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Lent Worship Planning With 'Lift Up Your Hearts'
Here are some suggestions and tips for using the hymnal, Lift Up Your Hearts, for planning worship!
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February 13, 2019
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The Regulative Principle of Worship
How does the 'regulative principle' inform the way that we approach worship?
February 4, 2019
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Helping Children Understand the Season of Lent
The Broken Pot is a seven-week children’s message series designed to help kids understand and participate in the season of Lent.
January 30, 2019
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Thank God for Fossil Fuels!
Fossil fuels are much criticized these days. Rather than lamenting them, I thank my loving Creator for them.
January 8, 2019
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Dinner Church or Meal Church?
Our church is thinking of starting a once monthly service where we eat a meal together, including communion, and also have our worship service. Any of you doing that?
January 7, 2019
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Worship Roundtable
Four busy worship leaders discuss the challenges and advantages of their ministry jobs during the holiday seasons. How can we balance it all in a healthy way?
January 2, 2019
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The Sounds of the Worship
Worship in multiple languages can unite, not divide, us when we appreciate the beauty of the expression of the sounds of our faith in one God.
December 27, 2018
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Christmas Isn't Over
Isn’t it strange that while society is so eager to begin celebrating Christmas, it is equally quick to drop it like a hot potato?
December 27, 2018
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"The Rebel Jesus" - The Worst Christmas Song Ever?
The song “The Rebel Jesus” is musically and lyrically powerful. Jesus is a rebel, fighting against the injustice of the system, and striving to end poverty. He is a moral example for all of us to follow! Or...maybe not.
December 12, 2018
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What Songs Are You Singing This Christmas?
Curious, what songs are you singing this Advent and Christmas season?
December 4, 2018
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Jesus at the Sleazy Diner
To my great surprise, the musical food was more nourishing than the physical food. And I wondered if that Flint diner had some things in common with that stable in Bethlehem.
December 4, 2018
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Does Your Church Hold a Blue Christmas Service?
We want to know: Does your church (or a church in your community) hold a Blue Christmas Service?
November 20, 2018
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A Worship Series to Commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the Canons of Dort
As churches look for worship resources to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Canons of Dort, Reformed Worship is happy to offer this one from Rev. Mary Hulst, the current chaplain at Calvin College.
November 13, 2018
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The Mentoring Project - Webinar Recording
In this webinar Joy Engelsman shares mentoring principles with worship leaders and discusses how this relates to all of our ministries.
November 7, 2018
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Worship Songs: Current Favorites?
What worship songs have been inspiring you lately? Would you be willing to share one or two of your current favorites?
November 6, 2018
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We Need Each Other: A Paraphrase of 1 Cor. 12:12-27
This paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 is a choral reading that highlights that we are one body in Christ, whatever our age, ability, income, gender, or ethnicity.
November 1, 2018
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Maximizing Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve has the potential to be your church’s biggest day of your year. As you prepare for this special gathering, here are some things to consider.
November 1, 2018
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History of Thanksgiving in the CRC?
What is the origin of Thanksgiving Day worship in the CRCNA?
October 25, 2018
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Lift Up Your Hearts Accompaniment?
In the past we have used the accompaniments that came with the grey Psalter Hymnal for band instruments for special occasions. Does anyone know if there is anything similar for the Lift Up Your Hearts songbook?
October 16, 2018
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Singing Broken Hallelujahs
Too many times people think that Christianity is all happy-clappy being blessed (especially by other Christians). But that is far from the truth. And thus we sing, with tears in our eyes, broken hallelujahs.
October 11, 2018
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Worship Ministries Presents 3 New Webinar Opportunities!
Worship Ministries is hosting three new worship webinars this fall. Find the dates and descriptions below. Please spread the word! All are welcome.
October 8, 2018
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Worship Survey
Reminder to all CRC churches to fill out the worship survey that was sent to them in September, 2018
October 4, 2018
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What Do the Church Order and Other Synodical Documents Say About Worship?
Have you ever wondered about specific guidelines for worship in the CRC? This is an attempt to highlight key guidelines found in the church order and synodical documents pertaining to our corporate worship.
October 2, 2018
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CRC Clergy Women Book Study - an Invitation
All CRC Clergy women are invited to sign up for a book study about women in ministry.
September 26, 2018
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National Gathering 2019 - Gearing Up!
I am greatly encouraged, inspired and delighted by God’s people in the CRC and I believe that I should pass on that encouragement to you all as well. God is moving and it is amazing! Although the worshiping style of each community varies, as does the perspective on how to “do church,” I have found in the Catechism’s first Question and Answer a common thread that binds us all together.