mgpc has a meeting on the Thursday night before Good Friday. For the last few years I have used an order of service from Terry Johnson’s ‘Leading In Worship’. The service is styled ‘The Good Friday or Easter Service Of Lessons & Psalms’ after the traditional ‘Readings & Carols’ service of Christmas. I’ve never used …
At Worship Matters, Bob Kauflin promises an upcoming post on what say when introducing songs being sung during corporate worship. (Some call this ‘worship leading’) To prepare us, he offers some common stereotypes of song leaders that we may recognise, or even represent. (Remember that Kauflin himself is a corporate worship song leader.) The Teacher …
…and his replacement is writing devotions at Ligonier Ministries. For example: The visual impact of the furnishings and the buildings of both the Old Testament tabernacle and temple was awesome. The eyes were dazzled with a sense of the splendor of God. Sound was vital to Old Testament worship. The choral compositions of the Psalms …
When you read a few (hundred) articles or comments about church services a recurring theme is the need to present as well as we can. That’s okay, as long as your goal is excellence and not perfection. Excellence (for the point of this exercise) is doing the best you can, with what you’ve got, conscious …
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