Blog Topic: Worship

Design Your Own Worship Service

You have opinions about the worship service at your church.

I know you do.

I have plenty and there are more to come.

In worshiping with big and little churches, “cool” and “uncool” churches,  I have gained nuggets of faithful worship. Teenagers, charismatics, liturgy loving theologians, a spunky Orthodox priest and several artists have [...]

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Motivation Monday (on Tuesday): In Which IHOP Serves Something Better Than Pancakes

The Burner had never seen so many young people awake and excited at 5:30 a.m. And while the IHOP was packed, there were no pancakes. In fact, TB couldn’t have gotten pancakes if he tried. TB went to IHOP looking for exactly what he wanted, didn’t get it, and learned a lesson.

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Too Deep for Words: Pastor’s Brunch with Clay Schmidt and Chris Slattoff

What do we do when there are emotions or experiences too deep for words?

The relationship between religion, the church and the arts is a contentious and complicated relationship. God the Creator gave us creativity and abilities to communicate and express those emotions that are too deep for words. “It’s the capacity [...]

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Motivation Monday: Who Can Stand Against God? Us!

The Fuller Doctor of Ministry Program had the DMin Visit Day this morning, so the place has been busy. Motivation Monday has come out late today.

There is popular worship song by Chris Tomlin with a bridge that goes:

And if Our God is for us, then who could ever [...]

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