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A Christian wedding is a reflection of the people getting married. But the wedding is not meant to be just about one couple. A Christian wedding at its best is also a form of worship in which God calls and the gathered people respond.
Here is guidance on what to consider when choosing wedding music for the prelude, procession, ceremony, recession and postlude.
Imagine how your work would change if worship services felt less like a destination and more like a launching pad.
So many books on worship are worth reading. And each year brings new worship books and worship resources. Mark Torgerson’s up-to-date bibliography is an annotated listing of the best worship resources.
Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.
Sometimes it’s awkward for Christians of different cultures to talk together about God’s presence in slavery. Eric Washington provides a way forward.
Before William Carey founded a mission society, or Adoniram and Ann Judson sailed to Burma, a former African American slave had already become a missionary to Jamaica.
Face it. There are still far more male pastors than female pastors. That is why young female pastors support each other in The Young Clergy Women Project.
Six church musicians and scholars explain why treasures and challenges in African American worship traditions apply to churches in any cultural context.
Catholic and Orthodox Christians consider Epiphanius of Cyprus a saint because he was pious and opposed heresy. Protestants can learn from him as well.
Really? In the face of so much global need, the arts are a necessity?
One way to keep sermons fresh is to ditch the deductive form, in which preachers begin with their main point and then work to prove it.
