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Worship Should Not Be Done in a Disorderly Manner Because The Lord Is a God of Order

Magali Pardo, Lieutenant Colonel of the Salvation Army, talks about relationship between church and people based on her previous work in several Latin American countries and current supervision of ethnic churches in three states.

April 1, 2015 | 14 min read
An Ascension Day and Pentecost Virtual Roundtable

Six pastors reflect on two events that make all the difference for the Christian church

March 25, 2015 | 1 min read
Components of Sexism Interfere with Worship

Fifteen years ago Roberto Ghione was commissioned by God to start a church in Simi Valley, California, with a vision to bring people one step closer to God and spiritual growth. That is how New Hope Church was formed, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church, and currently has about 120 members.

March 10, 2015 | 14 min read

2015 Symposium on Worship slideshow

A slideshow of images from the 2015 conference

February 23, 2015 | 1 min read

Getting Started with the Christian Year

Any church leadership team that hopes to increase the observance of the Christian year in their congregation will first need to identify how much shaping influence this practice has at present.

February 16, 2015 | 5 min read
Being Jesus on Good Friday

On Good Friday, as congregations meditate on the betrayal, suffering, and death of Jesus, some liturgies call the Church to identify with those who judged, persecuted, mocked, and killed our Lord. This is a sobering reality, and appropriate. But, like many stories in the Bible, there are multiple implications within this narrative.

February 11, 2015 | 10 min read

Our worship is connected to miracles rather than to incarnation

Jorge Navarro found Christ amid the difficult life he had chosen to follow. Drugs of all kinds were his daily bread, until one day everything changed. The force that had fueled his down-slide was the same force that fueled his desire to passionately serve the one who called him.

February 11, 2015 | 16 min read
The Christian Year: Use of the Revised Common Lectionary

When a congregation and its leaders are considering the observance of the Christian Year, there is another question that immediately presents itself.

February 6, 2015 | 3 min read