All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Book Signing Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 41 - 53 of 53 Sort by: Title | Date Worship that Blesses the Whole Community with the Whole Gospel Most Christians know that Jesus calls us to love God with all we have and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Canaan Community Church changed its worship to truly follow the Great Commandment. Feature Story | August 06, 2015 Images and Themes in John Calvin's Theology of Liturgy John Calvin wrote much about the value, purpose, and nature of Christian liturgy. Article | November 19, 2014 Four-Fold Pattern of Worship An explanation on four-fold worship and its place in history. Article | September 17, 2014 Being a Liturgist A list of qualities that a liturgist should strive for. Article | September 17, 2014 Bible Study on Worship: Elements of worship This Bible study with 12 lessons focuses on the key elements of Christian worship and is designed for use by a worship planning team/committee. Reflection | June 30, 2014 Links in the Liturgy Are all of the elements of the worship liturgy independent stand-alone items? If so, no effort is needed to tie them together. However, if they are all parts of a continuous worship journey, then flow from one to the next is critically important. What we think of as "transitions" are key. If they are done poorly the flow of the worship journey is broken. If done well they enhance the richness of the entire worship experience. In this sectional we'll explore how to link the liturgy into a smooth flowing journey. Audio | March 04, 2014 Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works How does the narrative arc of historic Christian worship uniquely tap into our nature as narrative animals? Audio | February 28, 2014 Leading the Liturgy The role and function of a worship leader should not be underestimated. The level of engagement for worshipers in a worship service often is influenced directly by the way in which a worship leader functions. The quality of the sermon, the significance of the music and the content of the liturgy needs to be matched by the engaging manner in which the worship leader serves. Article | February 01, 2013 Baptizing the Nations: Mission, Culture, and Liturgy in the Gospel of Matthew Research/writing project for 2003 Luce Seminar, “Prospects of Historic Liturgies in a Postmodern Age.” A work in progress. Academic Article | May 15, 2012 Toward a Liturgical Aesthetic An interdisciplinary Review of Aesthetic Theory Article | March 10, 2011 Worship Words Too Important to Neglect In Worship Words, Debra and Ron Rienstra show why and how to give more attention to your church's worship language. Feature Story | September 30, 2008 An Invitation to 'The Liturgy of the Hours' From the age of the Apostles, to the Early Church Fathers, to the Middle Ages, to the present, we are invited to join that great cloud of witnesses who have worshiped God around the clock from hour to hour, from one time-zone to the next, in ceaseless prayer and praise. This session explored how to incorporate the rhythm of what some call 'The Liturgy of the Hours' into busy contemporary life. Audio | January 01, 2008 Baptism: A Sacrament for the Whole Congregation This session drew upon biblical passages and confessional and liturgical texts from the Reformed tradition to demonstrate how Christian baptism is a communal, not an individual, sacrament. Audio | January 01, 2006 « Previous 1 2 3