November 30, 2005
Urgency
A personal crisis illustrates how urgency reshapes priorities. Drawing from Scripture, Dave Butts calls the church to make the most of time through passionate prayer for revival and the completion of world evangelization.
Worship & Prayer
Worship & Prayer explores resources to help individuals and churches grow in worship and prayer. Find practical guidance on prayer habits, corporate worship, spiritual disciplines, the meaning of worship in Scripture, and leading gatherings that center on Jesus. This category includes biblical teaching, devotional insights, and ministry-focused articles to strengthen personal devotion and congregational life.
October 23, 2005
“Victory in Prayer”
In Joplin, Missouri, Victory in Prayer (VIP) Fellowship gathers ministry leaders to encourage one another and pray for each other’s work. What began in a crisis became a steady rhythm of unity, cooperation, and shared intercession.
October 9, 2005
Is This the End of the Worship Fad?
Ken Read reflects on the irony of highly produced Sunday worship “shows,” the burnout they can create, and why many believers are longing for deeper practices like prayer, community, Scripture, and service.
June 5, 2005
Exploring Biblical Worship
Knofel Staton argues New Testament worship is humble service and a life submitted to God—not platform roles or a single music style. He calls churches to pursue unity amid diversity and shape corporate worship around what God values.
June 5, 2005
The Language of Worship
Byron Cartwright reflects on worship and culture through Paul’s teaching, urging unity and maturity amid changing musical expressions and conflict over style in Christian community.
June 5, 2005
Beyond Tolerance
Ruth T. Reyes highlights three essentials for biblical worship—humble submission, balance in worship elements, and unity through accommodating diverse expressions—urging churches to move beyond preference-driven division.
June 5, 2005
Demonstrating Love, Discovering Community
Mark Deakins reflects on how worship music choices can unintentionally exclude people and argues that unity amid diversity is possible when love, humility, and God-centered worship shape the congregation’s approach.
June 5, 2005
The Ultimate Worship Experience
What does it take to experience true intimacy with God? From Abraham and Isaac to the call of Jesus, this article shows why sacrifice exposes idols and becomes the path to worship in spirit and truth.
June 4, 2005
Engaging And Excellent
A choir concert by Purdue University’s men’s glee club packed an auditorium during a church music conference, stirring congregational hymn-singing and raising a lingering question about choral music’s place in local churches today.
