Author: claytonfaulkner

  • Evaluating Worship

    (HT: Lester Ruth and Dean McIntyre from whom I borrowed) (Download: EVALUATING WORSHIP Questionnaire) Worship is always being evaluated. Although it…

  • All Are Saints

      All Saints’ Day is a widely celebrated event in the Christian world. In the Roman Catholic Church it is…

  • Song Story – "Be A Blessing"

    On Saturday, August 25 the Faith Alive! Band went on a one-day retreat. The Band spent the whole day at…

  • True Spirituality

    (Reflection from the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost) Psalm 15:1-2: LORD, who may dwell in your tabernacle? Who may abide upon…

  • Philosophy of Worship, part 4

    4. Worship should employ a wide range of styles. There are as many styles of worship as there are tastes…

  • Philosophy of Worship, part 3

    3. Worship should seek diversity and encourage it. God is diverse in taste. God loves spicy Latin worship. God loves…

  • Philosophy of Worship, part 2

    2. Worship should seek to glorify God – not us. Worship that glorifies us sounds like this: The worship was ok today,…

  • Philosophy of Worship, part 1

    When I was in seminary, I took a course called “Philosophy of Worship.” The course project was to compose a…

  • Narrative Worship Script

    During the month of August at Faith Lutheran Church, we are in a message series called “Some Assembly Required” (borrowed…

  • Quality Worship Leadership

    “If you miss your notes, if you are flat when you sing, if your prayers are self-absorbed, if your song…