Nativity Dramas: Why an Ancient Practice Might Work Well for the MTV Generation
Todd Farley explores the use of drama
The Last Thirty Years
A colleague was asked point-blank at a workshop recently, “Have changes in worship in the last generation been good or bad?” The short answer may be yes. A longer answer was given at a day-long seminar at the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2006.
Questions About Worship and Technology: A starting point for discussion
Quentin Schultze lists questions a church should answer when looking at the ties between technology and worship.
Signal the Sacraments: Lord's Supper Banner
Dean Heetderks looks at creating the Lord's Supper Banner
The Forgotten Art: Developing New Writers for Your Worship
A look at writing in worship.
The Feast of Booths: A dramatic retelling of the story in Nehemiah
A dramatic retelling of the story of Nehemiah.
It Takes a Team: Examining the Worship Planning Process
So what is the best way to organize the worship planning process? Here are a few observations, along with a model for analyzing your own congregation’s worship planning routine.
Hábitos verticales: La iglesia misional y la adoración
“Hábitos verticales” es un proyecto que explora cómo el uso de un lenguaje relacional saludable puede transformar nuestros cultos y nuestras vidas.
Graham Redding on Ascension as a Lost Heirloom
Graham Redding reflects on connecting Christ's incarnation and ascension
Reclaiming the Promise of Ascension
Many Christians skip from Easter to Pentecost because they don't understand why Christ's ascension matters. A feature story exploring the importance of Christ's Ascension.
William Dyrness on aesthetically challenged Protestants
Moses saw God and then gave the law. Contemplating God in the temple inspired David to write songs and psalms. On Pentecost, Peter affirmed what Joel prophesied, that the Holy Spirit moves the faithful to dream dreams and see visions. And, till the Reformation, all Christendom celebrated the link between faith and the visual in worship.
Visual Arts in Worship: From either/or to both/and
What defines you? Is it what you know and do...or what you see and love? Your answer likely affects how you see the role of visual arts in worship. A feature story exploring more inclusive use of Visual Arts in Worship