http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/speaking-of-technology The Barna Group has new research on the use of technology in churches. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/speaking-of-technology Tue, 06 May 2008 12:38:01 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/techchurchonline_com Tim Peterson has started a blog on the theme of the church and technology. Everyone relates to Tim and appreciates both his tech savvy and his love for the local church in all her forms. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/techchurchonline_com Tue, 06 May 2008 12:31:25 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/sorry-yed A few days ago, I posted Ted Yuen's request for Pentecost song ideas. I typed "Yed" instead of "Ted", and even after editing, the synopsis on the front page continued to display "Yed." http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/sorry-yed Tue, 06 May 2008 12:20:18 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/songs-for-pentecost Here's a message from Yed Yuen of McMinnville Cov in OR. He's considering songs for Pentecost and could use our help. We figure some of you would want to collaborate and swap ideas... http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/songs-for-pentecost Fri, 02 May 2008 08:50:34 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/thriving-musicians-summit Bayside Church in Granite Bay, CA will host a Thriving Musician Summit, September 19-20, 2008. Featured leaders include Paul Baloche and Lincoln Brewster. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/thriving-musicians-summit Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:48:11 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/justice-and-the-language-of-worship Brian McLaren is doing some traveling and speaking on his new book: Everything Must Change. According to Covenant News Service, rather than just book signing, McLaren hosts “training and worship events.” Although McLaren speaks several times, the worship times incorporate new music and the creative use of art in liturgy. “A key element to mobilizing people in our churches is liturgy,” he explains. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/justice-and-the-language-of-worship Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:54:08 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/preparing-for-pentecost Dear Covenant Friends. Scot McKnight is hosting a series called Preparing for Pentecost. He’s posting reflections on his book Forty Days Living the Jesus Creed. It’s been excellent, and I wish we’d have brought it to you sooner. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/preparing-for-pentecost Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:42:15 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-thaw I stepped outside after church on Saturday night, and snow was floating down in huge, white flakes. Overnight, the spring snow blanketed the lawns and trees of northern Colorado. By Easter sunrise, the sky was crystal clear, and the shimmer of light on snow was stunning. Our White Easter was nothing like a White Christmas, because the first light brought enough heat to melt the snow. As I drove to church, I thought, “Narnia is thawing.” http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-thaw Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:50:27 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/early-feast-deadline-nears-seminars-announced For those who have not yet registered for the Feast, be advised of the approaching March 28 deadline to take advantage of the discounted registration fees. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/early-feast-deadline-nears-seminars-announced Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:39:52 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/holy-week-memories I was fixing to blog about “the best holy week ever,” but I couldn’t settle on "the best." So here are my Holy Week Memories, meant only to prompt you. Please post yours, as well. Then after Easter, we’ll post our Easter memories. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/holy-week-memories Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:40:07 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/tech-question-digital-pen From Kevin Kasai Our preacher is what I would call a “teacher-preacher”. We are looking at ways to add visuals to his style with out the static feel of PowerPoint. He is great at engaging the congregation and would like the freedom to relay his thoughts as the Spirit leads him. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/tech-question-digital-pen Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:58:21 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/mandating-the-blend I remember the deepest valley I walked through during a 15 year run as worship leader/director at a large community church. Something Scott Ladd posted in the last thread made me think of my valley-days. He mentioned that his church mandates 80-20 worship planning (in terms of traditional/contemporary). http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/mandating-the-blend Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:03:25 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/blended-worship-awkward-or-effective Robert Webber defined blended worship as “a true convergence of worship rooted in biblical sources, which draws from the great traditions of the church…” http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/blended-worship-awkward-or-effective Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:06:51 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/hot-topic-worship-and-justice I know, many of us are thinking about how our worship and works are related—how we might lead our congregations in gathered worship that encourages good work—which is worship, right? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/hot-topic-worship-and-justice Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:24:54 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/wc-event-announcements More than 100 pastors and leaders are registered for Worship Connection 2008. Read on for event info and announcements, including sign ups for The Artists' Forum. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/wc-event-announcements Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:37:11 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/worshipers-listen-in-to-pastors-dialogue-sermon MERCER ISLAND, WA (January 15, 2008) - Worshipers at Mercer Island Covenant Church “listened in” on the conversation of pastors from two congregations as they delivered a “dialogue sermon” that modeled racial reconciliation on Sunday. