Articles for Worship & Creative

I find myself wanting to find something less volatile into which I can plunge my anchor. And for me, lately, that has been the historical creeds of Christianity--and studying the importance of creating a creed of faith for our church.

Lingering in musical worship, led by a worship leader who has been trained over years to be pastorally responsive to the Holy Spirit in worship, actually saves lives. There's real ministry in Spirit-responsive worship leading.

There are surprising things you may not know about Jesus. In our book, Jesus: A Theography, Leonard Sweet and I take 424 pages to show that both the Old and New Testaments tell the story of Jesus in great detail.

Consider this for your Good Friday reflection: Jesus' final word from the cross, following his Word of Triumph, was the word of reunion.

There’s a reason that in the Christian tradition – this day and service is considered the longest and darkest day of the year.

Now I'm a worship pastor and I have to decide for myself how I feel about singing hymns. Do we really need to keep singing hymns? I think so. And my first reason may surprise you.

What did hymns mean to my great-grandmother? How did they figure into her hard life? Was it nostalgia that endeared them to her memory? Was singing them just one of many mindless ways to while away the time?

Worship Summit Live is a day of educational content focused on the best methods to produce live-streamed and recorded worship celebrations for virtual and hybrid congregations.