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A basic flow to the dialogic pattern of worship.
John Calvin wrote much about the value, purpose, and nature of Christian liturgy.
Maybe you heard her song “Try Again” on the TV drama Parenthood or NPR’s Morning Edition.
This article describes the role of the worship planner and provides suggestions for worship planning in a wide range of churches and worshiping communities.
We need a perspective, a way of conceptualizing our role as worship leaders that will sustain us in our day-to-day work in our congregations.
an article on how to lead a worship service translated into Korean
Songs, worship service outlines, and more
Songs to accompany a series on the book of Philippians.
A list of qualities that a liturgist should strive for.
An explanation on four-fold worship and its place in history.
Peggy Goetz is a communication arts and sciences professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Observing her speech pathology students in Calvin’s stroke clinic sparked her to research the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities.
Congregations often take time in their worship services to commission people and dedicate things to be used by the church.
