David Burke has opportunity to attend a variety of Churches. He offers two observations about worship: a lessening of time spent in prayer; and that prayers, when offered, focus on requests. Some may counter that corporate prayer is effectively ‘outsourced’ to small groups, but as helpful as that form is, it is supplemental to congregational …

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Mark Peterson expresses some helpful thoughts about why singing with the church is different to group singing which takes place in other contexts, such as footy matches or concerts. Such observations are helpful, lest we stray into the area of making church gatherings more like concerts or footy matches in the hope people will sing, …

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