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A Rhythm as Old as the World: A Time to Be Silent, a Time to Speak
Alternating silence and speech and silence is the very rhythm of God, as old and deep in the nature of things as creation itself.
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January 15, 2010
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Focus on What, Not How, in Planning Worship Visuals
If you’re wondering whether projected technology is all it can be in your congregation’s worship, maybe it’s time to rethink your approach.
May 3, 2010
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Building a Worship Vocabulary of Lament
Calvin Seerveld, whenever he can, urges worshipers to build a scriptural vocabulary of lament. When offered in genuine humility and trust, lament in worship need not be the last word.
January 12, 2010
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How A Worship Space Affects Lord’s Supper Practices
What does this arrangement say about who or what is most important in worship? What does it convey about how or whether people in the seats or pews take part in worship? What does it imply about who calls you to or leads worship?
May 3, 2010
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Photography in Worship: Picturing God's Community
Now that so many church members have digital cameras and so many congregations can project images, the possibilities for using photography in worship have soared. Here are tips from congregations that use photography to build community and to picture the entire world as belonging to God.
May 3, 2010
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How an Image Can Minister
Including thoughtfully-chosen images in worship may minister to certain people in ways that the rest of the service does not.
July 16, 2010
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My Grandmother Saved It, My Mother Threw It Away, and Now I'm Buying It Back
Why do we still need hymns in a postmodern world? Here are several reasons.
February 8, 2010
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Sound Engineers: The Hidden Treasure of the Worship Team
The person behind the mixing board is the invisible member of the worship team, every bit as integral as singers or drummers or even leaders. So it’s important to get the right person for the job.
January 12, 2010
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Getting Started with Worship Planning
How can this service faithfully and imaginatively bring this scriptural text alive? How can the service invite the meaningful participation of everyone present? How can we serve as the prophets and priests for our community at worship? Planning worship is more a pastoral task than a logistical task.
January 5, 2010
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What It Takes: Ideas for Planning Intergenerational Worship
What does it take to become intentional about intergenerational worship?
October 16, 2010
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"We Are Not Forsaken": a Funeral Sermon
The following is a sermon given at a funeral for a 19-year-old who took his own life (see blog post).
October 11, 2010
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We Are What We Sing: Searching for a Balanced Diet
“We are what we eat.” Anyone who’s suffering the cumulative effect of too many ice cream sundaes knows that’s true. But when it comes to matters of spirituality and faith, I’d like to suggest, we are what we sing.
November 5, 2010
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A Cloud of Witnesses
Can a fuller understanding of the heroes of the faith and the great cloud of witnesses help us rediscover the purpose and focus of Reformation Day?
January 5, 2010
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How to Use Visual Communication in Worship
Preach the gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words. This ancient maxim, attributed to Saint Francis, may be more relevant today than ever before.
November 24, 2010
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Hymnal Survey
As we work on fine-tuning some elements of the new Faith Alive hymnal Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, we could really use your input. Please take just a couple of minutes to complete this survey.
January 5, 2010
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Sabbath-Keeping for Lead Worshipers
Given the inevitable craziness of ministry, how can you optimally create space for people to meet with God? How can you deepen your worship leading skills, while avoiding the temptation to drown in the glut of ministry needs? Consider a few other pointed questions.
January 5, 2010
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First Things First: Considering Multimedia in Worship
Video imagery in worship needs to be grounded in the purpose of worship.
November 4, 2010
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Using Computers for Inclusive Worship
Check out these tips to use computers for inclusive worship.
January 6, 2010
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From Profession of Faith to Multiple Milestones of Faith
Like many denominations, the Christian Reformed Church has too many youth who make profession of faith, go away for college or work—and drop out of church. This trend is pushing churches to ask what profession of faith is for.
January 25, 2010
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A Historic Order of Worship
The following chart outlines a historic pattern of Christian worship. While most churches don’t use the exact wording found in this chart, there are thousands of churches on many continents that use a version of this pattern.
January 11, 2010
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Copyright Info - Clearing Up the Confusion (Maybe!)
Churches are constantly navigating the copyright maze when they use music, other print resources, and videos. Each medium has slightly different laws regulating it. Here is some information to help you.
September 7, 2010
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Celebrating a New Season of Nurture
This kid-friendly litany is intended for use at the beginning of a new church school year.
May 16, 2011
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Welcome Videos
Does your church website have a welcome video? I read this Church Juice blog entry and was intrigued by the idea. It seems that, if the video is well done, this could be a very effective tool for your church.
January 12, 2010
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Making Baptism Memorable
As Christian Reformed congregations reclaim the importance of baptism, they’re making the sacrament multisensory and helping worshipers “live into” their baptisms.
January 5, 2010
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Inclusive Communion
As many grains are gathered into one loaf, partaking of the elements binds God’s people together into one. Ironically, when church leaders ignore the unique needs of worshipers with disabilities, some are excluded from the sacrament whose very name includes the word union.