Articles for Worship & Creative

Can the Holy Spirit Inhabit Smoke Machines in the Sanctuary?

“Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us.” - A.W. Tozer

The Most Important Quality of an Effective Worship Leader

The most important quality is what we assume and take for granted.

Sarah Bessey: I Loved God. I Struggled with Loving His Church

Sarah Bessey said it plainly: "I Loved God. I Struggled with Loving His Church." God sneaked up on her and restored her to His church.

Enough Already With the Smoke Machine

A smoke machine (or haze/fog) can be a fascinating addition to any stage production, whether it features dramatic acting or a music concert. However . . .

Zephaniah 3:17 — God, Are You Going to Embarrass Me?

The famous verse from Zephaniah is the sort of verse that used to make me nervous. As a young man, I wasn’t sure I wanted God to quiet me with his love, and I certainly didn’t want him to rejoice over me with singing.

Making Time for God – A Simple Way to Spend 45 Minutes a Day

If you're struggling with knowing how to spend time with God, give this little system (or some variation of it) a try. You'll find you'll easily be able to spend 45 minutes a day on quality time with your Savior.

Rocking Grandma: The Reinvention of Rocking Worship

I think this is the next phase of worship – ministries are discovering it’s not enough to merely plug praise songs into their traditional service order – they need to build contemporary rocking worship from the ground up.

But Contemporary Worship Brings People to Jesus! … Right?

"At some point, we decided that the worship service was the best venue for evangelism."