LifeWay Worship Project.blog http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/ helping put "the exaltation of God" into the mouths of God’s peopleand sharing the thoughts of others as they write about worship en Copyright 2008 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:42:38 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Live from Glorieta Monday night this week, we had our second PraiSing event at the LifeWay Worship Leadership Conference. Just like the event at Ridgecrest, the Glorieta event was an incredible evening of worship and praise, spanning the breadth of music that churches are using in worship ministry. Here, the Singing ChurchWomen of Oklahoma provided an unparalleled experience, literally adding a sparkle to the evening. Toward the end of the PraiSing celebration, Mike Harland was talking about the meaning behind worship... the idea that it doesn't matter if you have great equipment and technology, it's about the inward expression of your heart, and quipped, "what would worship be like in your church if the power went out?" Today, the power went out, and the worship was great! I promise we didn't plan this! ]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/live_from_glorieta_1.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/live_from_glorieta_1.html LifeWay Worship Project Glorieta LifeWay Worship Project PraiSing Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:42:38 -0600 Glorieta Worship Week begins today! Call it "Music Week," call it the "LifeWay Worship Leadership Week," call it "that thing at Glorieta," it starts today! And this year, we're expecting our largest crowd in over ten years. Monday night kicks it all off with our PraiSing '08 Glorieta event featuring Mike Harland, Greg Nelson, and the Singing ChurchWomen of Oklahoma.]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/glorieta_worship_week_begins_t.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/glorieta_worship_week_begins_t.html LifeWay Worship Project Event Glorieta LifeWay Worship Project PraiSing Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:38:01 -0600 Chronic Discontent Bimmer Geek writes a heartfelt, layman's view of worship. Warning to those with sensitive word issues... mildly colorful language in the post, more colorful in other posts. I'm linking to this post because seldom do worship leaders get to read an unvarnished perspective from someone in the congregation.
I have to wonder if we don't really know how to worship. I know I don't. And the way I know this is because when I do the things that are supposed to lead into worship, it is very rare that I feel like I am touching holiness. I've rarely had those "take off your shoes cuz this is holy" moments.
Granted, this isn't everyone in every pew, but it might be someone in one of yours.]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/chronic_discontent.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/chronic_discontent.html Worship Talk on the Web philosophy practice song choice worship Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:28:21 -0600 Worship via the Web the LifeWay Worship Project, they imagined something like Northland Church: a ministry where they have a "web congregation." That's not what the project does... but it definitely could be used as part of such a ministry. Northland is beginning the process of meeting some of its web congregation face to face, asking the question...
Have you ever wondered who those people are? Do you wonder how they found out about web worship or why they choose to worship on line?
]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/worship_via_the_web.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/worship_via_the_web.html Worship Talk on the Web Internet practice streaming worship Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:19:53 -0600 What's your ethnodoxology? Southern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted the International Council of Ethnodoxologists for its first ever graduate level course on the subject.]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/whats_your_ethnodoxology.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/whats_your_ethnodoxology.html Worship Talk on the Web international practice worship Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:11:45 -0600 Two great posts on worship style The Church Whisperer has two good posts, one on paralleling worship styles with spoken language and one entitled simply Quit griping and just worship. Seriously. I'd add a proof text to the second article: Philippians 2:14-15. Who doesn't want to be blameless and pure?]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/two_great_posts_on_worship_sty.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/two_great_posts_on_worship_sty.html Worship Talk on the Web musical style philippians worship Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:16:12 -0600 A voice from the worshiper Carrie thinks highly enough of her worship experience that she is starting a Worship Wednesday series of posts.]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/a_voice_from_the_worshiper.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/a_voice_from_the_worshiper.html Worship Talk on the Web musical style song choice worship Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:31:55 -0600 Student Hymnals some Lutheran youth are using hymnals and want to "sing all the verses."]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/student_hymnals.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/student_hymnals.html Worship Talk on the Web hymnal students worship Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:37:27 -0600 What makes a good worship song? Confessions of a Worship Leader asks the question. By the way, his assertion that...
a lot of what gets used in church comes from songwriters with the "Nashville Songwriting Formula" that no one knows about but those who are privy to it's use. They go into the studio on Monday morning and bang out a song by mid-afternoon and a few months of production later, it's in a church near you.
...well, that just doesn't happen. Speaking from my desk here in Nashville, any song that got "banged out" like that wouldn't be one you'll be singing. There are just too many songs that people have prayed and sweat over for that to be the case.]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/what_makes_a_good_worship_song.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/what_makes_a_good_worship_song.html Worship Talk on the Web philosophy song choice songwriting worship Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:37:32 -0600 Six "Styles of Worship?" Boon Island Blogger posts a Putting an End to Worship Wars. (free PDF book download on Elmer's site!)]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/six_styles_of_worship.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/six_styles_of_worship.html Worship Talk on the Web free download philosophy practice worship Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:32:14 -0600 Two very different posts from two 25 year-olds... Daniel talks about the things that have "taken my focus off the Lord and quickly tainted my worship experience." Scott writes a letter to you on how you can experience "Make Believe Worship," but it's not Scott that signs the letter. Scott seems to have a lot of points to make in a short amount of time...]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/make_believe_worship.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/make_believe_worship.html Worship Talk on the Web parody philosophy practice worship Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:25:16 -0600 The Functional Centrality of the Gospel in Corporate Worship Stephen has three points (no poem) about why a worship service should be centered on the Gospel. There's no question about point number two:
Christians need to be constantly reminded of why they are able to come before God in worship and not be obliterated by His holiness.
What about point numbers one and three?]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/the_functional_centrality_of_t.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/the_functional_centrality_of_t.html Worship Talk on the Web philosophy theology worship Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:27:53 -0600 Worship is Everything
What I mean is that worship leaders are those designated to lead worship and worship is to be the pervasive attitude of everything we do; it must be the defining characteristic of who and what we are -
]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/worship_is_everything.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/worship_is_everything.html Worship Talk on the Web practice theology worship Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:45:56 -0600 A little Christmas in July... Christmas.]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/a_little_christmas_in_july.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/a_little_christmas_in_july.html Worship Talk on the Web bible study theology worship Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:57:34 -0600 The Theology of Worship Music a video rundown of his view of what's right and wrong in Christian music writing today. Oh and Will, in case you're wondering, Baptist Hymnal (2008) includes "In Christ Alone," but doesn't have "The Church in the Wildwood."]]> http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/the_theology_of_worship_music.html http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/worshipproject/2008/07/the_theology_of_worship_music.html Worship Talk on the Web hymns theology worship songs Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:52:21 -0600