Planning Worship

Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works

How does the narrative arc of historic Christian worship uniquely tap into our nature as narrative animals?

February 28, 2014 | 59 min listen


Dan Vander Plaats on God and Disability

Dan Vander Plaats is director of advancement at Elim Christian Services in Palos Heights, Illinois. Elim’s mission is to help children and adults with disabilities reach their God-given educational and vocational potential.

February 25, 2014 | 4 min read

Loving God Intimately: Worship with the Anaheim Vineyard Fellowship, 1977-1983

This workshop will explore one source for the changes that have swept around the world since the 1970s: the Anaheim Vineyard Fellowship and the ministry of its pastor, John Wimber.

February 18, 2014 | 64 min listen
Music Style in a Diverse Church

This workshop will explore how we can move beyond the usual church labels by engaging with broader musical traditions to create worship that is both rich in content and diverse in appeal.

February 17, 2014 | 61 min listen