The Time is Coming, and Now Is

Perspectives on Christian Worship is a compilation of  five essays, each written by a different author, presenting five divergent approaches to Christian, evangelical worship. Each essay forms one chapter of the book, and is immediately followed by a chapter in which all other contributing authors present a formal response to it. This structure has the [...]

As I read the section, “The Language of Music” from the “Essentials in Worship History” ebook, I was stunned upon learning that Messiah‘s premier performance was a charitable event, raising 400 pounds and releasing 142 men from debtors prison. I did a little research after reading that, and learned that Handel personally conducted over thirty [...]

Until recently (the past few years), I never really considered baptism as an act of worship. My perspective has changed after having witnessed some powerful baptismal services, and also through the reading in the Worship History course. As I have thought about why baptism never seemed to be a particularly worshipful event for me or [...]

As I have been leading worship over the last 10+ years, one thing that I have started trying to incorporate more is the reading of scripture. In some venues, I have little time or freedom to speak; in other venues, I have great freedom and flexibility to do so. In either case, though, I have [...]

A Living Activity We must bear in mind, through all of these movements of history, that we worship a living God who is not a mute idol. He is alive, and He does move in the midst of your history and mine. He does new things in fresh ways, and thus we cannot remain still [...]