The use of drama in worship services used to be relatively rare. When it was used, drama was usually limited to a children's Christmas pageant or disciples in bathrobes and sandals appearing at the Easter sunrise service.
That was then. This is now.
Today, dramatic presentations in Sunday morning worship services are becoming as common as praise choruses or keyboards. Crossing geographical and doctrinal ...
I love artists. I always have. I cannot imagine a world without the beauty, perspective, and sheer joy artists bring. I use the term artists for those who create videos, design the stage, dance, write, sing, paint, play an instrument, mix the sound, and contribute overall ideas. They're all artists.
Those who provide leadership to arts ministries have two primary goals: to lead artists in creating ...
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed ...
Many evangelistic methods may work temporarily: a person makes a decision for Christ and comes to church, then church leaders rejoice in effectiveness of outreach. But too often, after a short time, that "convert" slips away from church. Why does this happen? Ask these questions about the evangelism method, and rate your church on the scale.
1. Are we emphasizing sales or connection? In some approaches ...
Many evangelistic methods may work temporarily: a person makes a decision for Christ and comes to church, then church leaders rejoice in effectiveness of outreach. But too often, after a short time, that "convert" slips away from church.
Why does this happen?
Ask these questions about the evangelism method:
1. Are we emphasizing sales or connection? In some approaches the relationship between the evangelizer ...
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Small Group Fitness Kit by Thom Corrigan (NavPress, 1996)
Discusses the attitudes necessary to be an effective small group leader-flexibility, ability to manage chaos, willingness to make mistakes, etc., and offers solutions to the 10 most common problems that small groups encounter.