Part I, Singing to the DeafI started singing as soon as I could speak. I used to entertain guests from the stage of our bay window using the chord from a window shade as my microphone. Tickets were free and I took requests as long as you stayed within the parameters of Conway Twitty and …
Category Archive: Church
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Aug 25 2006
A word from Steve Brown
…no respect for the clergy! As you may know, I often preach at Northland Church here in Orlando. It’s a marathon! There are seven services–one on Saturday night, three on Sunday morning, two on Sunday evening and one on Monday evening. (If the first sermon–the one on Saturday night–is so bad it isn’t "fixable," I …
Aug 23 2006
The Case for Reciting Creeds in Worship
Creeds. Some of us use them regularly in worship, others do not. Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has published a lengthy and helpful piece on the value and history of creeds. Some topics covered: Saying who we are Enriching worship Remembering what matters Creeds help explain what and why Who uses creeds Apostles’ and Nicene …
Aug 21 2006
The Essence of Worship | Coty Pinckney
Guest Author: Coty Pinckney We have seen that the fundamental purpose of the church is to bring glory to God; that is, to show what He is like. We also said that "providing opportunities for worship" is a secondary purpose. But what is the relationship between worship and bringing glory to God? What is the …
Aug 14 2006
Catalyst Conference Podcast
Podcasts from Injoy / John Maxwell’s Catalyst Conference. Guests have included Andy Stanley, Erwin McManus, Donald Miller, Tim Sanders, Eugene Peterson, Rob Bell, Mike Foster, and most recently, Louie Giglio, who talks about his journey into ministry to college students. This podcast is aligned with the annual Catalyst Conference, which this year will take place …
Aug 14 2006
Matt Redman : The Unquenchable Worshipper
Matt Redman has made The Unquenchable Worshipper Study Guide Series available online at his website.
Aug 12 2006
The Intentional Church | Randy Pope
Randy Pope pastors Perimeter Church in Duluth, a relatively young congregation north of Atlanta that is also the church home of worship leader/recording artist Aaron Shust. During the years Perimeter has earned a reputation as a body that is both theologically conservative and missionally progressive. Pastors and leaders who are struggling to achieve — or …
Jul 22 2006
Establishing Elder Government in Church Plants
Mark Driscoll has posted the notes from a seminar he teaches on the subject of "Establishing Elder Government in Church Plants." Driscoll articulates, in typical humorous yet dead serious fashion, the biblical mandates and principles as they relate to church government, and the non-negotiable biblical qualifications for those who lead the church. "The key to …
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