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The written communication of your congregation has great potential to bless members, newcomers, and the community. Your congregation has unique stories of the love and care of God. It is worth your while to evaluate and tweak current church content and write new materials. Doing so will help people grow together in becoming more like Christ.
Steve Guthrie founded the religion and arts major at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. For the first half of 2012, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship hosted Guthrie as a visiting scholar.
Some suggestions for hosting a guest preacher
A seasoned preacher offers tips on how to be an effective guest preacher
This Alban Weekly article asks how a leader negotiates preferences and opinions to plan worship as a Holy Conversation.
From Craig Satterlee’s book When God Speaks Through Worship
I did not want to go to California. I wanted to stay home. That desire hit me hard over Christmas break as I watched people in the church I had grown up in come forward for communion.
Although churches have become more intentional about inviting persons with special needs into their buildings, there is so much more to learn about the practical implications of full participation in the life of a church family.
For five days I had the opportunity to attend the Hymn Society Conference, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Hymn Society Conference is an annual conference that meets in a different location every year. It draws people who love hymns and the history of hymns.
Reflections on planning high school chapel by Ben Dykhouse of Ontario Christian School
In a Schaumburg retirement community, a minister pioneers a new approach to telling stories from the Bible
Q&A with author James K.A. Smith on 'Desiring the Kingdom'
