JD Walt on Twitter in Worship

JD Walt writes a blog that I’ve just subscribed to. He says twittering in worship services may help draw attention where it needs to be… We have become so accustomed to worship being a “one or few to many” kind of event. We pay attention to and follow a person who is leading music or [...]

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Switching to IEMs

From Technologies for Worship Magazine… Your church buys its first in-ear system to replace the WL’s front/center wedge. The tech removes the wedge, and routes the WL’s monitor signal into the new IEM system. At sound check, the WL puts his earphones in and starts to sing and/or play. He promptly says “my mix is [...]

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Roman Catholic commercials & the post-denominational world

From Church Marketing Sucks: In my opinion, the opportunity for denominations lies not in their ability to rally around a set of beliefs, but instead in their ability to rally people based on the DNA of the gathered tribe. In other words, beyond doctrinal beliefs, what makes XYZ Denomination tick? For the Catholic Church, they’re [...]

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Contemporary Worship = Higher Attendance?

Article from The Lutheran Staff Blog: Almost two-thirds -64 percent- of congregations that switched to contemporary worship in the last five years saw an increase in worship attendance of 2 percent or more… Robert Schaefer responds: When thinking about worship, first I would propose Lutherans need to start with the center — namely it is [...]

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Imagine

Find this FREE video at TheWorkofthePeople.com Work for justice. Help the down-and-out. Stand up for the homeless. Go to bat for the defenseless. Isaiah 1:17 [The Message]

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Worship as Evangelism

Here are the notes from a recent workshop I taught titled “Worship As Evangelism”: Worship As Evangelism Here is an overview: A working definition of worship The worship/evangelism cycle Should worship do the work of evangelism? Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture / Lutheran World Federation (1996) REVEAL Study / Willow Creek Sally Morgenthaler Rethinks [...]

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Switchfoot – Crazy in Love

Switchfoot covers one of the best pop songs ever written (in my opinion).

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Do you tithe?

From The Skit Guys.

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Marva Dawn on sabbath, rest, and creation

from The Work of the People Questions for reflection: Where do you “over do it”? Where do you need to slow down? How does your church/ministry counteract the need for Sabbath? Does your church/ministry promote “going” to church, or “being” the church?

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“Mix Musician”

A basic knowledge of music is important for the sound system operator unless only speech is amplified. When running a sound system you should consider yourself the “mix musician”. You will be balancing the musicians against each other and determining how the congregation hears them. As such you are an important part of the musical [...]

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