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Congregational Singing

Music, Congregational Identity, and the Relationships that Spark Effective Ministry

How does music express and form a congregation’s identity? How can that identity be defined and shaped by the relationships it seeks to nurture and the mission it seeks to promote?

Audio Audio | February 17, 2017

L. Gregory Jones

L. Gregory Jones on Traditioned Innovation in Worship

Worship conversations change when you choose to see tradition as a lively center from which to innovate. This provides common ground between those who fear change and those who overvalue change.

Conversation Conversation | March 11, 2016

Monique Ingalls

Monique Ingalls on Why Scholars Can Stop Worship Wars

So many worship conversations go awry because people and congregations don’t know how to talk about what they do or value in worship. Both Christian and non-Christian scholars can help.

Conversation Conversation | December 15, 2015

Exchanging the Worship Wars for World-changing Worship

Plennary Session delivered by Stanley Grenz.

Audio Audio | February 23, 2015

Visiting Scholars Connect Worship and Life

Academic study can be a deep resource used to strengthen faith and ministry. It gives us language and frameworks to respectfully discuss vexing worship issues.

Feature Story Feature Story | June 17, 2013

Worship in 1 Corinthians: Paul’s Take on the Corinthian Worship Wars

Plenary address by Kenneth E. Bailey presented at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

Video Video | February 19, 2013

Robert Nordling on Humility and Christian Leadership

In December 2012, Robert Nordling gave an extended interview. In this edited excerpt, he talks about humility as a key to Christian leadership and formation during college.

Conversation Conversation | Video Video | February 14, 2013

Dealing with Fear in Church Life

How can we worship so that God’s perfect love overcomes all we’re afraid of?

Feature Story Feature Story | December 06, 2010

Worship Leading as a Ministry of Reconciliation

When Isaac Wardell interviewed for the job of director of worship arts at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, he learned how often worship changes hurt, confuse, or offend people.

Feature Story Feature Story | December 06, 2010

Greg Scheer on Working with Worship Committees

"People fear the unknown above all. You lie awake worrying about what might happen," says Greg Scheer, minister of worship at Church of the Servant in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Worship changes often make people fear they'll lose power, feel discomfort, or watch meaningful traditions erode.

Feature Story Feature Story | December 06, 2010

Create Worship Renewal, Not Worship War: Six tips on how to talk about worship

Eighteen people. Umpteen differences. For three years, these Protestant Christians talked through worship war tensions to create a book together. A feature story about the genesis of "Discerning the Spirits."

Feature Story Feature Story | June 11, 2004