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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.

March 1, 2006 | 1 min read
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.

March 1, 2006 | 1 min read

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.

March 1, 2006 | 1 min read

Ring Those Bells! Ideas for Using Handbells in Worship

An article looking at the use of handbells in worship.

March 1, 2006 | 1 min read

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?

March 1, 2006 | 1 min read
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.

March 1, 2006 | 1 min read