Entering the Discomfort Zone: Our First Experience with Liturgical Dance
We need someone to help teach us as a community, little bit by little bit, how to see dance, how to apprehend and appreciate and worship through it.
The Last Thirty Years
A colleague was asked point-blank at a workshop recently, “Have changes in worship in the last generation been good or bad?” The short answer may be yes. A longer answer was given at a day-long seminar at the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2006.
Signal the Sacraments: Lord's Supper Banner
Dean Heetderks looks at creating the Lord's Supper Banner
It Takes a Team: Examining the Worship Planning Process
So what is the best way to organize the worship planning process? Here are a few observations, along with a model for analyzing your own congregation’s worship planning routine.
Nativity Dramas: Why an Ancient Practice Might Work Well for the MTV Generation
Todd Farley explores the use of drama
The Forgotten Art: Developing New Writers for Your Worship
A look at writing in worship.
Praise Him with Dance: It’s Time to Consider the Use of Dance in Worship
Exploring the use of dance in worship.
The Feast of Booths: A dramatic retelling of the story in Nehemiah
A dramatic retelling of the story of Nehemiah.
Ring Those Bells! Ideas for Using Handbells in Worship
An article looking at the use of handbells in worship.
How to use Visual Communication in Worship
Andre Daley explores using visual communication in worship
On Worship Education, Helpful Themes for Discussion, and Choosing Carpet Colors
One of the major stumbling blocks we face is that most members of our congregation know very little about worship. But we don’t want to make worship didactic. Any advice?
A Tale of Three Churches: Using Drama in Worship
In this article that appeared in Reformed Worship magazine, Todd Johnson explores using drama in worship. To do this, he presents three fictitious churches that represent different worship traditions. Describing each church, he explores the ways the different churches can incorporate drama into their services.