Leadership

Best Contemporary Worship Music You May Not Know

In the age of the internet, we all have access to hundreds of thousands of songs. Hundreds more are written each week. There are dozens of remarkable songs written that are biblically faithful, musically excellent, theologically robust, liturgically fitting, and singable by ordinary people—but they can be hard to find!

March 31, 2016 | 122 min video
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 | 55 min listen
L. Gregory Jones on Traditioned Innovation in Worship

Worship conversations change when you choose to see tradition as a lively center from which to innovate. This provides common ground between those who fear change and those who overvalue change.

March 11, 2016 | 5 min read

From the Inside Out: Guiding Adolescents in Worship Leadership

A discussion-based workshop to work toward establishing a framework for shaping the habits, practices, and formation of young worship leaders.

March 4, 2016 | 47 min listen
Jennifer Ackerman on Courageous Conversations among Pastors

The Micah Groups program brings together pastors from diverse denominational, theological and ethnic contexts, all who desire to become empowered wise preachers. They seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. Over time, they build enough trust to have courageous conversations about worship, preaching and justice.

February 19, 2016 | 6 min read

Worship and Discipleship: As It Was…Is…and Shall Be

Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.

May 5, 2015 | 23 min read
Meg Jenista on The Young Clergy Women Project

Face it. There are still far more male pastors than female pastors. That is why young female pastors support each other in The Young Clergy Women Project.

April 21, 2015 | 4 min read