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/worshipers-listen-in-to-pastors-dialogue-sermon Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:58:02 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/an-epiphany-on-being-right by Krista Brumberg Stevens http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/an-epiphany-on-being-right Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:24:01 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/old-hymns-get-makeover-sunday-debut-in-omaha OMAHA, NE (January 11, 2008) - Putting new settings to traditional favorites always is a dicey proposition, but Dick Lindner says the 12 newly commissioned piano arrangements of Swedish hymns he will perform on Sunday at First Covenant Church won’t alarm anyone. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/old-hymns-get-makeover-sunday-debut-in-omaha Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:00:24 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/charitable-7-year-old-artist-named-kansan-of-year MCPHERSON, KS (January 11, 2008) - The Topeka Capital-Journal has named seven-year-old Emma Marten one of its 2007 Kansans of the Year. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/charitable-7-year-old-artist-named-kansan-of-year Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:54:53 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/characteristics-of-christian-worship Characteristics of Christian Worship—by Craig A. Satterlee http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/characteristics-of-christian-worship Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:16:56 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/prayer-for-epiphany As we emerge from Christmas and enter Epiphany, I’m reminded of God’s heart to include. Perhaps exclusion is the worst of our sins and inclusion is God’s best in us. The gospel story tells us that the Wise Men brought gifts to infant Jesus, worshiped Jesus as “King,” and revealed him as such to a waiting world (Matt. 2.1-12). They were the first Gentiles to encounter and worship the incarnate Christ. Jesus had come for Israel and to all nations, and the Magi were the first to illustrate this Good News. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/prayer-for-epiphany Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:51:36 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/hit-cd-its-not-just-the-sound-its-the-message ORLANDO, FL (January 3, 2008) - Brant Christopher is surprised that his band’s new CD album Beautiful Imperfection is getting such good reviews. “I was blown away by them,” he says. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/hit-cd-its-not-just-the-sound-its-the-message Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:27:04 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/third-week-of-advent On this Monday, in the third week of Advent, The Morning Psalm reads: “O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds. I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call upon the Name of the LORD. I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, In the courts of the LORD’s house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah! (Psalm 116:14-17).” http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/third-week-of-advent Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:10:49 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/from-rory-noland Dear Friends, I’m so looking forward to being with you at The Worship Connection ‘08. My mission for this season of my life is to serve artists in the church. I have a burden for us artists to be everything God created us to be, so I get very excited about gatherings like the one next month. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/from-rory-noland Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:01:25 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/registration-opens-for-the-feast-in-june-2008 CHICAGO, IL (December 11, 2007) – An impressive array of speakers is in place for The Feast next June at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/registration-opens-for-the-feast-in-june-2008 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:07:11 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/second-week-in-advent The Prayer Appointed for the Week: Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Grant us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/second-week-in-advent Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:38:03 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/elective-seminars-add-value-to-wc-event Consider arriving early for the Worship Connection event, so you can attend one of the excellent elective seminars sponsored by the Youth Workers’ Connection. Check out the topics and details here. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/elective-seminars-add-value-to-wc-event Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:13:15 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/announcing-general-session-topics-for-wc-event Rory Noland has announced his topics for the Worship Connection event in January. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/announcing-general-session-topics-for-wc-event Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:24:03 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/better-buildings Scot McKnight disputes Paul Metzger's assertions that the present-day church has "minimized the power of the gospel" by "the neutralizing of the church structure." In other words, Scot and the Jesus Creed community are talking about the relationship between architecture, gospel and mission. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/better-buildings Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:56:56 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/bad-sabbath Blessed be the LORD! for he has shown me the wonders of his love in a besieged city (Psalm 31:21). http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/bad-sabbath Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:16:10 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/media-manipulation-and-the-message Is video technology in church manipulative? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/media-manipulation-and-the-message Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:04:16 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/225-participate-in-taste-of-africa-worship BROOKLYN PARK, MN (November 2, 2007) – The growing African immigrant community at Redeemer Covenant Church wanted to share some of their worship and foods, so the congregation recently held its first annual Taste of Africa event. