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Defining Conservatism

The term “conservative” gets thrown around a lot, but do people really know what it means?

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Recovering Intentional Worship by David de Bruyn

Some Things to Consider Including In Your Church Service

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Missions and Music Contextualizing the Gospel

A blog series from Religious Affections Ministries.

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Scott Aniol speaks on the subject of music and worship around the country. Schedule him to speak in your church, plan and lead your worship service, or lead a hymn service.

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Relevance is irrelevant (Part 2)

On March 27, 2012 By
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Relevance is Irrelevant

Part 1

In emphasizing the unity of the church in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Paul asks the church pointedly: “is Christ divided?” (v 13). With their divisions, the Corinthian church was pulling away from Christ, the one who unites his church. This led Paul to explain that in his own ministry he took pains to [...]

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Not the Real Problem

On May 17, 2011 By

Kevin DeYoung (DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed) has a good post today asking pastors and church leaders not to assume that the decline they see in their church is because of (or can be solved by) worship styles. He says,

I do wish church leaders would stop assuming that their problems boil down to [...]

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Consider Religious Affections Ministries in your year-end giving

On November 25, 2010 By

At Religious Affections Ministries our mission and purpose is to help people grow in their knowledge of God and his worship. It is God’s Word that transforms lives, churches, and cultures. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the Scriptures and contemporary questions of aesthetics, culture, and music so that we can make choices [...]

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Deep Thanks for Brazil Mission Trip Donations

On June 25, 2010 By

I’d like to express deep thank to those who have gratiously donated toward our mission trip to Brazil. We’ve had a number of people give various amounts, including several large anonymous gifts. Thank you so much!

We’re only about half way to raising what we’ve spent on travel expenses, so if you [...]

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Suggest a topic

On December 18, 2009 By

I regularly receive e-mails asking various questions related to worship, music, church ministry, etc., and sometimes people post questions on our Facebook page as well. But I wanted to make it easier to request a topic of discussion on this site.

So I’ve added a widget to the sidebar where you can suggest a [...]

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How RAM Can Help Your Church

On December 4, 2009 By

I’ve been thrilled this year with the ways that Religious Affections Ministries has been able to help pastors and churches think biblically about worship and music. We’ve ministered in over 30 churches in addition to several conferences for a total of almost 100 hours of ministry! This ministry has included teaching, preaching, seminary lectures, conducting [...]

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Michael S. Horton – The First Significant Influence in My Journey Towards Radical Conservatism

On September 22, 2009 By

I’d like to highlight a few articles by Michael Horton, articles that were among the first to significantly shape my thinking on worship and music when I was in college. In particular, Horton confirmed some of the uneasiness I was already experiencing about what some might consider “traditional church music,” and he was the first [...]

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