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Our Book Group Response, The Church of All Ages

Nancy Hall reflects on her book group based on The Church of All Ages.

April 8, 2009 | 8 min read
Ya'at'eeh

"Ya’at’eeh." That is what I should have said. Ya’at’eeh is a Navajo greeting. It is always accompanied with a hand shake, and, if the parties do not know each other, it is usually followed with a formal introduction.

April 1, 2009 | 8 min read
Ethnic and religious demographics

Many Latin American countries, such as Bolivia and Peru, have large indigenous populations. Argentina has few indigenous people left. The vast majority of people in Argentina trace their family ancestry to Europe, especially Spain and Italy.

March 3, 2009 | 8 min read


Praying the Psalms

In our worship we enter into a dialogue between God and God’s people—a dialogue that neither begins with our entrance nor ends with our exit. More accurately we are joining in a conversation that started long before we ever showed up. Indeed, worship is a cosmic gathering in which we are privileged to participate.

March 1, 2009 | 1 min read
A Litany of Hope

A Litany of Hope based on Ezekiel 37:11. This litany came from an article in Reformed Worship magazine. It offers prayer for restoration and salvation, and gives thanks for the promise of new life.

March 1, 2009 | 1 min read

Ethnodoxology: Calling all peoples to worship in their heart language

The new field of ethnodoxology affirms that there's no single best way to worship. A feature story about how God has gifted each culture with heart language and heart music rooted in a particular place, ethnicity, or experience.

February 10, 2009 | 11 min read
Learning Worship Together: How worship change happens

Worship change works best when worship and education leaders work together, and studying worship together can lead more people to participate fully in worship. A feature story about worship formation and education in the church.

January 23, 2009 | 9 min read
Conversations Between Worship Leaders and Worship Technicians

This presentation addressed some of the wonderful possibilities of working well together as well as some of the pitfalls in the assumptions we make about sound in worship.

January 1, 2009 | 64 min listen