In that now famous quote by Kierkegaard, he stresses that the members of the congregation are the “performers” with God as the “audience” (and not the congregation as the audience to performers on the platform). In other words, worship is something done by God’s people not for God’s people. Congregational participation in corporate worship is…
“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange and unholy fire before the Lord, as He had not commanded them. And there can forth fire from before the Lord and killed them, and they died before the Lord….
At the heart of it all, Passion exists to see a generation stake their lives on what matters most. For us, that’s the fame of the One who rescues and restores, and the privilege we have to fully leverage our lives by amplifying His name in everything we do. Last year, our US gathering drew…
Excellence is called for all of our human endeavors: “whatever you do in word or deed, do all to the glory of God” (Col.3:17). God is glorified in our creative endeavors when we give of our very best, for our best reflects most closely (though, of course, in a very faint shadow) the image of…
I have spent years in the traditional church as a Christian as well as part of the church staff. Because of my background, I had a lack of understanding when it came to this thing called worship. To me it was the song service that we would perfect from week to week, followed by a…
Director’s Notes: I tend to shy away from writing stuff that comes across to schmaltzy. So, when I wrote this Christmas drama I drew inspiration from the wonderful film “A Christmas Story.” I thought it was funny how the kids just went nuts opening presents. Unfortunately, this is all to true in real life as…
Ultimately, any sound system is only as good as the people operating it. Their ministry is every bit as valid as the music director, the instrumentalist or the choir member. In reality, the effectiveness of the aforementioned ministries may depend on the sound operators’ ministry. Therefore it is very important to provide the same level…
I turned on the television the other day and was brought to tears with what was going on. I, for the first time am a little embarrassed to say, saw a prayer breakfast that was sponsored by the Congress. I heard them speak of the founding of the breakfasts by a Senator who wanted to…
As a mother and wife, I can go from being counselor, bank advisor, parole officer, head chef, lawn care specialist, and nurse in ten seconds or less. Any woman with children has the know-how and God-given talent to access new situations, file a contingency plan, and implement an infrastructure while most men are still scratching…
Nothing can improve the quality of your church sound system as much as determining the proper placement for your loudspeaker system. Upgrading your speakers can make changes in the range of 1 to 5 decibels. But simply changing your speaker position can make differences in excess of 15dB in response! Who would buy a loudspeaker…
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