Thanksgiving Worship
A variety of ideas to help plan for Thanksgiving services.
September 26, 2004
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14 min read
Pastoral Renewal: Everyone benefits
Pulled in so many directions, dedicated pastors give and give, risking burnout. Congregations that encourage pastoral renewal will likely see the results in sermons and worship services. A feature story exploring the importance of time away for pastors.
September 3, 2004
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9 min read
Great Preaching: What blacks and whites can learn from each other
Cleophus LaRue believes that black preachers and white preachers could make sermons more powerful by applying the best insights of the other's traditions.
June 25, 2004
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6 min read
Great Preaching: What blacks and whites can learn from each other
Cleophus LaRue believes that black preachers and white preachers could make sermons more powerful by applying the best insights of the other's traditions.
June 25, 2004
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6 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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8 min read
The Paradox of Christmas (worship order)
A weekday chapel service plan for the season of Christmas with the full text of a short meditation on the Paradox of Christmas.
June 1, 2004
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2 min read
The Paradox of Christmas (sermon full text)
The full text of a short meditation on the Paradox of Christmas.
June 1, 2004
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4 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
Preparing to Hear the Word This Week at Worship
A short prayer and reflection for preparing to hear the word in weekly worship.
June 1, 2004
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1 min read
The Paradox of Christmas (sermon full text)
The full text of a short meditation on the Paradox of Christmas.
June 1, 2004
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4 min read
Peace and Justice in Worship
We worship someone who came "to preach good news to the poor and to release the oppressed."
May 28, 2004
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6 min read
Practical tips for introducing peacemaking into worship services
These tips provide a practical application of peacemaking to worship services.
May 28, 2004
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3 min read
