Articles for Worship & Creative

Liturgy creates order and flow in an ever-changing world. How many times have we been guilty of rushing through something, or throwing out orderliness because we’re hurrying toward the next thing on our schedule?

Most people have seen one or more versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Hands down, it is among my favorite Christmas tales: the story of Ebenezer Scrooge having his conscience reawakened through the apparition of his former partner and the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future.

Are you creating space for God to nurture robust worship in your heart?

This order of service can help your church focus on Jesus this season.

"I like really like that we take a moment to articulate our gratitude. As I reflect on God’s blessings on my life in the current season, I feel an incredible sense of gratitude." ~ Brandon Cox

Sometimes “old” is the new “new.” The spiritual practice of the Daily Examen, a pattern of prayer that was formed (I believe by the Holy Spirit) in the heart of Ignatius of Loyola in the early 1500s, is like that for me.

Most churches that tell me they have no money for sound gear actually have $1,500 (or more) worth of wireless microphones sitting in a drawer.

If Scripture can’t stand on its own, then we can’t possibly prop it up with our own words. Worship without scripture reading may not be worship at all.