“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.”–John 1:1-4 The Word I love the Gospels. I love the …
Moving in the Spirit
This is something that I feel may have been lost in some churches. The songs are played in more of a concert fashion, an offering is taken, a message is given, and everyone leaves in a rush to be first in line at the buffet. Everyone has sort of become a robot instead of true …
The ALSO Idol
In the last chapter of Joshua, there is a nugget that can be uncovered in regards to what true worship is and what it is not. This chapter starts out with Joshua gathering all the tribes of Israel together to charge them to trust and serve the Lord. He begins by reminding the people of …
Theology in Worship
Let’s get this out of the way, if you are reading this, and you have any beliefs or ideas about God, congratulations, (hands you invisible diploma) you’re a theologian! The only question is, where does our theology come from? I think we can all agree that theology matters when it comes to the pulpit and …
Worship Boss vs Worship Leader
Imagine you’re working excitedly on a new goal. You know it’s from God and that it will have a major impact on the worship life of your church. You want to jump in head on and go after it, but you have to stop right there. The way you do it will have long term …
Worship = Power
Our churches are filled with broken people that have real hurts. Others keep coming through the doors in denial, thinking that everything is well and that they can just “phone in” their worship by showing up at church once a week, usually right before the teaching. How can we, as leaders, facilitate worship that breaks through great pain …
The Faith of a Worship Leader
The Church Collective founder, Ryan Loche, brings us thought provoking questions from Paul’s letter to the Romans.
When Do We Worship?
Part 2 of 4 Text: Hebrews 10: 23-25 New Testament 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but …
How do We Worship in Spirit?
Part 1 of 6 Text: John 4:21-24 “How Do We Worship” seeks to take the “book education” of worship and make it very practical. Although this has been attempted in terms of application, this section uniquely attempts to apply these Biblical principles. John 4:21-24 21 Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the …
Words for Worship // Holy Latrine
We’ve made it 25% of the way! Two words down, 6 more to go. Today we’re going to tackle one of the most common Greek words for worship, Latreuein.
Words for Worship // Slave
This week we’re going to tackle another concept and another word in our Words of Worship series. Last week we looked at the word diakonein, which means to worship/serve God by serving others. Our word this week is douleuein. It is pronounced doo-lay-oo-ine, and means to serve as a slave.
Worship 101 // “In Christ Alone” in the News, Not the Pews
Can wrath be love? Why does God need satisfaction? This week, we are going to take a quick break from our 101 series to look at some of the theology behind a controversy brewing over why the song “In Christ Alone” got voted off the island and will no longer grace the pages of one …
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Worship 101 // Worship and Leaf Blowers
I have a love hate relationship with leaf blowers. Brooms don’t even hold a candle to the ferocious windstorm a leaf blower can conjure up; but they also have a dark side. The problem is that even when they are at an idle (finger off the… trigger?), a leaf blower is still (always) blowing. Walking …