ARTICLE Finding the Grace Gates How "lead worshiper" Joseph Garlington helps people recognize holy moments and encounter God. Marshall Shelley, Eric Reed, Joseph Garlington
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How pastor and "lead worshiper" Joseph Garlington helps people recognize holy moments and encounter God.
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The sanctuary is packed. Ushers wedge latecomers into the few empty seats scattered across the long, low room. When those seats are full, they open clattering doors to overflow rooms on the sides. There's no holy hush in this place. Even the quiet moments are accompanied by ...
Though church leaders spend extraordinary energy preparing for worship, many do not evaluate whether the energy was well spent.
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Yet if we've been given the ability to plan worship, we can evaluate at some level what we've done. The following tool, prepared by Leadership's editors and advisers, can help. It does not cover all the bases (for example, sermon evaluation is left out), and not all questions ...
Money magazine annually rates the 300 best places in America to live. The ratings are based on climate, affordability, amenities, crime rate, public transportation, medical care, and other factors.
A similar approach has been taken with churches. Several major metropolitan newspapers regularly review churches. A religion writer makes an unannounced Sunday visit and analyzes everything from the sign ...
How can a service be both a worship service and seeker friendly?
At Saddleback we believe you can have both without compromising either.
When we speak of worship, we are talking about something only believers can do. Worship is from believers to God. We magnify God's name in worship by expressing our love and commitment to him. Unbelievers simply cannot do this.
Whether standing tall, bowing low or falling on your face before the Lord, God deserves our honor and respect; and when we say "amen" to his will, amazing things happen.
This month, as we continue our study of how we worship, we're going to look at Nehemiah 8:6 and see what we can learn from the revival that took place there among the people of Israel as they began to worship.
Here in our apartment in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, we are surrounded by the sounds of worship. Everyday, twice a day, 'the brothers', mostly ex-drug addicts who have come to Christ, join together to lift their voices in songs of thanks and adoration. Every morning and evening, the simple sounds of praise echo throughout this cluster of small apartment buildings.
In this ChristianityToday.com exclusive, the acclaimed worship leader best known for the song "In the Secret (I Want to Know You)" explains what it is — and what it isn't.
What is worship? It's all about exalting Christ, and anything that leads towards a Christ-like life is on the right track of true worship.
When we use the word "worship" as applied to what we do in a church service, then most ...
ARTICLE The Reality of Worship Matt Redman explains why worship is more than just a popular trend in Christian music. Matt Redman
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I recently heard someone talking about the current "worship trend." To be honest, I found that quite funny. If it's a trend, then it's the only eternal trend there is! Worship is here to stay—throughout all time and eternity.
Of course, what they were trying to say is that there's been a wonderful new song and sound rising up in much of the church in recent years—a fresh wave of vertical, ...
Though he's been leading worship for nearly twenty years now, Michael W. Smith wrestles with the concept of worship like any other Christian. Over the years, Smitty's personal growth in the area of worship has extended far beyond the boundaries of his church. Can you imagine how a pear orchard, ketchup, or simply being silent can have a part in pleasing God with our worship to Him? Michael talked ...
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