The Worship Pastor: Thinking Through the Pastoral Dimensions of Worship Leading
Whether we know it or not, as worship leaders, we are pastors. The services we plan and lead have a formative effect on the worshipers with whom we gather weekly. The question is not if people are being formed by our leadership, but how.
March 14, 2016
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55 min listen
The Church Behind Bars
This session explores the growth of the church behind bars in several Michigan prisons and in Angola Prison in Louisiana.
March 4, 2016
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64 min listen
'Glocal' Worship: Experiencing the fullness of Christ
Come and find out ways to experience the ‘All Nations’ in the context of local ministry.
March 4, 2016
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64 min listen
What Does World Christianity Mean for Your Church?
The remarkable story of Christianity's growth as a world religion has implications not only for mission work in the far corners of the globe but also for ministry in each local congregation.
March 4, 2016
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55 min listen
Incorporating Faith and Work into the Worship Service
How do we help people connect their faith to their work in our worship services? For many Christians, bringing faith into the workplace falls into two main categories—evangelism and ethics.
Children and Worship
With a new frontier of research on children's spirituality, research as well as experience is showing churches that creating a sacred space for children, where they can encounter the living God, is vital for their faith formation.
March 2, 2016
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52 min listen
Understanding Your Congregation's Unique Worship Culture
Each local congregation has its own unique history, geographical and social location, demographic makeup, and mission.
March 2, 2016
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30 min listen
Learning to Worship for the Life of the World
For the Life of the World is one of the most influential books ever written on the sacraments.
February 29, 2016
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51 min listen
Olivia Stewart on Young Children and Worship
It sounds counter-intuitive, especially today. But it turns out that helping children learn to get quiet in their own ways is huge for helping them encounter God.
January 21, 2016
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5 min read
Children and Worship: Helping Them to Experience God
This video provides information on the Children & Worship program and why it is so effective in the spiritual development of young children.
January 5, 2016
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1 min video
Aaron Niequist on Practicing the Unforced Rhythms of Grace
The Practice, a Sunday evening service at Willow Creek Community Church, is finding that weekly confession, communion and silence help Christians live faithfully in an interfaith world.
November 16, 2015
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5 min read
Charsie Randolph Sawyer on Healthy Gospel Singing
Having a good voice isn’t enough to sing gospel music well and lead people into worship. This ministry requires health in body, mind and spirit.
September 3, 2015
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3 min read
