This article first appeared on The Artistic Theologian, the online theological journal of Southwestern Seminary’s School of Church Music. The Lord Jesus Christ gave the church… Read More »The significance of worship for the Great Commission
The issue of culture is always of interest to those involved with worship for one obvious reason–the “cultural” aspects of worship, primarily music, poetry, and… Read More »Is culture the same as race?
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 The first three chapters of 1 Corinthians debunks the importance of the… Read More »Relevance is Irrelevant (Part 12)
A few days ago, Pastor Aaron Menikoff had a piece posted from the most recent 9Marks eJournal on the 9Marks blog.1 In this piece, entitled… Read More »More thoughts the use of movie clips in services (and the RPW)
One of the best ways we can prepare to hear from God is through prayer. The Bible teaches that we need God’s grace for us… Read More »A call to pray before studying or hearing the Word (with a resource)
Imagine a church auditorium packed with people. Their eyes are fixed on the stage where skilled musicians play and a handsome man leads the congregation… Read More »Beyond contemporary vs. traditional
For previous installments from this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 A further word ought to be said about building… Read More »Afterthoughts on Building Community
As conservatives, it can be easy to grow discouraged. There are very few of us. It seems that all of American Christianity (sorry, David de… Read More »The Lord is God (still)
Several days ago, I watched a posted video of a previously streamed chapel service at an independent Baptist school located in the deep woods of… Read More »Thoughts on Music not Being a Controversy When It Really is
I have attempted in this series to provide a framework for evaluating the relationship between worship and mission. Using Jonathan Edwards’ categories of “Ends” helps… Read More »God’s Mission: Worship
I have been arguing that the basic building blocks of worship have existed ever since creation, were codified in the Mosaic system, and are actually… Read More »Christ removes the shadows to reveal the reality
Last week I suggested that the establishment of the Jewish sacrificial system, tabernacle, and priesthood was a codification of worship elements that had been instituted… Read More »Shadows of reality
Synthesizing an essential definition of worship is a perennial problem. Many have tried, several have given us very helpful definitions, yet few are fully satisfactory.… Read More »The building blocks of worship
| | | We have looking at different reasons why the regular meeting for worship with one’s church is better than private meetings of worship, including times… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 5)
| | Private and public worship are not the same. There is a difference between the regular, ordinary times of worship for a gathered group… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 4)
| We have been offering reasons why public worship is better than private. Public worship is the gathered, corporate worship of a local church. Private… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 3)
we began a short series looking at why public worship is better than private worship. Public worship is the gathered, corporate worship of the church.… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 2)
Last October I wrapped up my eight-part series on Biblical discernment (parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8), and I thought I would now, in retrospect, add a brief postscript… Read More »A postscript on Biblical discernment
A while back I stumbled across Charles Wesley’s Christmas hymn, “Glory Be to God on High.” This is a superb text on the incarnation of… Read More »“Glory Be to God on High” by Charles Wesley
I was pushed to write a series on discernment when I heard a famous evangelical pastor define discernment as the ability to see, allegedly by… Read More »Some concluding thoughts on discernment (Part 8)