Category: Philosophy of Worship
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Weekly Worship Thought – Pentecost
This Sunday is Pentecost. We hear the fascinating story from Acts 2 where, “each one was bewildered to hear these…
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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…
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How was worship today?
Have you ever thought about this question? Have you ever been asked this question? Have you ever asked someone this…
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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…
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The Body at Worship
Recently we had a discussion in our “Worship Matters” Learning Group about what our bodies do in worship. It might…
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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…
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Evaluating Worship
(HT: Lester Ruth and Dean McIntyre from whom I borrowed) (Download: EVALUATING WORSHIP Questionnaire) Worship is always being evaluated. Although it…
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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…
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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…
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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,…