Our Foot washing Liturgy from last year seems to be getting a load of hits at the moment... so to be helpful I'm bumping it :) http://markjberry.blogs.com/scraping.pdf It's included in "Navigatio" our book published by Proost Scraping off the Shit (A large bowl of water and Towels) Jesus knew that t...

1. Because we can. In whatever measure God has given anyone the ability to hear, understand, and enjoy music, to sing, play musical instruments, or compose new music, that person is a steward of those gifts. As Christian stewards, we have an opportunity to devote a portion of all that God gives us t...

  We took a former library and converted it into a Worship Center last summer.  We painted the ceiling black, added can lights and NEVER use the fluorescent lights...this gives it a more intimate feel. We have 4 Leiko Ellipsoidals to front light the stage (not lit in pics).  It is ...

“Freedom of Worship” from The Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petit...

Within the heart, the essence of worshipLord, in that corethat kernel,it is you, your sacrificeyour grace, on the crossgiving yourself, to death,into the arms of deaththat I may liveYour love for me, in my heartleading me to your throneYour spirit abiding, growingleading me to praise,to worship you,...

Normally for us at hyde park, Sunday evening is for family. After a morning packed with 3 worship services, seeing lives changed and loving us some Jesus, we take the rest of our days to spend time with those we love the most. However, every once in a while we get together on Sunday Nites for the p...

Paul writes – A recently published book, Christ, History, and Apocalyptic: The Politics of Christian Mission by Nathan Kerr is creating some interesting conversations, primarily in academia. But undoubtedly there is the potential for this conversation to be reworked at the level of the local congr...

Anyone doing a Google search and posting an answer will get a sheep shearing for sure! We have brought into our churches certain operatic and theatrical music; such a confused, disorderly chattering of some words as I hardly think was ever in any of the Grecian or Roman theatres. The church rings wi...

Revelation 4NLT Version Prayer: God of ages past and present, we come today to hear the word You have for us today. We ask that you would pour out your Spirit on us gathered here today. Enlighten us and enable us to see how you would have us worship You. Searcher of our hearts, renew us each day so ...

Week 33 - How to Participate Here we are on the 33rd consecutive week of posting our Setlists.  Want to participate?  Complete details here, but the short version is: Blog about your worship service.  (You can be the Worship Leader, Pastor, Tech Person, or just someone who attended church!)  Don...