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On Three Meanings of the Term Worship

The term “worship” for a dictionary on modern Christian usage would need to have at least three definitions.

November 19, 2010 | 3 min video
Let Them Hear: Why Not Get Your Church Looped?

Most parishioners with hearing loss choose not to suffer the hassle and embarrassment of special receivers and headsets. Happily, there’s a better alternative—the broadcast of personalized sound directly through hearing aids.

November 19, 2010 | 1 min read

Picturing Jesus: Children's bulletin ideas for Lent

Some parents asked our Worship Ministry team to consider ways of drawing children into our worship services, and as a parent of two school-aged daughters and a toddler, I concurred.

November 19, 2010 | 1 min read
How to Develop a Requiem Choir: A Congregational Ministry for Funerals

In the midst of life, we are in death.” But fewer and fewer of us share in the sad, sometimes openly commercial rituals that surround our final passage in this culture—more and more grieving family and close friends mourn by themselves.

November 19, 2010 | 1 min read
Top Ten Worship Planning Ideas From John Calvin

A case could be made that, for Calvin, the Reformation was primarily a liturgical reformation, with the exegesis and systematizing being the result of his interest in worship. So, here are ten top worship planning ideas from John Calvin.

November 12, 2010 | 7 min read

Worship Renewal: What We Have Learned

A summary of what we have learned about worship renewal.

November 10, 2010 | 16 min read
Studying Worship on Seminary Campuses - About This Project

Seminaries are the academic institutions where scholars study theology, and where pastors and other leaders are formed and trained for professional ministry in the church.

November 9, 2010 | 1 min read
How Can We Link Worship and Evangelism: Ten Suggestions

How can we link worship with goring up and reaching out? This article offers ten practical suggestions to link worship and evangelism.

November 8, 2010 | 2 min read

Towards a Theology of Worship

Eight foundational principles for a theology of worship, taken from the prologue to The Worship Sourcebook.

November 8, 2010 | 4 min read
Praise Team or Worship Team? - Paul Ryan

An article about the debate between praise team or worship team.

November 8, 2010 | 3 min read