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A Third Goal for Worship Curation?
When we curate weekly worship, I find we typically have one goal in mind: the formation of people into the likeness of Christ. Our hope is that through throughtful gathering and ordering of stuff we...
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[W]e have not even begun to tap into our creative potential. Human creativity is a virtually limitless resource. Every human being is creative in some way. Each of us has creative potential that we...
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Loosing My Religion (and My Worship)
I recently came across a magazine article about the advent of the very first playground in New York City. This playground was completed in 1903 in New York’s Lower East Side. The response to this novel...
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I am proud of the ideas we came up with for Easter holiday services back in the early nineties. As a “creative team” we truly owned our title. And, it was our sincere desire to come up with new – dare...
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Speaking (Babbling, Really) of Unity and Diversity at Pentecost
Pentecost. It’s about the Spirit. The one poured out in Joel 2. The one Jesus promised upon his earthly departure. Pentecost. It’s about the birth of the Church, the official initiation of our mission...
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Tony Jones, Prayer, and Being Evangelical @ The Goose
I’m an Evangelical. There. The cat’s out of the bag. Grant you, I feel the need to point out that I’m a “E”vangelical, not an “e”vangelical. I use the word to give one of those labels that make us more...
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Do you incorporate worship practices from other cultures?
Paul Simon’s album Graceland won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1988. Despite the record’s wild popularity, Simon was criticized for his heavy use of indigenous, South African rhythms,...
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Musical Worship in West Africa
This post was written by Rob Baker. Musical worship in West Africa can be described in three words: diverse, vibrant and changing. Diverse From Senegal to Cameroon, Christians meet to worship the Lord...
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Spiritual Community: 18 and Over Only Please
It’s funny the things we take for granted. I had a consulting contract with a local Big Church and set a Sunday to attend their morning worship services so I could get an overview on things. A good...
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Resurrecting Advent
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song tells us. I, however, find myself increasingly grumpy. This is my annual affliction as the Christmas season creeps closer and closer to the...
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