Take a guess, what do you think was the most viewed blog post in 2013? Faith Church added a new traditional worship service back in June, and I wrote quite a bit about worship over the last year. In fact, my post entitled “Could Starting An Addition Worship Service Be Of The Devil” was theContinue reading “Blog Year in Review – Best of 2013?”
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Signal Jamming Worship
My mother’s side of the family used to have a large Christmas Eve gathering at my grandparent’s home. I loved that event more than I can describe. The food was awesome. I loved hanging out with my cousins. The gifts around the Christmas tree were bountiful. My grandmother always got us cousins the most bizarreContinue reading “Signal Jamming Worship”
What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
With this Sunday, two months of many guest teachers comes to a close. I have enjoyed it immensely, and I hope you have as well. This Sunday our worship leader, Becka Beard, is preaching on the image of God. The image of God has been a hotly debated topic in the church for centuries. WhatContinue reading “What does it mean to be made in the image of God?”
Multiple worship services ARE of the devil!
Yes, having multiple worship services are of the devil…if we let them be. Let me explain. It is very interesting how we go through life and end up changing our minds about things. For example, how did I go from this to this? If you don’t want to fully read those two blog posts, here’sContinue reading “Multiple worship services ARE of the devil!”
Follow up to “Do we need to stop singing in worship?”
This Sunday we did stop singing in worship! While our worship leader, Becka, didn’t lead us in singing songs, she did lead us in worship. The reason is that when we hired her, we did not hire a piano player. If all we wanted was a piano player, it would be clear that all weContinue reading “Follow up to “Do we need to stop singing in worship?””
Do we need to stop singing in worship?
On Sunday we start a new sermon series based on our church mission statement: Loving God, Loving People. I bet a bajillion churches have that exact same statement, but that doesn’t worry us much. We had a fairly long strategic planning initiative a few years ago that led us to creating that statement. Based onContinue reading “Do we need to stop singing in worship?”
Why I dislike church worship surveys very, very much
The pastors of the EC Church have a Facebook page. It’s a place where we pastors talk shop throughout the week, ask each other questions, debate, and so on. Recently a pastor friend of mine asked the following question: Has anyone ever surveyed their congregation regarding worship style? If so, do you have any questionsContinue reading “Why I dislike church worship surveys very, very much”
If God hated their worship, could he hate ours too? (Check out the podcast!)
So God hates worship services. The quotes affirming this in my previous post are from the prophecy of Amos. God isn’t mixing any words. It was a rather wealthy era in Israel’s history, and they were living it up. To be specific, this was during the years when Israel was split north (Israel) and southContinue reading “If God hated their worship, could he hate ours too? (Check out the podcast!)”
Engaging Scripture 