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/225-participate-in-taste-of-africa-worship Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:20:48 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/hang-onto-the-past-or-minister-to-the-present BOSTON, MA (November 8, 2007) – The members of Covenant Congregational Church had a difficult decision to make – restore its large pipe organ, which has been used since the church was built during the Depression, or hire a youth pastor. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/hang-onto-the-past-or-minister-to-the-present Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:00:30 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/paint-by-numbers-jesus-illustrates-body-of-christ MERCER ISLAND, WA (November 8, 2007) – Two weeks of artistic participation by members of Mercer Island Covenant Church recently gave the congregation a better understanding of what it means to be the body of Christ, says pastor Greg Asimakoupoulos. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/paint-by-numbers-jesus-illustrates-body-of-christ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:54:43 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-5 “The worship at church never challenged me to change… I had a job to do and as long as I stayed busy, I didn’t have to face my issues or talk about anything important like the depleted state of my heart and soul.” (Rory Noland) http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-5 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:52:37 -0600 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/special-24/7-prayer-room TULSA, OK (October 29, 2007) – Members of Redeemer Covenant Church participated in a citywide 24/7 Prayer Vigil recently. Here are some scenes from the special room set up in the chapel area of the church. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/special-24/7-prayer-room Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:31:16 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/counter-testimony “Those who are planted in the house of the LORD* shall flourish in the courts of our God.” http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/counter-testimony Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:35:44 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/planted God met me on my morning run. Well, it’s really more of a “jog.” Okay, it’s a walk/run, which my neighbor calls a “wog.” Truth be told, God met me on my morning wog. Funny how the word “wog” takes the emphasis off me and puts it on God. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/planted Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:59:17 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/conflict-unresolved-open-air-worship-continues LA CORUNA, SPAIN (October 17, 2007) – Members of Vida Nueva (New Life) http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/conflict-unresolved-open-air-worship-continues Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:28:01 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/bayside-ca-congregations-raise-120000-for-schools SACRAMENTO, CA (October 16, 2007) – The nine different congregations of http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/bayside-ca-congregations-raise-120000-for-schools Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:23:47 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas__ I am looking for interesting and unusual ways to shape our Christmas Eve services. We'd like to re-energize a traditional format of telling the Christmas story, singing some familiar carols and using candles with Silent night. Can you share some of your high impact and low production ideas for Christmas Eve services? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas__ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:47:12 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/swedens-torsby-band-to-perform-in-covenant-churches CHICAGO, IL (October 12, 2007) – The accomplished 30-piece Torsby Brass http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/swedens-torsby-band-to-perform-in-covenant-churches Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:25:36 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-stronger-heart Kevin Bidwell confesses, "I've lusted after the kind of church that someone else is pastoring... The object of my lust was worship. I wanted the kind of worship at my church that I saw and heard about at others." http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-stronger-heart Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:27:12 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-worship-evangelism-reversal2 Those of us who attended the 2007 Worship Connection event in Denver had the opportunity to hear Sally Morgenthaler, and many more of us have read her book Worship Evangelism. The principles of that book have done a lot to shape worship ministry in contemporary churches in the beginning of this century. In various ways—whether we realize it or not—many of us have taken Sally’s advice when we have sought to make worship more culturally relevant and more accessible to the unchurched. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-worship-evangelism-reversal2 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:49:22 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/from-the-inside-out At my church, we’re in a teaching series called, “Everybody”. You might imagine, this is a series about Christian community—including, involving, and celebrating the importance of—others. I suppose any theme or chosen text has the potential to leave us saying, “Yeah, yeah, yeah…” or “Yes God.” What about this one? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/from-the-inside-out Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:52:57 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/chicago-church-honors-ancient-oriental-tradition CHICAGO, IL (September 26, 2007) – Churches almost always take note of Thanksgiving during the year, but what do you do when members of your congregation are Chinese and celebrate a similar holiday on a different date? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/chicago-church-honors-ancient-oriental-tradition Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:55:37 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/what-is-worship I gave a short workshop at the MWC Annual Meeting yesterday. As usual, I opened with a broad definition of worship; and as usual, someone (afterwards) tried to convince me that the Church is missing the true worship boat, and that there is a narrower and truer definition of worship. