Cultural Diversity



Constance Cherry on Small Church Worship and Identity

Small churches sometimes feel weak or irrelevant. Intentional worship practices can help them discover their value before God and to the community.

February 15, 2019 | 8 min read

Birgitta Johnson on Praise and Worship Music

Praise and worship music can lift worshipers’ hearts to God and unite people across culture, religious tradition, and background. But the genre is not meant to be the only kind of music in a congregation’s repertoire.

January 7, 2019 | 8 min read
Birgitta Johnson on New African American Ecumenical Hymnal

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism is a new Protestant hymnal compiled by a core committee of worship arts ministers and scholars. It goes deep and wide into the multiple streams of black Christian music and worship.

January 7, 2019 | 7 min read