Tag: worship
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“Christ our Mother” Benediction
If you are in the Lutheran world and use Sundays and Seasons resources, you probably have noted the blessing/benediction prescribed…
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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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Environmental Projection
I’ve been experimenting with some simple environmental projection at our Wednesday evening Taize services at Faith. Opposite of the screen…
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Ashes to Ashes
“Images from the Ash Wednesday liturgy are spoken over bodies not only in church buildings at the beginning of Lent…
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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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All Are Saints
All Saints’ Day is a widely celebrated event in the Christian world. In the Roman Catholic Church it is…
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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…
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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,…