The Sounds of our Offerings: Achieving Excellence in Church Music has just been published by the Alban Institute in cooperation with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. The work details a research project involving nine congregations: three Catholic, three Episcopal, and three Presbyterian, located in the Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, and Northeast of the United States.
Archive for category Protestant Worship
Christian churches have a vast penumbra of marginal members who remain unaware—or unconvinced—that Sunday worship is a fruitful use of their time. How can it be presented so that it appears in its proper aspect, as a genuine priority in life?
Looking at the new Ordinal of the Anglican Church in North America, imagine my surprise. . .
Hymns for a lifetime
Jul 24
At Knollwood Baptist Church, the memorization of 60 hymns equips the young with a repertoire of theological language to express themselves with through high and low moments of their life.
The church goes by the acronym IHOP in its teaching materials and Web site, and this year the International House of Pancakes filed a lawsuit charging trademark infringement.
With all that baptism promises, why wouldn’t one want it to be a party?
Emotional worship
Jun 1
What emotions should be aroused by our worship, and how far should be willing to go to raise them?
Representatives of seven congregations from around the United States will join in the “Congregations Project” of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Their names and projects have been announced.
“The center of our life here is gathering for our Divine Service of Holy Communion every Sunday, and our life together grows out of that.” — Pastor Mason Beecroft
An article in this morning’s Washington Post reporting on some Easter Sunday celebrations in the D.C. area points us to the meaning of Easter itself.