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Mark Torgerson on the Best Worship Books

So many books on worship are worth reading. And each year brings new worship books and worship resources. Mark Torgerson’s up-to-date bibliography is an annotated listing of the best worship resources.

May 29, 2015 | 4 min read

Top Ten Lessons from Reformation Geneva

Advice from Reformation Geneva on how to implement changes in worship without losing your congregation in the process

May 6, 2015 | 4 min read

A Prayer of Lament

This prayer of lament was prayed at Calvin Theological Seminary on May 1, 2015 in response to the earthquake in Nepal and the unrest in Baltimore.

May 5, 2015 | 2 min read
Worship and Discipleship: As It Was…Is…and Shall Be

Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.

May 5, 2015 | 17 min read
Eric Washington on African American Missionaries

Before William Carey founded a mission society, or Adoniram and Ann Judson sailed to Burma, a former African American slave had already become a missionary to Jamaica.

April 24, 2015 | 2 min read

Not for Us, Right? Worship Planning in the Non-Traditional Church

Some churches and worship planners naturally gravitate to hymn books, studying published prayers, or following the lectionary. But, some churches might resist these practices.

April 24, 2015 | 4 min read
Eric Washington on God’s Sovereignty and Slavery

Sometimes it’s awkward for Christians of different cultures to talk together about God’s presence in slavery. Eric Washington provides a way forward.

April 24, 2015 | 3 min read
African American Worship Treasures

Six church musicians and scholars explain why treasures and challenges in African American worship traditions apply to churches in any cultural context.

April 21, 2015 | 13 min read