Category: Philosophy of Worship

  • Weekly Worship Thought – Pentecost

    This Sunday is Pentecost. We hear the fascinating story from Acts 2 where, “each one was bewildered to hear these…

  • Weekly Worship Thought – Worship and Culture

    One of the projects I’m currently working on is a fresh, practical application of the Nairobi Statement on Worship and…

  • How was worship today?

    Have you ever thought about this question? Have you ever been asked this question? Have you ever asked someone this…

  • A Warning Against Careless Worship

    I was reminded of the story of Cain and Abel today. 3In the course of time Cain brought to the…

  • The Body at Worship

    Recently we had a discussion in our “Worship Matters” Learning Group about what our bodies do in worship. It might…

  • Why do we have three extra services during Holy Week?

    Every year during Holy Week, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter (falling on March 24-31 this year), we hold three…

  • Evaluating Worship

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

  • 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,…