Just Worship
We listen to the cry of the prophet Isaiah, voicing God's call to God's people regarding the true nature of worship and the inextricable bond between our relationship with God and our relationship with one another, and particularly with the most downtrodden among us.
Chapel For Lent: Taize Worship
A chapel outline for Taize worship
March 11, 2011
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1 min read
Discerning the Spirits (leader's guide)
Leader’s Study Guide
by Carol Van Klompenburg
to be used with
Discerning the Spirits
A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today
by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and Sue A. Rozeboom
March 2, 2011
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1 min read
Response to "Inculturation, Worship, and Dispositions for Ministry"
This essay is a response to John Witvliet's Afterword in Christian Worship Worldwide: Expanding Horizons, Deepening Practices.
March 2, 2011
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5 min read
Why Study Worship Worldwide?
The topic of the book Christian Worship Worldwide is endlessly interesting, profoundly instructive, and unmanageably large. The scope is nothing short of the worship practices of the world's two billion Christians.
March 2, 2011
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1 min read
Discerning the Spirits (study guide)
Study Guide
by Carol Van Klompenburg
to be used with
Discerning the Spirits
A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today
by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and Sue A. Rozeboom
March 2, 2011
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1 min read
An Open and Discerning Approach to Culture
How does worship relate to culture? How is worship in culture, but not of it? This video and accompanying Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture explore four central principles for an open and discerning approach to culture.
February 24, 2011
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6 min video
The Worship Planning Team as Conversation Partners
Who is invited to plan worship? What spiritual gifts need to be included on the planning team? How can the planning team leader facilitate conversation among diverse voices?
February 18, 2011
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64 min listen
Asian Christian Worship Practices Worth Adopting or Adapting
This session introduced a variety of worship expressions from Asian cultures, songs and prayers, gestures that can sometime speak with more eloquence than words, and visual ways to bring beauty to your worship space; all gifts for your congregation to consider.
Symposium 2011 - Alleluias Concentrated: Enabling Expansive Worship in Small Membership Congregations
"If we only had / could ..." can become too common a phrase in smaller congregations. This session equipped and encouraged even the smallest congregation --or small group within a larger community-- to design and experience deep, joy-filled worship using everything God has given them and requiring nothing more.
January 28, 2011
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70 min listen
Report from the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous Peoples
Report from Mark Charles, Resource Development Specialist for Indigenous Worship, on the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous Peoples.
January 14, 2011
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2 min read
Weaving Mission Partnerships into Church Life
This article presents nine tips for weaving mission partnership into church life.
January 10, 2011
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2 min read
