Why do you have articles about things other than music or leading worship?
This site is about the idea that worship is more than music, that it is essentially a way of life. Thus, worship is not just about what you sing, but how you live, what you think, what you long for, what you feel, what you believe, and who you are. It’s how and to whom you orient your life. So we try to include information that goes beyond just the coolest new music release or band, and you’ll find articles about not just music, but about life, ministry, and theology.
What is your privacy policy?
When you sign up for our mailing list, you can be assured your email address will not be shared with anyone. Our list is private and will not be sold or leased to anyone else.
I don’t like the ads on Google.
We don’t either. We don’t control what google displays on worship.com and for that reason we discontinued running them on our site a number of years ago. Our website may contain affiliate marketing links, which means we may get paid commission on sales of those products or services we write about. [Our editorial content is not influenced by advertisers or affiliate partnerships. (This disclosure is provided in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR § 255.5: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.)] Regardless of the source of any ad or resource, use discretion when visiting a link from Google, just as you would when considering ads from publications such as Charisma, Christianity Today, Worship Leader or World Magazine.
I am offended by the content of a site you linked to.
We cannot control content on sites we link to, or sites that that site links to.
We’re a band. Can we send you our music?
We are always interested in new music that may have been overlooked by the major labels and worship bands.
Please send me (fill-in-the-blank’s) personal email address.
Sorry, we can’t do that to our friends. However, most of our contributors and ministry friends have websites through which you can contact their ministries. Their assistants are in a better position to determine who can have that information than we are. And remember that many of them have resources already available at their websites that may answer your questions.
I heard a song on the radio last night that has the words “(fill-in-the-blank)” in it. Please tell me who the artist and CD is.
uh….not enough information to answer the question. That’s a good question for Google or ChatGPT.
Why do you have a reference to (fill-in-the-blank) on your site? He/she is clearly a woke, progressive liberal Democrat and I don’t think he/she is much of a Christian if one at all. I also think he/she is a semi-pelagian, antinomian, Arminian heretic and you must be one too or you would repent and remove every link to anything that links to anything this person ever said or was rumored to have implied.
Worship.com strives to make available theologically sound resources from friends and pastors who share our commitment to historic, apostolic, biblical truth and contemporary, biblical ministry. Theologically, we are a ministry who is committed to the historical doctrines of the faith, and we do make every effort to provide teaching from those who do adhere to our statement of faith and do teach within the pale of orthodox Christian teaching.
Politically, we don’t discriminate on the basis of political views as long as the person believes in the sanctity of both human life and biblical marriage and is not advocating anarchy, promoting violence, or planning to overthrow the country. Actually, there may be other issues we would discriminate on but those are the ones that come immediately to mind. There are legitimate differences of opinion as to the best methods for Christians to care for the marginalized while preaching the undiluted gospel. But we do reject those that are clearly aligned with critical theory.
Our site is targeted to those who are striving to successfully (and biblically) merge both a historical, sound theological foundation with a contemporary, missional application. We certainly do not know everything there is to know about all of those who write or broadcast on this site. When evaluating an author for publication, podcast, rebroadcast or commentary at worship.com, we take into consideration a number of factors, including:
- Do we have a personal relationship with this person or someone close to this person who we trust who has expressed confidence in this person’s ministry?
- Is this person accountable to a Bible-believing church in whose leadership we have good reason to trust?
- Based on these two questions, and other information as well, do we have a preponderance of evidence to give this person the benefit of the doubt where their language may be vague or subject to multiple interpretations?
We don’t always get it right, and some contributors have changed their views on some key essentials over the years, but we try to get it right as much as possible without limiting the site to the writings of two or three people. At times we have removed writers and articles from worship.com when subsequent publications or statements from that author have revealed troubling theological views that are at odds with our statement of faith. At other times, we have added authors into our stable when vague writing has been supplemented by more substantial theological writings or commentary. And we have re-written some articles of our own to use different words that have changed meaning in popular lingo over the past fifteen to twenty years.
At times we may add our endorsement to specific articles we publish, as our way of saying “amen” to the general point of a podcast, article or book. However, remember that we do not agree with any contributor to worship.com on every single issue, nor is every perspective argued or presented in an article or podcast advocated. Neither does every contributor agree with every other contributor. The posts on this site are solely the thoughts, opinions and perspectives of the person originating the post or article. Neither we nor our contributors endorse every opinion or organization posting on the website.
Similarly, while we may see value in various worship conferences and publications we mention, we do not endorse every artist, speaker, worship leader or personality, nor every theological position held by every artist, speaker, worship leader or personality at every conference we mention, book we recommend, video we share, or site we link to. We trust that while we apply a measure of due diligence and shepherding at worship.com, ultimately you need to filter what you hear and read through the word of God and reject that which does not conform with Scripture. Remember, as has been said elsewhere: whether it be through worship.com or any other website, church, book or media broadcast, you should always consider what you read or hear in light of God’s Word, which is the only final and infallible authority on all matters.
Why do you have (fill-in-the-blank) on your site? They are a fundamentalistic, judgmental, pro-Trump conservative Republican and I don’t think they are much of a Christian if one at all. I also heard they are a legalistic, hyper-calvinistic theonomist/reconstructionist, and saw a tweet asserting that they are racist Christian nationalists and therefore you must be too.
