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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?
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May 15, 2018
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Contemporary Song Suggestions From Worship Leaders
A few weeks ago there was a Facebook post on the CRC Worship Ministries page requesting suggestions for some new contemporary worship music. Check out the responses and add your own!
May 3, 2018
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Worship Resources for Trinity Sunday and Memorial Day
Worship Resources for Trinity Sunday and Memorial Day (May 27, 2018).
April 3, 2018
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Worship as Journey: A Day of Renewal and Learning with Steve Bell and Ken Medema
Are you an Organist, Volunteer or Professional Musician, Worship Planner, Pastor, Visual Artist, Children/Youth Leader, or Worshiper? If so, this conference is designed for you!
June 20, 2017
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Worship at Synod 2017
Below you will find a document which lists all the songs we sang at Synod 2017, along with where you can find them, the service outlines, and the banner images used on the PowerPoint.
March 9, 2017
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Worship Resources and Prayers for Refugees and Immigrants
Here are worship resources and prayers for refugees and immigrants that have been culled from the archives of Reformed Worship.
August 26, 2015
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Worship Spotlight: Covenant CRC, Sioux Center, IA
I was blessed by the worship brought in word and song. However, it was the preparation around the children leaving for Children and Worship that will remain in my memory.
August 13, 2015
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Tools for Learning About Worship From ReFrame Media
We talk about what to sing, how loud the drums should be, how fast the organist plays, and more. But what about conversations around the deep meaning and purpose of worship?
April 29, 2015
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Paying the Piper?
When it comes to paying our congregational musicians, most churches are faced with a couple different scenarios. Has your church wrestled with this question?
March 18, 2015
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Sermon Series as Church Growth Tool?
“...the use of themes and sermon series is the new wave in 21st century congregational worship." But then I wondered. Are all series or themes equal? What makes for a good series?
November 21, 2014
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Recycled Hymns
Kevin Twit wrote that the hymns our grandparents sang and loved, are now finding a place in the set list of today's worship leaders and in the hearts of younger Christians. Like anything that makes a comeback they are not reappearing in exactly the same form.
October 20, 2014
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Using the Gifts God Gave Them
Anima: The Forum for Worship and the Arts is a project concerned with including our youth and young adults in worship leadership. Training videos available on their website could be used as discussion fodder at worship committee meetings or planning groups.
October 16, 2013
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Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs
This webinar will give an overview of the new hymnal including how it was developed, what makes it unique, and how it can be used in churches.
May 17, 2011
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The Long Prayer
Is it time to give up on the long prayer and accept that it only works in a small number of churches who hold on to traditional forms of worship? Or is it time to revive this practice? What do you think?
April 26, 2011
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Living as Easter People
Our task as worship leaders and planners is to be used by the Holy Spirit to help our congregants live as Easter people in a world of wars, disease, flooding, abuse, sickness, depression, and yes, hope. It’s been said “we are an Easter people living in a Good Friday world.”
April 11, 2011
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The Unsung Jesus
Singing of a Christ who challenges us to love our enemies including those of different faiths or ethnic backgrounds, to forgive the worst of sinners and then enfold them into our community, to take care of the orphan even those with HIV/AIDs, to be willing to give up some of the comforts in life in order to bring comfort to those who need it most; to sing of such a Christ puts us outside our comfort zone.
March 21, 2011
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Give It Up!
I am all for spiritual practices and discipline. I’m just not sure that the act of giving up chocolate or TV for Lent can draw us closer to God in and of itself. Laurence Hull Stookey puts it best when he writes: “Lenten disciplines are not temporary deletions or additions, but spiritual exercises that permanently alter us” ...
March 15, 2011
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Resources for Praying With the People of Japan
I thought it might be helpful to begin to gather some resources together to aid us in our prayers for and with the people of Japan.
March 7, 2011
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Worthy of Participating in Heaven's Worship?
Though most of us would say that the “worship wars” are for the most part over I sometimes wonder if we haven’t arrived at a simple truce rather than true reconciliation. The March 2011 issue of Christianity Today has supported my uneasiness by publishing 4 articles on worship.
February 23, 2011
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What's Normal
What we consider as normal has everything to do with our context. In conversations about worship I am increasingly trying to excise any statement that suggests a norm such as, “this song is familiar” or “everyone is doing x, y or z.” For every normative statement we try to make there will be examples where it is false...
February 1, 2011
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Who May Lead Worship?
Can anyone be a part of a worship team or must they be a professing member in good standing? What about new Christians who are still trying to figure out what it means to live as a Christian? Do we expect a certain amount of spiritual maturity to be exemplified by our worship leaders?
January 18, 2011
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New Canadian Ministries Videos
The following email was sent out on Behalf of Bruce Adema the Director of Canadian Ministries. For other agency related worship material check out the One-Stop Resource Index which can be found under the Must Reads on the Worship Networks main page.
January 10, 2011
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Top Worship Songs of 2010
The beginning of a new year is always a good time to reflect and take inventory of the past 12 months. No doubt you may have noticed top 10 lists popping up all over. I was curious myself as to what the top 10 worship songs were for 2010 and so I did some web research but ran into some roadblocks.
December 23, 2010
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Thank YOU!
Thank you for all you did that we never saw...
December 3, 2010
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Advent and Christmas Songs by Keith Getty
Here are four songs for the Christmas season composed by Keith Getty in collaboration with others. Like good worship planning, perhaps a team approach is the ideal for songwriters too!