Innovation in Worship: Working with a Team to Make Healthy Changes
Listen to a diverse group of panelists from various churches across North America describe how they envisioned and led their congregations through changes in worship.
Music from African-American Traditions for Use in Any Congregation
One of the remarkable stories about music that has emerged out of African-American communities is its reception in communities of diverse cultural backgrounds all over the world.
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Your Church
With one in 68 individuals being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it is likely that your worshiping community already includes someone with ASD. If you are a pastor, worship leader, musician, church school teacher, or church volunteer, discover specific ways to identify, interact with, and worship with persons with ASD.
What J.S. Bach's Music Means for Worship Today
What is it like to be a church musician today in the same place that J.S. Bach once worked? In what ways can Bach's music be a model for us?
What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?
The doctrine of the Trinity is old, deep, and mysterious. How should Christian trinitarianism manifest itself in worship—that is, beyond simple repetition of the trinitarian formula?
Eric Mathis on Expanding Teens’ Vision of Worship
Defining “worship” is an essential step for churches that want to start including youth in planning and leading worship. Teenagers long for worship that connects to life issues such as justice, imagination, and the arts.
Cultural Intelligence for the Pastoral Leader
Cultural Intelligence is an essential skill for all those in the worshiping community, especially those in leadership positions.
The Evangelical Mosaic: Patterns and Tensions in 21st Century Worship
How do we communicate the relevance of Scripture? How do we engage music and the arts? How does our worship connect with our witness in the world?
First Steps for Including Teens in Planning and Leading Worship
Integrating youth leadership throughout the church is a new paradigm. But churches are reaping the benefits of mentoring youth to plan and lead worship.
Our 95 Theses: Hispanic Perspectives on the Protestant Reformation
After beginning in Wittenberg, the Protestant Reformation surged among marginalized and exiled people. A new book by Latino and Latina Protestants, Catholics and Pentecostals explores that legacy.
Sociology and Learning about Christian Worship Practices
An annotated research guide from the field of sociology
Sociology and Learning about Christian Worship Practices
An annotated research guide from the field of sociology