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/what-is-worship Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:04 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/church-cancels-service-to-serve-community REDMOND, WA (May 1, 2007) – Creekside Covenant Church cancelled its regular service on Sunday so that its members could serve in the community. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/church-cancels-service-to-serve-community Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:04 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/saturday-concert-to-benefit-moms-mentoring-program BURNSVILLE, MN (May 1, 2007) – Some of the top guitarists in the Twin Cities area will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Faith Covenant Church’s fifth annual concert to benefit a mentoring program for single mothers. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/saturday-concert-to-benefit-moms-mentoring-program Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:04 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/come-follow-me-original-worship-resource “Come, follow me.” Three simple words, with the power to change the world, took my small congregation on a remarkable journey through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. We had no way of knowing, when we set out, what we would find, what we would see, hear, feel, and experience. Engaging our imagination to take us into Jesus’ story, we followed on the heels of this traveling Son of God as he made his way from life to death, and back again. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/come-follow-me-original-worship-resource Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:03 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/culture-clash I’m a worship pastor. I love the Church. I’ve got a dilemma. As I serve our multi-generational church (currently one worship service), I’ve been wrestling with questions regarding “moderns” and “post-moderns” in worship. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/culture-clash Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:03 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/how-can-i-keep-from-singing “Music,” writes Darryl Tippens (in his new book Pilgrim Heart), “may well be the most overlooked of all the spiritual disciplines” (154). What say you? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/how-can-i-keep-from-singing Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:03 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/north-park-university-to-honor-greenidge-at-commencement CHICAGO, IL (April 10, 2007) – Henry Greenidge, pastor of Irvington Covenant Church in Portland, Oregon, will be awarded an honorary Doctorate of Ministry during the North Park Theological Seminary commencement on May 19. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/north-park-university-to-honor-greenidge-at-commencement Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:02 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/churches-share-examples-of-art-used-in-worship-newswire CHICAGO, IL (April 13, 2007) – When Covenant News Service published an Easter Worship Arts story in March about how First Covenant Church of Portland, Oregon, was using artwork to help interpret the meaning of Lent, other congregations wanted to share how they were using different media during the season, including Holy Week and Easter. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/churches-share-examples-of-art-used-in-worship-newswire Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:02 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/afraid-of-the-cross If you’ve been following Scot McNight’s mediations on Mary and Peter, you may have been struck, as I was, by his analysis of Peter’s denial. Scot wrote, “He’s afraid of the cross as an instrument of death that could engulf his own life.” Scot’s reading of Peter is eerily familiar to me. I confess, “I am afraid of the cross as an instrument of death that could engulf my own life.” http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/afraid-of-the-cross Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:00 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/unusual-art-provides-fresh-insight-into-lent PORTLAND, OR (March 20, 2007) – Worshipers at First Covenant Church are experiencing Lent and art in a fresh way this season. A painting designed to connect with the Lenten sermon series is slowly revealed as portions of a covering are stripped away, says Matt Anderson, pastor of worship and arts. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/unusual-art-provides-fresh-insight-into-lent Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:00 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/easter-monday I hope you were able to rest and rejoice yesterday—Easter Monday. I was, and I’m grateful. Then this morning, we had a rigorous worship-planning meeting, and we debriefed Easter services. Meaning: We lovingly and critically reflected on the work we did together (with God and one another) to plan and lead Easter services. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/easter-monday Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:00 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/using-art-as-part-of-worship-let-us-know CHICAGO, IL (March 21, 2007) – A Covenant News Service story on the Lenten artwork at First Covenant Church in Portland, Oregon, has inspired people from across the denomination to tell us of the projects in their own congregations. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/using-art-as-part-of-worship-let-us-know Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:59 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/expectations-and-participation Scot McKnight’s Lenten series, On the Way to the Cross, touches on the themes of expectations and participation in Christ and his work. Have you noticed that worship ministry is a natural crucible for: testing, exposing and refining the motivations of leaders and participants? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/expectations-and-participation Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:58 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/touched-by-the-trends As a piano-playing, female worship leader, the nineties were tough for me. All the hot, new worship tunes were written, played and sung by men sporting guitars. I began my tour of duty in the eighties, which were friendly to worship leader/pianists, because of (horrible) things such as excessive modulations and boorish “medleys”. I enjoyed fitting-in despite my negative feelings about the music I was actually playing. But then everything changed— guitars were in and pianos were out. I was out. