Articles for tag: Blended Worship

August 11, 2018

Does Your Church’s Worship Style Matter?

By Kent E. Fillinger Worship music is a key part of a church’s overall worship experience, and a church’s style of worship remains a key differentiator, even as the “worship wars” of the 1980s and 1990s have subsided. Research shows that worship or music isn’t a priority for people in choosing to attend a church or in deciding whether to remain at a church (see my article “What Are Your Church’s Push and Pull Factors? Part 2” from March). Still, music remains one of the most talked about elements of a worship service. I wanted to learn more about worship

June 20, 2015

Christian Standard

Worship Worship & Prayer

Fail Safe

By Karl Schad After months of seeking God in prayer, we prepared to launch three worship services designed to better reach all the generations in our community. We would offer blended traditional, contemporary, and modern services on Sunday mornings, each designed with a specific demographic in mind. Every service would include elements handpicked to engage the generational diversity of our community as we identified the distinct needs of the different age groups and planned to meet them. Three service styles would allow our community to express their worship to God in the way that best connected them to the Lord.

May 18, 2013

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Growth

New Home Brings New Growth

By Kent E. Fillinger What a difference a new home makes! Legacy Christian Church of Senoia, Georgia, started in March 2009 with a core group of 59 believers. Legacy met in an inconveniently located elementary school for three and one-half years. The church desired a permanent home and looked for an existing warehouse or storefront to meet its needs. The church”s leaders looked at 66 different properties but couldn”t find one with the right combination of space and parking. Eventually God opened the door to a great 20-acre property two counties away. The new location had excellent visibility from a

October 22, 2006

Doug Priest

Worship & Prayer Worship

My Two Cents on the Worship Controversy

Doug Priest reflects on worship across cultures—from rural Ethiopia to a Los Angeles church and the Maasai of Kenya—arguing that style matters less than keeping worship focused on God, not personal preferences.

November 13, 2005

Rod Huron

Church & Ministry Church Staff

Creative Ministry at Clarksburg Christian Church

Clarksburg (Indiana) Christian Church shows how wide participation, ministry teams, and a hands-on Vacation Bible School project can build unity, reduce burnout, and strengthen multigenerational relationships without a large staff or huge budget.

June 5, 2005

Cathryn Comeaux

Church & Ministry Church Staff

The Ideal Worship Minister . . .

A practical worship minister job description outlining servant leadership, Trinitarian planning, blended worship commitments, and ways to develop diverse musical and worship expressions across the whole congregation.