Birgitta Johnson on Praise and 91ÁÔÆæ Music
Praise and worship music can lift worshipers¡¯ hearts to God and unite people across culture, religious tradition, and background. But the genre is not meant to be the only kind of music in a congregation¡¯s repertoire.
Birgitta Johnson on New African American Ecumenical Hymnal
One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism is a new Protestant hymnal compiled by a core committee of worship arts ministers and scholars. It goes deep and wide into the multiple streams of black Christian music and worship.
Rosa C¨¢ndida Ram¨ªrez y Analisse Reyes comentan sobre cantar coritos
Cantar coritos - cantos breves - en espa?ol e ingl¨¦s en el culto ofrece hospitalidad y facilita que la congregaci¨®n aprenda nuevos conceptos sobre qui¨¦n es Dios.
Duane Kelderman on the Challenge of Preaching in a Fragile Europe
A Dominican preaching colloquium addresses the challenge of preaching in contemporary Europe, where secularism, individualism, and a lack of cultural consensus have given rise to fear, division, and xenophobia.
Four Types of Advent and Christmas Eve Services: Which Have You Tried?
Experimenting with a different Advent or Christmas Eve worship format may help worshipers connect with the joy and wonder of Christ¡¯s birth. Blue Christmas, Christmas pageants, Las Posadas, or lessons and carols make room for emotions, movement, culture, and people¡¯s gifts.
Rosa C¨¢ndida Ram¨ªrez and Analisse Reyes on Singing Coritos
Singing coritos {short songs} in Spanish and English is hospitable in worship. It also opens up worshipers to new understandings of God.
The Role of a Peer Learning Group in My Preaching Journey
God¡¯s message of inclusiveness reaches past the walls that divide us, says Deborah Jungmi Kang, a Korean pastor serving a largely Anglo-American church in Illinois. As Kang develops her preaching voice, a peer learning group provides support.
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A resource in leading public prayer in worship
Emmett G. Price III on Studying Black Christian Experience
¡°If we don¡¯t see each other in the Bible, we get stuck in social perplexities that cause us to not be a good witness,¡± says Emmett G. Price III.
Emmett G. Price III on Racial Reconciliation Resources for Congregations
Learning about diversity among Christians is a good way to embrace the ministry of reconciliation entrusted to us by God.
A Community That Affirms
A peer preaching group changed the course of a student¡¯s seminary journey¡ªand her ministry path.
Engaging Sermons: Bringing the Bible to Life
How a preaching peer group helped an imaginative preacher reach new heights in her quest to create engaging sermons.