In class on Monday we had a short conversation about freedom in worship. In general I would say that youth in church today are more physically expressive in their worship than previous generations. Part of me wants to call some of this a spiritual maturity issue but many in my class shared that they simply…
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The Transformation Plan
Last week during The Nines webinar/conference Brian McLaren (not someone I usually get much from) said, “The Gospel is not an evacuation plan but a transformation plan.” It something that has stuck with me for a week. Yesterday I was thinking about the difference between Western and Eastern Christianity theologies. We in the west are…
Seeker Sensitive
Last Monday I gave a presentation in my Principles and Practices of Worship class on “seeker sensitive churches/worship services.” You can download the power point presentation by going here: Seeker Sensitive Powerpoint Presentation I would define a seeker sensitive church this way: Using the weekend services to reach the unchurched through high quality music, media,…
The Best of The Nines
Yesterday I was in and out of watching The Nines, a church leadership conference that took place entirely on the web. From what I know of, I think it was the first of its kind and will likely be replicated more and more in the future. In most cases I eat stuff like this up.…
Sunday Rundown // 9.6.09
Earlier today I led worship in both of our morning services at Sunset. It was my first weekend back off after my first two week break from the stage in over a year. I also got to have Rose up on the stage with me for the first time in a while. I love singing…
Sovereignty // Jan Owen
This post is a part of the Sovereignty of God Blog Series going on throughout the months of July and August. You can read about the series and see a schedule of the posts here. You can subscribe to all the posts here. — Today’s post is from Jan Owen. Jan lives in northern Alabama…