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/touched-by-the-trends Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:56 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/in-view-of-the-mercies As pastors and worship leaders, we’re both privileged and burdened to lead God’s people in corporate worship and faithfulness. While this is our task all year long, Lent is a time and place particularly given for following and responding to Christ in worship and faithfulness. I urge you in view of the mercies of God to present—yourselves. Romans 12:1, the locus classicus of New Covenant worship, beckons us to faithfully present—ourselves. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/in-view-of-the-mercies Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:56 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/common-life Well, it snowed again in Colorado last night. I’m afraid the ice and drifts will still be on our streets on Easter Sunday! So… I’m glad that it was sunny and warm in Denver during Midwinter Worship Connection. Truthfully, the weather was only a small part of the fun. Worship Connection brought a great deal of warmth and encouragement to me, personally, as well as nearly 100 other pastors and worship leaders who serve the churches of the ECC. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/common-life Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:54 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/symbol-in-the-sanctuary I want you check out an excellent blog spot. Don Johnson regularly posts blog entries and photos about the worship life at Montecito Covenant where he pastors in CA. Don’s an aesthetic with an affinity for the classically sacred, and its fun to see how he and his ministry team use setting and symbol in a modern sanctuary in southern CA. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/symbol-in-the-sanctuary Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:54 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-place-for-beauty-by-michael-a_-van-horn-january-2007 I remember watching a television special about the discovery of a buried Egyptian priestly chamber. The shrine appeared to be untouched for thousands of years. From examining the art, furnishings and architecture of the room, archeologists began to reconstruct the theology and rituals of the original worshippers. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-place-for-beauty-by-michael-a_-van-horn-january-2007 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:53 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-organ-in-21st-century-worship-by-randall-wilkens-january-2007 For centuries the organ has been the instrument of the church. It has accompanied choirs, led congregational singing, and inspired such masters as Johann Sebastian Bach. Throughout the reformation and other upheavals of church history, the organ’s role in worship has remained steadfast. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-organ-in-21st-century-worship-by-randall-wilkens-january-2007 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:53 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-oldest-story-and-the-greatest-show Ah Friends! I’ve been watching the blogs for provocative posts on two worship-related topics: 1) The centrality of God’s (Our) Story in worship, and 2) the value of sharp and artful communication in the sanctuary (easily mistaken for “entertainment”). http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-oldest-story-and-the-greatest-show Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:52 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-best-and-worst-of-christmas-past It’s the Twelfth Day of Christmas, and that means it’s time to tell our Christmas stories. Hilarious, humbling or just plain horrible, most church leaders have some sort of outstanding experience during Advent or Christmas. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-best-and-worst-of-christmas-past Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:51 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/midwinter-worship-connection-in-denver We’re gearing up for Midwinter 2007. Worship:Connection (February 3-4) is a pre-Midwinter, 2-day conference for Covenant pastors and worship arts leaders. We’re building the general sessions, workshops, and conversations around the theme of collaboration; because gone-are-the-days of solo worship planning, and we need skills! http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/midwinter-worship-connection-in-denver Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:50 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/prayer-for-us Last week, I received numerous prayer requests from music directors and worship leaders who are planning and rehearsing for Advent and Christmas. Here is a thought and a prayer for all of us as we prepare to give account for the Hope that is in us. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/prayer-for-us Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:50 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/sally-morgenthaler-on-collaboration2 In just two short months, the Covenant worship "tribe" will be gathering in Denver to explore what worship together really means. What does it truly mean to worship corporately? Have we ignored the "we" of worship in favor of the "I"? And that question isn't just for Sunday morning. It's relevant for how we craft this most sacred of experiences. If worship is the community formed by God (the Church) interacting with the community of God (the Trinity), why do we as worship leaders keep planning worship all by ourselves, stuck in our cubicles? After all, liturgy literally means, "The work of the people." http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/sally-morgenthaler-on-collaboration2 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:48 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/im-the-problem2 After trying to do this for 6 years, I’ve finally come to realize I’m the problem. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/im-the-problem2 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:47 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/language-of-worship-multi-cultural-and-native You’re probably familiar with Taize, a Christian worship movement /spirituality begun in France in 1940. Out of the war torn land and people, emerged an ecumenical worship movement known, among other things, for its original liturgy or—language of worship. