When Ron Rienstra first showed me Marty Haugen’s song “Beneath the Tree of Life” I knew we had to sing...
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Liturgy Lesson: Confessions of a Co-Pilot
A number of years ago it was in vogue for Christians to sport bumper stickers on their cars that said,...
Liturgy Lesson: Worship in Four Movements
Astute observers of Church of the Servant’s printed liturgy will notice four large-type words in each week’s liturgy: Gathering, Word,...
A few highlights from Sunday, September 14, 2008
One of the unique things about Church of the Servant is the large number of talented people who contribute to...
Liturgy Lesson: I’m Going to Live the Life I Sing About in My Song
What is worship? A while back in Reformed Worship, John Witvliet created a diagram to show the different meanings of...
Liturgy Lesson: Worship with Guts
Last week I was talking to a fellow minister of worship. In his church, the sermon dominates the worship service,...
Psalm 100: Shout for Joy
This Sunday (06/15/08) the lectionary called for Psalm 100. There are lots of songs I could have chosen, including “All...
Greg Scheer: Church Spy
A while back, the worship committee recommended that I take a Sunday off every two months to check out what...
Probes' "Lamb of God"
This Sunday the Joyful Noise Orchestra led worship. Most of the service’s recording is useless because the brass are so...
Living and Dying with Hope
This Sunday (4/13/08) we sang a brand new song by AnnaMae Bush called “Living and Dying in Hope.” She was...
Liturgy Lesson: Psalm 23
The twenty-third psalm is the nightingale of the psalms. It is small, of a homely feather, singing shyly out of...