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Spiritual Disciplines for the Worship leader
Worship leaders often make their living on stage in front of hundreds of people. In my opinion, this may very well be a disadvantage in our spiritual formation. Our faith is one with a cross in the middle of it … Continue reading
A Worship Leader’s letter to his congregation
Dear church family, Most of you know that I lead the singing at Church. Often, we refer to this act as “worship.” It’s sort of an unfortunate thing that this word has become so closely associated with the songs we … Continue reading
My ongoing struggle with contemporary worship leading…
Every Sunday morning all throughout our country, thousands of twentysomething guitarists in thick rimmed glasses fashion their hair to look like they just got out of bed, slip into some skinny jeans, deliberately neglect to shave, strap on their Taylor … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Music, Uncategorized, Worship, worship leading
Tagged Church leadership, contemporary worship, worship leading
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Are you disillusioned with your church?
Do the people at your church ever annoy you? Maybe it’s gone beyond annoyance. Maybe you’ve been hurt by your local church. Perhaps it’s the leadership. Maybe the pastor seems to be more interested in politics than he does the … Continue reading
My dilemma…
“In an article published in Christian Century, Jackson Carroll reports that a survey of the reading habits of evangelical clergy reveals that no theologian is among their favorite authors, no theology is among their most recently read books, and no … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Ministry, pastoring
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Reading your Bible without missing the point (part 1): prescriptive versus descriptive.
I’ve decided to offer a few thoughts about some of the ways that those in my theological tradition often read the Bible. I realize this might be a touchy subject. Some readers, if they are thoughtful, might be challenged about … Continue reading
Small groups.
In 1905, John Vincent (a leader in the movement we call “Sunday School”) made a prediction about the future of his movement: “In the future the Sunday school will be less like a school and more like a home. Its … Continue reading
Hey Baby Boomers, where’d you go?
George Barna recently did what George Barna does, and conducted a study of religious change across the generations in America. Analyzing the Busters (1965-1983), the Boomers (1946-1964) and the Elders (1927-1945). There was of course a lot of data in … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Ministry
Tagged Church leadership, church planting, generational ministry
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