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/language-of-worship-multi-cultural-and-native Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:47 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/worship-blog/meet-the-prof Have you noticed? A lot of worship arts leaders are interested in historic art and worship practices. There also seems to be renewed interest in the more academic fields of theology and church history... http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/worship-blog/meet-the-prof Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:46 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/growing-up-and-singing-together I almost missed church last weekend, and I’m really glad I didn’t. I would have missed the opportunity to be with God’s people in worship and notice how much we have grown as a worshiping community in the past year. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/growing-up-and-singing-together Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:46 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/work-the-crowd During a recent planning meeting, our team was evaluating the previous weekend worship service. One of our pastors had noticed the congregation wasn't really responding during an important moment in a song we sang together. He said to our worship leader, "I think there are times when you need to 'work the crowd' more." http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/work-the-crowd Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:43 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/posting-comments Friends. If you're willing, please sign your name, church and city when you post a reply. Our conversation will mean more, if we know who's talking. Soon, we'll have a registration process, and once you've registered, your name or alias will appear above the comment box. Until then. From one talking head to another, Katie Martinez http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/posting-comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:42 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/our-space Friends! I’m glad you found us. We’ve made the switch (no, not to Cingular) to blogs. Thanks to the innovative staff at Covenant Communications, the Worship Connection Enewsletter has been converted to an interactive blog format. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/our-space Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:32:41 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/taste-of-opera-coming-to-ravenswood CHICAGO, IL (September 12, 2007) – “A Little Taste of Opera” is coming to Ravenswood Evangelical Covenant Church the end of this month, offering a variety of opera and music theater favorite selections, according to Barbara Nordlund. Click here to read the rest of this Covenant News Service story. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/taste-of-opera-coming-to-ravenswood Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:18 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/church-celebrates-new-sanctuary VALLEY SPRINGS, CA (September 18, 2007) – Good Samaritan Community Covenant Church recently moved into its new 400-seat sanctuary, which pastor Jeff Mitchell says was a wonderful way to help celebrate the church’s 20th anniversary. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/church-celebrates-new-sanctuary Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:18 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/worship-weariness I met with my spiritual director this week. After our usual beginning, a time of silence and listening, the room became a confessional booth for me. I confessed the distress and weariness in my soul, particularly in regards to planning and leading worship. For the past couple months, the spark just hasn't been there. The delight of worship leading has felt more like a burden. Instead of feeling inspired to lead others, feelings of dread have slowly crept in as the weekly routine beckoned. As a full-time worship pastor, this has created some angst, some inner turmoil that I needed to pay attention to. My spiritual director gently listened to me process my "stuff" ... http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/worship-weariness Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:18 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/how-long It’s a fine line—between hope and regret. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/how-long Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:17 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/actual-praise-1 Remember when… the term “authentic worship” came in vogue? I do. I didn’t care for the term, because it sounded (to me) like those who claimed they were worshiping “authentically” were somehow suggesting that others were "inauthentic" in their worship. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/actual-praise-1 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:16 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/welcoming-failure John Smith preached on “failure” last weekend. While I’m convinced we shouldn’t seek failure—or abandon ourselves to failure—maybe the experience of failure is something we cannot, and should not try to, avoid. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/welcoming-failure Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:16 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/big-changes I don’t know what your “style” of worship is, but for the last 3-4 years, my church has been a “tapestry” or “mosaic” of style. (Some would call this “blended,” but that always makes me think of gray mush.) We’ve attempted, sometimes beautifully and sometimes clumsily, to “do it all,” to reflect the body of Christ in all its diversity. And now all that’s changing. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/big-changes Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:15 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/response-ability I might have a measuring stick that measures the truthfulness of our worship. It’s not a complex instrument; rather it’s crude, simplistic and only performs one function. It’s not very useful for measuring others; although, at times, it does work on people you know well and sincerely love. