, John Steven Paul writes liturgical plays long enough to replace the sermon. Feature Story | April 05, 2007 Old Testament Sermons: The case for preaching the whole Bible Paul said that all Scripture is God-breathed. Still, when did you last hear a sermon on the Old Testament? A feature story exploring the case for preaching the Old Testament. Feature Story | March 16, 2007 Pablo Sosa on Congregational Singing Songs put words in people's mouths, knowledge in their bones, and conviction about whose voice counts. Songs shape how a worshiping community lives out its faith. A feature story exploring the importance of congregational singing. Feature Story | February 26, 2007 Biblical Storytelling: Learning scripture by heart Biblical storytelling reconnects worshipers with the communal experience of hearing God together. A feature story exploring biblical story telling and learning the scriptures by heart. Feature Story | February 09, 2007 Simply Christian - N.T. Wright Based on the speaker's book, this presentation explored the foundations of our spiritual longing and the basics of the Christian faith. Audio | February 05, 2007 Church Anniversaries Worth Celebrating As good as it is to reconnect with former pastors and see old church photos, there's a lot more you can do to plan a meaningful church anniversary in your congregation or denomination. A feature story exploring the celebration of church anniversaries. Feature Story | January 23, 2007 Sports and Mennonites Don’t Mix. Or Do They? As good as it is to reconnect with former pastors and see old church photos, there's a lot more you can do to plan a meaningful church anniversary in your congregation or denomination. A feature story exploring the celebration of church anniversaries. Feature Story | January 23, 2007 Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste Talk about worship aesthetics need not polarize people. Frank Burch Brown tells how to be more inclusive in arts and worship, yet also more discerning. A feature story exploring the idea of "taste" and aesthetics in Christian Worship. Feature Story | January 05, 2007 Epiphany in Missional Churches Learn why missional churches are deciding that Epiphany is a lot more than a fuss about wise men. A feature story exploring the importance of celebrating Epiphany, especially in missional churches. Feature Story | December 22, 2006 N. T. Wright on the Gospel and Meal Jesus Gave Us What can people inside and outside your church learn about the gospel from the way you preach and practice the Lord's Supper? A feature story exploring the Gospel and Christian Celebration of the Lord's Supper. Feature Story | December 08, 2006 « Previous 7 8 9 10 11 ... Next »