Faith Formation in Worship
Faith formation is not just for children—all of us are shaped in our faith by the way we come to God in worship. This session considered what it might mean if we have a faith formation focus as we plan worship.
March 22, 2010
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58 min listen
How to Connect Church-Based Community Ministry Programs to Corporate Worship
Starting with his own very diverse church and community connections, Tony Campbell explored the many different ministry opportunities Christians have to deepen relationships between church and community, and offer a variety of ways to celebrate those relationships in worship.?
March 22, 2010
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51 min listen
Desiring the Kingdom: Which do you want?
In "Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation", James K. A. Smith explains how what we love, imagine, and desire shapes who we become. He urges congregations to reclaim worship practices that train our hearts through our bodies.
February 16, 2010
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13 min read
Seven Deadly Sins: Time for churches to reclaim the tradition
It's time for the church to reclaim and apply the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins or Capital Vices to spiritual formation. A feature story exploring the Seven Deadly Sins.
January 26, 2010
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12 min read
Planning Worship for a Seven Deadly Sins Series
So many churches have recently done a series of worship services on the seven deadly sins that you can find ample ideas for your setting. You can plan the whole service to help worshipers frame their experience of vice within the overarching story of God’s forgiveness and reconciling grace.
January 26, 2010
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4 min read
Taste and See
What would it be like if all our senses were regularly engaged during our weekly worship?
December 1, 2009
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1 min read
Baptism: A story we all share
Discover how the multiple meanings of baptism can enrich baptism as a source of Christian identity, faith formation, and baptismal living. A feature story exploring Baptism, a story we all share.
August 24, 2009
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10 min read
Justice and Suffering in Worship Centered on God
Setri Nyomi, general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, explains why confessing that Jesus is Lord applies to the economy and earth. As the Accra Confession affirms, God calls for just relationships with all creation--so our worship should reflect that faith stance. A feature story exploring Justice and Suffering in Worship centered on God.
June 1, 2009
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12 min read
Learning Worship Together
The sermon ends and the organist launches into the "sermon hymn." In many congregations this is where the service begins winding down. But at Eliot Presbyterian Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, the sermon hymn signals a worship practice that people look forward to all week.
June 1, 2009
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1 min read
Learning to Worship 24/7
As Sojourn Community Church discovered, continual learning and vertical habits help build a community that understands how all of life can be worship. A feature story on 24/7 worship.
April 17, 2009
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11 min read
Another World Is Possible: Witness in Argentina
Bringing daily joys and struggles into worship helped renew worship for Gerardo Oberman and others in Reformed Churches in Argentina.
March 3, 2009
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9 min read
Ethnic and religious demographics
Many Latin American countries, such as Bolivia and Peru, have large indigenous populations. Argentina has few indigenous people left. The vast majority of people in Argentina trace their family ancestry to Europe, especially Spain and Italy.
March 3, 2009
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8 min read
