What is Vital Worship?
A summary of the meanings and implications of vital worship.
March 3, 2005
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3 min read
The Worship Sourcebook: An ecumenical guide to planning worship
Ever feel stuck in a rut while writing or voicing prayers for worship? The Worship Sourcebook offers help. A feature story about the ecumenical uses of the Worship Sourcebook.
December 10, 2004
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7 min read
Children's Choirs Shape Worship Habits
Many adults find that their children's choir experience instilled a homing instinct that brings them back to church. A feature story exploring the importance of Children's Choirs for spiritual formation.
November 12, 2004
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12 min read
Nine Tips for Designing Intergenerational Worship
Looking for simple ways to introduce intergenerational worship ideas without totally overhauling everything about your worship services? Here are nine tips to get you started.
August 23, 2004
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6 min read
Joy: When all ages worship together
Geoffrey, age 7, interrupted the vicar's prayer. Hands on hips, he demanded, "You mean Jesus died?" What happened next reveals how one congregation answered a classic dilemma of intergenerational worship. A feature story exploring the importance of intergenerational worship.
August 23, 2004
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10 min read
Where Twenty or Thirty Are Gathered
In a world that values bigger and better, rural churches testify that true measure of worship is how it changes hearts and lives. A feature story about worship in rural communities.
July 21, 2004
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7 min read
Create Worship Renewal, Not Worship War: Six tips on how to talk about worship
Eighteen people. Umpteen differences. For three years, these Protestant Christians talked through worship war tensions to create a book together. A feature story about the genesis of "Discerning the Spirits."
June 11, 2004
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9 min read
The Sermon for Children
An article of suggestions for making the children's message, or children's sermon, thoughtful, engaging, and integrated into the rest of the liturgy.
June 1, 2004
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8 min read
Our Inestimable Privilege: Full, Conscious Participation in Worship
Often worshipers confuse the object of Christian worship with the source of Christian worship. Re-orienting the focus of our worship is complex, but encourages active participation and helps focus on the true purpose of worship.
June 1, 2004
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4 min read
From Fear to Faith
A weekday chapel service focusing on the transformation of fear into faith.
June 1, 2004
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5 min read
Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come - Christmas Celebration based on Luke 2
A weekday chapel service plan to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas based on Luke 2.
June 1, 2004
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3 min read
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! (Easter)
A weekday chapel service for the season of Easter.
June 1, 2004
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4 min read
