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Because [music] helps to memorize the lyrics and make them your own, says Roberto Colón
Advice from Reformation Geneva on how to implement changes in worship without losing your congregation in the process
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.
Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.
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.
Some churches and worship planners naturally gravitate to hymn books, studying published prayers, or following the lectionary. But, some churches might resist these practices.
Sometimes it’s awkward for Christians of different cultures to talk together about God’s presence in slavery. Eric Washington provides a way forward.
Join us in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the January 2016 Symposium on Worship
Face it. There are still far more male pastors than female pastors. That is why young female pastors support each other in The Young Clergy Women Project.
Six church musicians and scholars explain why treasures and challenges in African American worship traditions apply to churches in any cultural context.
View a slideshow of visual arts from various churches.
Catholic and Orthodox Christians consider Epiphanius of Cyprus a saint because he was pious and opposed heresy. Protestants can learn from him as well.
