Worship is a very sticky word. It adheres itself to a lot of other words and adds sometimes appropriate nuances to the ideas we are trying to convey. It becomes a part of our church culture and inside lingo. I’m sure some of these sticky “worship” phrases are familiar to you and conjure up an …
I was reading again this morning, the awe-inspiring account of Paul and Silas in the Roman prison, and it reminded me of the power of prayer and worship… especially in the most dire of circumstances. (Read the story for yourself in Acts 16: 22-40) Here’s Paul and Silas in stocks and manacled to a wall, …
Growing up, our services always began with a call to worship – whether it was called an invocation or something else, it was the same every week, and kind of bookended our worship service. Today, we have the opportunity to be creative and bring variety to our opening invitation – our call to worship – …
This is a question I’ve been asked a bit in recent times with questions like: What do you think the future of worship is going to be like? Where do you see worship going in the next decade? What changes to worship can you see right now and into the future? I’m not sure that …
Great team dynamics is one of those areas that everyone desires, but few intentionally venture into. I’ve discovered that most people just hope that their team dynamics will work itself out. That rarely happens because everyone sees the dynamics through their own perspective. That’s fine in one sense, because that’s all anyone has – their …
There are good ways and better ways to introduce new songs… The scenario is… you have a new song that the band and singers have rehearsed, and you are about to premier that song to the church at large. How can you do this best? What can you do to make the ‘take-up” as smooth …
