Drama on a Budget
Just in time for the holidays, here’s an easy one for all you sewers and weavers and other overworked "banner people."
March 1, 2009
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1 min read
Ethnodoxology: Calling all peoples to worship in their heart language
The new field of ethnodoxology affirms that there's no single best way to worship. A feature story about how God has gifted each culture with heart language and heart music rooted in a particular place, ethnicity, or experience.
February 10, 2009
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10 min read
Learning Worship Together: How worship change happens
Worship change works best when worship and education leaders work together, and studying worship together can lead more people to participate fully in worship. A feature story about worship formation and education in the church.
January 23, 2009
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9 min read
When I Grow Up I Want to Be A Shepherd
"When I grow up I want to be a shepherd." I imagine that is what my grandfather said when he was a young boy growing up near Blanco Canyon in New Mexico.
January 1, 2009
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7 min read
Paved Roads
“Be still and know that I am God.” That is the exhortation we hear from God in Psalms 46:10. But how possible is this in our modern technological world? What does it mean to be still before God? I used to think I understood
January 1, 2009
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7 min read
Worship that Changes Lives: The Next Dimension
This workshop highlighted how our understanding of transformational worship experiences is deepened through a study of worship that included the narratives of church members. Drawing on the insights that are summarized in the book Worship that Changes Lives, participants were encouraged to reflect on the relational dimension of their worship experiences.
January 1, 2009
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1 min read
Abraham Kuyper's Our Worship: First English translation
Abraham Kuyper said that Christ is Lord over every "square inch" of life. Thanks to Our Worship, translated by Harry Boonstra and augmented by scholars' essays, you can now read Kuyper's perceptive writings on public worship.
December 23, 2008
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11 min read
Singing the New Testament: No greater text than scripture for worship songs
Singing Scripture songs and hymns sinks the words of the Bible into your heart, mind, and muscle memory. A feature story on the hymnal, Singing the New Testament.
November 26, 2008
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11 min read
CSR releases Kent County Congregations Study Report
The Kent County Congregational Study of 2007 is a comprehensive study of religious congregations and how they contribute to the quality of life in Kent County.
November 20, 2008
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1 min read
Old Testament Resources for Christian Worship: Surprising insight
Touching the Altar, edited by Carol M. Bechtel, shows how the often-neglected Old Testament is essential to understand the purpose of worship, giving practical ideas any church can apply. A feature story on using Old Testament values in worship.
November 12, 2008
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11 min read
Sunday Morning Worship: Who's not there and why not?
As churches work toward full, conscious and active participation in liturgy, some are noticing patterns of worship attendance. They're reaching out to those absent from Sunday morning worship. A feature story focused on Sunday worship attendance.
October 29, 2008
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12 min read
Becoming a Veteran-friendly Church: Pacifists can do this too
How can churches follow the Prince of Peace and yet minister to warriors? Military chaplains and veterans say that this dilemma keeps many congregations from including war concerns in worship or ministering to soldiers and families. A feature story exploring how churches can become veteran-friendly.
October 15, 2008
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12 min read
