"The Experiencing Worship Study has changed my life. I now understand what it means to be a worshiper. I will never be the same as a worshiper and as a child of God."
Most people in America's churches equate worship with what we do in a church "sanctuary" on Sunday mornings. Those of us who understand that it is more than just our corporate experience together may gain some new insight from this article. How many of us would consider having a worship time at our homes for our families?
Here are two informative articles on home worship. It is not a new concept but may be foreign to many of us....read more
Psalm 118:28 “You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you.”
Try to picture the hurt in your spouse’s or child’s eyes if you only told them once a week or once a month how much you loved them and how thankful you are that they are a part of your life. Take that a step farther and imagine if you just said it out of a sense of duty and it didn’t come from your heart. For most of us we would never consider doing that but when it comes to worshiping God, we don’t see the importance of practicing it on a daily basis. Daily worship ...read more
They are out there in every service, at every Bible study, on our worship teams and in our prayer and cell groups. They could be a friend of yours, or even a stranger. It could be you or me, your husband, boyfriend, your children, aunts, uncles, cousins or your great, great, great grand pappy. The list can go on. They are wherever we lead worship, teach or preach. They are the “wounded,” those who cannot enter fully into the experience of worship. They are wounded so deeply that it hinders them from seeing Him clearly. The severity of pain is on different levels. So...read more
We need to learn to worship God in every area of our lives: at home, at work, in our cars… everywhere. In this article, we’re going to let Psalm 95 give us some ideas for learning to better worship God at church. Believe it or not, worship does not happen automatically the moment you walk through the doors of the church each week! There are some choices that you can make that will bring a real difference to your focus on God during worship. As often as we attend services where we are supposed to worship, we spend very little time talking about HOW to worship. Most o...read more
Forward
What does it mean to be a worship leader? Many articles on the subject address musical, spiritual and technical issues involved in worship. In preparation for classes and seminars that I have taught, I’ve come to realize that these articles address only half the equation. While worship is important, leadership is equally important. The next four articles I submit will focus on leadership. They are entitled “The Gift of Leadership”, “Biblical Leadership Models”, “The Maturing Christian Leader” and “Leader Emergence.”
Included are some questions...read more
A drama about seeking and finding wisdom. Director's Notes:
The book of James says that if we ask God for wisdom, He will gladly give it. He will supply us with all the wisdom we need. The question is: Whether we know God or not, where do we go to find true wisdom? Universities, books, newspapers, the Bible, friends, the Internet, etc? God will speak to us in prayer and meditation through His Spirit (which whispers to our spirit), through other believers, through circumstances, and, obviously through the Bible.
This drama focuses on our vain attempts to fi...read more
A featured worship leader on Gateway Worship projects, Living for You and Wake Up the World, Kari Jobe releases her self-titled debut through Gateway Create Publishing and Integrity Music on February 10, 2009. Produced by Ed Cash, the album contains a collection of worship pop/folk songs written by Kari Jobe as well as co-writes with worship leaders/songwriters Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche, Mia Fieldes, Ed Cash and Klaus Kuehn.
The album Kari Jobe features new versions of the popular “Revelation Song,” “No Sweeter Name” and “My Beloved” in addition to new songs of wor...read more
Shout to the Lord
This has become one of the favorite CD's of worship leaders and churches everywhere. Filled with a ....more Artist: Darlene Zschech Released: 1996
Spirit of the Sovereign Lord
A fair project with some good songs. Very Vineyard in style.....more Artist: David Ruis and Cindy Rethmeier Released: 1995
Breaking Out
For the music minister and worship leader who need help in transitioning their churches into more relevant
contemporary churces that will meet the needs of their congregations and community.
Some good insite on helping churches during the transition process.
Teaching Worship
11 teaching tools to help your people better understand worship. I am convinced that
people don't participate in worship not because they refuse to, but because they don't
understand it. We have seen thousands of lives changed as a result of these teachings in
conjunction with our other studies. Teach them and they will become worshippers.
Guidelines and Qualifications for Worship Teams Qualifications
1. Spiritual maturity - As stated, this is a leadership-type ministry and, hence, is ordinarily not a place for new or immature Christians.
2. Musical expertise -...
Great Quotes on Worship Richard Foster - "As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience
saves worship from becoming an opiate, an escape from the pressing needs of m...
Experiencing Worship, The Study
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