See previous question and answer.
Why don’t you have anything on your website from (fill-in-the-blank)?
See previous question and answer. It is also possible their publisher does not allow them to republish here. Or perhaps there is no question but that they teach a false gospel. Or maybe we just don’t know about them.
Why do you sometimes have women writing at worship.com?
Regardless of whether you hold to an egalitarian, complementarian or patriarchal viewpoint on the roles of men and women in the church, please remember that we are not a church, nor are we affiliated with a specific church. Thus, a woman writing for us is not the same as a woman preaching from the pulpit or holding an office in your church. So, from time to time you may see commentary from female teachers and worship leaders who have valuable insight into the topics we explore at worship.com.
On page (fill-in-the-blank) on worship.com you (or a writer) said (fill-in-the-blank). I disagree. Please provide me with 15 Scriptures that support this and email me today telling me what your position is on (fill-in-the-blank) and what you think about (this, that and the other). Please also reconcile statement “X” to Scripture “Y” using the (fill-in-the-blank) Bible version only. Please respond in the next 5 minutes or I will label you “mark and avoid.”
We don’t have time to get into verbal or email exchanges, theological discourses and dialogues over various doctrinal issues. Feel free to send us your comments…we do read most of them if they are signed and not too lengthy, but we do not have resources to respond individually to each email challenge to debate and discuss. Those who have serious questions about theology should go to str.org or desiringgod.org where you will be able to find clear, biblical answers to thousands of issues with a little research and diligence on your part, 97% of which we would probably agree with.
We’re not going to get into email or blogging debates over finer points of theology. There are others we know and trust that we interface with who provide us with insight and accountability on theological issues. We know that some think we are ultra-fundamentalists for holding to classic, Biblical doctrine while others are convinced we compromise the faith and must not be regenerate since we don’t have flashing animations of the five solas prominently displayed on every page of the website and we quote from Bible versions other than the KJV.
Can I send you my tithe money?
No. Your tithe should go to your local church, not a website, TV preacher, podcaster, or home-based Bible study. You may, however, send us money above and beyond a tithe, but please be aware that currently it would not a tax-exempt contribution. Maybe one day we will get around to taking care of that but we haven’t yet. Also, don’t make these messages your sole source of Bible teaching. You should use these only to supplement what you are already getting through membership and involvement in your local church body. A life that is enthusiastically yearning to know more about God and grow in service to Him is honoring to God, and these broadcasts can help toward that end. However, don’t become an island to yourself and your iPod or Spotify music streams. There’s probably more bad teaching on the internet than good.
Why do you post videos from worship bands and their labels whose pastors teach questionable theology? That’s an excellent question and not one we take lightly. There are some bands and individuals we do not “broadcast” here. There are some we do feature songs and clips from worship events whose pastors comments and activities concern us to varying degrees, some a good bit more than others. Ultimately we believe music can be written to glorify God even if the authors and singers have some non-essential views we would disagree with, just as is the case with a number of classic hymns, some of which were written by people with outright heretical theology. That said, if the labels, church, lead pastor or bands collectively deny essential doctrine, we try not to promote them but we probably do miss the mark here from time to time as we can’t keep up with every tweet, blog post, or doctrinal revisions. As always, use discernment. Rarely if ever do we link to talks and sermons from those personalities. We cast a much broader net in terms of music and songs than we do with writers and speakers. We do take this seriously and constantly re-evaluate our approach to this issue. We have removed a number of videos over the years and probably will continue to do so as we review our existing posts from time to time. We pass on a lot of posts.
We are aware of the arguments out there suggesting churches should not use music from certain worship labels and churches (e.g. Bethel, Hillsong, Elevation), and may respond to them in a longer post in the future, but for now, while we find the arguments valid and worth considering, we do not find them compelling. We believe all songs are written by flawed human beings and should be judged, for the most part, on their individual merit and consistency with Scripture.
Can I advertise at worship.com?
Yes, maybe. Contact us at worshipdotcom268 (at) gmail.com provided you adhere to our statement of faith and understand that we reserve the right to decline any advertising at our sole discretion. In other words, we may reject it on theological grounds, or we may reject it because we don’t think it will appeal to our readership.
We have investors behind us and would like to buy worship.com. How much?
worship.com is not currently for sale. We receive offers from time to time. Most are nowhere near market value but several were quite generous but we declined. If you are serious, feel free to reach out to us via snail mail at our internic address, gmail address, or DM at X, facebook, or instagram.
Can I get a sub-domain or email address at worship.com?
We don’t currently offer email addresses, sub-domains –or hosting — at worship.com.
Can I write for worship.com?
We are always interested in publishing good writers who would like to contribute. We are basically looking for articles and reviews on books, music, leading worship, and life/ministry in general. There is no compensation other than byline, bio, and the satisfaction of knowing your article is available to a decent number of eyeballs. If you are a gifted, gracious, and knowledgeable writer and are interested in writing here, you can write to us at worshipdotcom268 (at) gmail.com and tell us about yourself, your church, and show us some writing samples. Apologies in advance that we are slow to respond for a variety of reasons as this is not a money making enterprise.
Did people really ask all of these questions?
For the most part, yes. We paraphrased some and blended others, but the sentiments are for real.