9.11 is a day for remembering. Seventeen year olds may have heard the story many times because they were born into it. But my little granddaughter who is 1 may not hear that story much because the life changes we’ve seen as a result of 9.11 have become more routine. So we have to be […]
CAVING AND GETTING MAD WHEN MAKING WORSHIP CHANGES
And How Carey Nieuwhof Might Be Missing It … Carey Nieuwhof is one of the most prominent and prolific Christian bloggers of our day. Here’s a recent article about what it will take to grow your church in the coming years: https://careynieuwhof.com/7-things-will-drive-future-church-growth/ It’s a great article. And most of us Mainliners are not ready to […]
UPDATE AND UPGRADE WORSHIP OVER THE SUMMER (and push back the loss of momentum)
Easter Greetings! I trust you had a spirit filled weekend and are now “regrouping” toward the end of the program year and into the spring and summer season, when so many churches experience what they refer to as a “loss of momentum.” But maybe in God’s economy all time is fertile time if you purposefully […]
Ancient-Modern Liturgies, 2
The true first step in knowing how to put a worship service together is knowing what’s in your own heart. What do you believe? What do you hope others will believe or understand about God just because they worshipped with you today? Let’s get at understanding this driving force in worship planning through the […]
Ancient-Modern Liturgies
Ancient Modern worship is a thing. Many church people like it because, well, if they must do something more contemporary, like music, ancient-modern allows them to at least keep liturgy! No problem … new people often like liturgy too, especially those that are younger, perhaps urban, and maybe might have a church background somewhere along the line. […]
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