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/response-ability Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:15 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/all-by-myself-i-wanna-be I’ve become someone who resents noise. I rarely listen to the radio or, even, my iPod anymore. I wonder if I’m in trouble. Am I like the psalmist who sat by the rivers of Babylon and wept, because he or she could not remember the songs of Zion? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/all-by-myself-i-wanna-be Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:15 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-a-word I’ve been at PCC for 7 years. We’ve put them at the front of the worship gathering. We’ve put them at the end, right before the benediction. We’ve put them at the offering set-up time. We’ve woven them throughout the gathering. We’ve banished them outright and instead relied on pre- and post-gathering slide shows, bulletin inserts and e-mail blasts. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-a-word Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:14 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/when-the-words-get-in-the-way So here’s an interesting question: What if you like a song and you want to do it with your congregation, but you don’t feel like all of the words are solid? Maybe it’s a great song but something about it isn’t theologically sound, or maybe it emphasizes something that you don’t want to emphasize. Maybe it’s not gender-inclusive. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/when-the-words-get-in-the-way Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:13 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-4 Chapter three’s story speaks to me on many different subjects. If you have a church of 300, how could there be only one person qualified to lead the singing? Are any of your churches in that situation? Are we offering opportunities in all of the worship arts to any interested members? Are we investing in developing new leaders? Also, how are we encouraging our churches to be involved in the message of the songs we sing? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-4 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:12 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-narthex A group of young Covenant pastors and leaders publish an excellent online and print journal called The Narthex. Several leaders from our Covenant worship community have articles in the latest issue. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-narthex Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:12 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/beat-the-system2 Sometimes I drive by the church on Mondays just to look at the empty parking lot. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/beat-the-system2 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:11 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-things-you-just-cant-give-me About two years ago, I was listening to Derek Webb’s then-latest album, Mockingbird, and I was struck by these profound words from the song “Rich Young Ruler”: More than just your cash and coin, I want your time, I want your voice. I want the things you just can’t give me. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-things-you-just-cant-give-me Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:11 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-3 This is the second week of our discussion on Rory Noland's new book, The Worshiping Artist. btw, Rory Noland is the main speaker for the pre-Midwinter Worship Connection, January 26-28 in Chicago. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-3 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:11 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/same-boat-monday-at-noon Henri Nouwen suggests, “The authentic spiritual life finds it’s basis in the human condition which all people—whether they are Christians or not—have in common.” Sometimes we row against the tide of this reality, wondering why our contrary efforts don’t create in us: clean hearts, right spirits or the joy of our salvation. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/same-boat-monday-at-noon Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:11 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/catching-my-breath I must confess, this is a post that I wrote over a year ago for my own blog, but I am truly buried this week in many things, and I assume most of you have never read it! Anyhow, I think it’s an appropriate post for how I’m feeling, and I need to re-read it and re-live it a little bit. Anyone feeling stressed these days? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/catching-my-breath Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:11 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-2 Rory Noland’s name is well known to many of us as director of music for Willow Creek Community Church for twenty years and as author. His first book, Heart of the Artist (1999) addressed some of the basic issues concerning the individual worship artist, including artistic temperament, working in community, aiming toward servanthood and excellence. His second book, Thriving as an Artist (2003), tackled more of the long-term issues of individuals: sustaining passion, cultivating confidence and dealing with rejection and failure. The Worshiping Artist (2007) goes much farther in two different directions... http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-worshiping-artist-2 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:11 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/for-the-beauty-glory-love-monday-at-noon Dave and I and friends went on a 10-mile hike in Rocky Mountain National Park a few days ago. It’s the sweetest hike in the park. The trail to Ouzel Lake follows glacier fed streams, passes three impressive cascades, climbs to the best views in the park then journeys downward to a forested lake below the rocky ridges of the continental divide. God is there. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/for-the-beauty-glory-love-monday-at-noon Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:10 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/epic-storytelling Last week I referred to the new Harry Potter book that’s coming out on July 21. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is something that a lot of us have looked forward to for a long time. Will Snape turn out to be truly evil or is he still somehow loyal to Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix? Will Voldemort be destroyed? Will good conquer evil? And perhaps the biggest question of all: Will Ron, Hermione or (gulp) Harry die? http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/epic-storytelling Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:09 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/divine-hours-monday-at-noon Anyone practice fixed hour prayer? I began this practice last year, because I kept loosing my mind—forgetting who am I, why I’m here and what I’m supposed to do next. