Category: Emerging Visions Of The Church

Creativity Parts The Waters Of Chaos

One of the most vital ideas that rumbled in our Masters program these past weeks was the idea that creation, and creativity, parts the waters of chaos and brings order. We remember the scene at the beginning of creation, where the waters above are separated

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When The Music Is Free: Joshua Bell In The Subway

This from friend Allen Fehr. I suggest the issue may be how “free” can de-value very important things in our minds. Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During

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Embodied Spirituality and the Physicality Of Worship

One of the most beautiful ideas we are exploring this week in our Masters In Worship Studies and Spiritual Formation class is the idea of “embodied spirituality.” Contributing friend Jeremy Begbie, Ph.D. of Duke University, through his book Behold The Glory and his DVD work

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The Zenith Of Worship Leading Is The Local Church

Good friend and fellow ancient-future worship advocate Ryan Flanigan quotes good pal Matt Redman on the supreme importance of the local church for the worship leader. It has been my own quest for the past 20 years to emphasize this value in all we’ve done

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Images As Angels: The Power Of Visuals In Worship

We were all seated in a conference room, about 100 of us, listening to our captivating guest speaker. He was a natural storyteller, and we were spellbound with his artful verbal skills. At one point, our future-trend speaker said, “It is vital for us to

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