A conversation on faith & culture for creatives, leaders & influencers
A couple days ago I wrote an Easter song after reflecting on a couple of my favorite old time hymns. The song is “Today A Risen King” and the idea is that in a moment history was changed. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus forever changed the timeline, allowing us access to all the blessings of God. When we accept the gift of grace, our history is changed–in a moment! (more…)
I suspect that many of my worship leader and creative arts leaders have programmed some memorable and even outrageous moments. Now, these are not super-edgy, but at the time some felt these to be out-of-the-box.
Having traveled a bit and visited many churches this past year, I see a pattern in the modern worship world. In fact, for the past decade I have been in that category as a worship leader. There are twitter feeds sharing set lists of the songs worship leaders choose. People in the pews or theater seats across America experience more of the same on their Sunday morning worship music menu than ever before. This one-size-fits-all thinking might be the death of true creativity. And, as a result it may flatten our ability to connect deeply to our community. (more…)
What an honor to be among some very talented and thoughtful bloggers who were also nominated in the category of Worship Blogger.
Here is the list:
Go vote there for this category as well as others such as worship band or favorite worship song. And, thanks to you my readers for continuing the conversation about faith and culture which worship surely encompasses!
Manuel Luz on Winning is Overrated: How ministry is not all about “the win” — Part of the issue are the metrics themselves. The institutional church uses metrics like attendance and giving to measure success. ... 
Guy on Winning is Overrated: How ministry is not all about “the win” — I just could not decifer by the use of those two statements ("to lose is to win" and "winning is ... Guy on Winning is Overrated: How ministry is not all about “the win” — If to lose is to win, then is winning really overrated? 
Rob Still on Winning is Overrated: How ministry is not all about “the win” — Wow, that's a scorcher RK! I think Steve Taylor had a song called "Jesus is for Losers" Ministry to the ... 
RK on Gay Marriage: Why use the word? A different view on the subject by a person of faith — Also. If you're against "redefining" the meaning of the word marriage, then why are you not also campaigning against interracial ... 
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