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/divine-hours-monday-at-noon Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:09 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/waiting-with-expectations-f_a_c We’ve been singing a song in worship gatherings at PCC lately that has really fired me up and reminded me of the Church’s identity and mission in the world. It’s called “Let the Church Rise,” by Israel Houghton and Jon Stockstill, and I first heard it at Worship:Connection in Denver last February. Adrienne Reedy introduced it, and I remember thinking it was cool. For whatever reason, I rediscovered it recently, and we began to sing it at church. Here are the lyrics… see how the Spirit speaks to you through them: http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/waiting-with-expectations-f_a_c Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:09 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-sophisticated-theology-the-african-american-spiritual Doreen Olson recommended a tremendous radio program last week, and I missed it; however! Thanks to public radio’s website and podcast, I was able to take in this insightful program and accompanying article on the theology of the African-American spiritual. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/a-sophisticated-theology-the-african-american-spiritual Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:09 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/whats-in-a-name Anyone dissatisfied with your official title? Are you a “cantor”, “music director”, “organist” or “worship leader”? Maybe you approach your work as a pastor, but people call you a “coordinator”, or are you a “coordinator” that everyone assumes will “pastor”? Michael Hawn suggests we need a better term for church musicians who function as leaders in the worship service. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/whats-in-a-name Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:07 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-scripture-habit-monday-at-noon Knowing one’s God is connected to knowing one’s self, and, of course, knowing self is connected to knowing God (John Calvin, among others). These cannot happen each aside from the other. As a Christian disciple and novice spiritual director, I’ve noticed three means by which most of us experience God and grow into our true selves. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/the-scripture-habit-monday-at-noon Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:07 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/from-santa-cruz-f_a_c_ I’m typing this from the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains, taking a break from leading worship at Mt. Hermon Christian Camp. I love leading the Body of Christ at Peninsula Covenant Church, but it’s such a treat to get away from my daily responsibilities and lead in a different context periodically. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/from-santa-cruz-f_a_c_ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:06 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/body-builders-monday-at-noon I spent the weekend in Chicago and had a strange experience. At least I think it’s strange. You tell me. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/body-builders-monday-at-noon Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:06 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/we-forgot-the-bread-monday-at-noon It’s not often I hear someone say something that is utterly and completely true, so when I do, I usually remember. Such is the case with this saying: By Monday at noon we have forgotten who we are. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/we-forgot-the-bread-monday-at-noon Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:05 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/considering-3-models-of-worship Based on the writing of James B. Torrance, Worship, Community & the Triune God, there are 3 models of worship: the Unitarian, the Existentialist and the Trinitarian. Scot McKnight and his readers are discussing Torrance’s insights on Scot’s Blog right now. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/considering-3-models-of-worship Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:05 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/pastor-featured-in-nbc-news-hip-hop-report CHICAGO, IL (June 5, 2007) – Negative lyrics associated with some hip hop and rap music drew comments from one Evangelical Covenant Church pastor who was prominently featured during Monday evening’s NBC Evening News with Brian Williams. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/pastor-featured-in-nbc-news-hip-hop-report Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:05 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/exploring-the-worship-spectrum-book-review-by-mary-miller This, Paul Basden’s follow-up book to The Worship Maze: Finding a Style to Fit Your Church, is already two years old! It is in Zondervan’s “Counterpoint Series,” making it a great paperback for discussion, complete with chapter-by-chapter reflection questions. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/exploring-the-worship-spectrum-book-review-by-mary-miller Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:05 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/north-park-student-worship-leaders-to-visit-churches CHICAGO, IL (May 29, 2007) – Members of the team that leads worship during North Park University chapel and college life will minister at Evangelical Covenant Churches around the country this summer. http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/north-park-student-worship-leaders-to-visit-churches Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:05 -0500 http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/20-and--30-years-olds We're in the process of evaluating out worship, particularly in light of where or not our worship makes sense and/or connects to people in the 20 and 30 year old age bracket. I'm interested in what might be working/not working in your setting. We're a church of 240, set in a small town in MN. Thanks. pastorsteve@gracecov.net http://www.covchurch.org/blogs/wc-blog/posts/20-and--30-years-olds Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:33:04 -0500