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Some think AI has nothing to do with faith or the Bible. Others worry that AI will take over the world. Computer science scholar Derek Schuurman discusses how to connect bytes and beliefs. Conversation | July 18, 2024 Derek Schuurman on Using Artificial Intelligence in Church You are probably used to artificial intelligence (AI) suggesting ways to complete sentences in your emails and texts. Now that AI has the capacity to write sermons and mimic emotional care, how should AI be used in churches? Conversation | July 18, 2024 Elizabeth Bajema: All Belong in God’s Family Churches sometimes see themselves as inclusive simply because they have attendees from group homes. But true inclusion means getting to know people as individuals with gifts to offer in God’s family. Conversation | July 10, 2024 Benjamin Brody on Writing New Hymn Tunes You might think that hymn tunes must always be in four-part harmony. But hymn tune composer Benjamin Brody includes many music styles for congregational singing in his new hymn collection - At the Weaving of Creation: 50 New Tunes. Conversation | June 07, 2024 Science and Faith in Harmony: Positive ways to include science in worship Deborah Haarsma and Scott Hoezee explain how worship that honors God as Creator can defuse culture wars between science and faith. Feature Story | June 07, 2024 Brian Reichenbach on Including Band and Orchestra Students in Church Music Playing his trumpet in worship alongside adult instrumentalists profoundly affected Brian Reichenbach’s Christian faith and church life. He works to help congregations give school band and orchestra students a similar grounding. Conversation | May 31, 2024 Brian Hehn on an Ecumenical CCLI Top Songs List CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing, Inc.) hugely influences what many congregations sing, so the United Methodist Church began vetting CCLI Top 100 songs in 2015. Since then, song leader Brian Hehn has been encouraging other denominations to vet these popular contemporary worship songs so he can eventually create an ecumenically approved list of CCLI Top 100 songs. Conversation | May 21, 2024 Vetting CCLI Worship Songs for Faith Formation Several denominations have created or are creating rubrics for vetting CCLI Top 100 contemporary worship songs. Vetting sparks conversations that help worship leaders make faithful decisions about which songs to put on congregations’ lips. Feature Story | May 21, 2024 Seven Tips for Choosing Contemporary Worship Songs Does your worshiping community sing contemporary worship songs from the CCLI Top 100 list? If so, maybe you wonder how these songs are forming worshipers’ views of God and the life God calls us to. Worship leaders and contemporary worship experts offer seven tips for evaluating your song choices and filling in gaps. Feature Story | May 21, 2024 Robert Feduccia on the CCLI Song Select Liturgy Section Churches around the world seek permission to use contemporary worship music from Christian Copyright Licensing, Inc., or CCLI. Late in 2018, CCLI Song Select quietly introduced a liturgical section to help churches select contemporary music that fits the classic ordo, the four-fold pattern of worship. Robert Feduccia explains why. Conversation | May 21, 2024 Traditional Keerthanai Concert with English Translations This Manamahizh Keerthani Kuzhu concert in India includes Tamil-language Christian keerthanai praise and devotional songs sung in the traditional manner. Group members sang in Tamil but translated the lyrics into English. Article | May 02, 2024 Tamil Christians Revive Keerthanai Music Christians in South India are reviving keerthanais, poems of Christian praise and devotion sung in the Tamil language. They are working to bring this cultural expression back into church worship Feature Story | May 02, 2024 Susheila Williams: Using the Arts to Express Tamil Christianity in India Susheila Williams, a scholar, painter, and music enthusiast, draws on her native language and culture to express Tamil Christianity in India. She uses her education, privilege, and biblical faith to improve the lives of women, especially those who are most marginalized. Feature Story | May 02, 2024 Rosemary Apol-Hoezee on Dementia and Inclusion People who’ve served and attended churches faithfully often feel isolated when their cognition declines—and so do their caregivers. Your congregation can take simple steps to become more dementia friendly. Conversation | April 29, 2024 Rosemary Apol-Hoezee on Dementia and Worship Chaplains have been using the Evening Star worship manual in memory care facilities for almost twenty years. The second edition incorporates new research on dementia to create a worship model that is even better at engaging people who live with dementia. Conversation | April 29, 2024 Daniel I. Block on God’s Grace in Ezekiel Although Ezekiel’s strange visions and often shocking images perplex readers, Old Testament scholar Daniel I. Block explains why the book of Ezekiel is worth reading. The judgment, grace, and love God spoke through Ezekiel to Israel also apply to the church today. Conversation | April 18, 2024 Cory B. Willson on the Faith/Work/Worship Ecosystem Theological conversations about faith, work, and worship take on new meaning when they start with the needs, questions, and experiences of workers. Conversation | March 11, 2024 Worship for Workers: Come as You Are Worship for Workers offers songs, prayers, liturgies, and visual art to help congregants begin to experience God’s presence in new ways in their daily living. Feature Story | February 21, 2024 Lindsay Wieland Capel on Recognizing and Overcoming Ableism in Churches Many congregations don’t realize that the way they arrange their space, talk in worship, or define giftedness and leadership speaks volumes to people with different bodies and minds. The message is: “We don’t see you as a welcomed and valued member of Christ’s body.” Conversation | February 21, 2024 Lindsay Wieland Capel on Disability and Universal Design Many ideas for welcoming and including people with disabilities are remarkably simple. These changes turn out to be good for everyone in church worship and congregational life. Conversation | February 21, 2024 1 2 3 ... Next »