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Leading Intergenerational Worship
At Myrtle Grove, we are reaching across the generations through worship arts ministry. We currently have two fairly distinct generations of worship leaders in our church. We have those who have been leading worship for fifteen to twenty or more… Read More ›
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8 Steps to Preparing a Conductor’s Score for Worship Band, Orchestra and Choir
Modern worship music often includes not only the parts for the worship band (guitars, drums, bass, keyboards and vocals), but also parts for four-part (or more) choir singers and full orchestra. The score that contains all these parts is often… Read More ›
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Worship Planning: Balancing All the Elements
Service planning involves achieving a balance of all the elements that make up a given service. I’m currently planning a service with some unusual elements and would like to analyze the process out loud for the benefit of any readers… Read More ›
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The Story of Job as Modern Drama
Some of the Old Testament prophets illustrated God’s message to His people through drama. In one instance, God commanded one of his prophets to marry a prostitute, a woman who in the normal course of her trade would be unfaithful… Read More ›
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Celebrating God’s Deliverance: The Festival of Purim
The origins of Purim, perhaps a less familiar Jewish festival, is found in the book of Esther. Purim is celebrated each year to commemorate God’s deliverance of the Jewish exiles from annihilation by edict of King Xerxes of Persia (485/6-465… Read More ›
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Classic Sermons: “Homily on the Paralytic Let Down Through the Roof” by John Chrysostom
Let us not then be disturbed, neither dismayed, when trials befall us. For if the gold refiner sees how long he ought to leave the piece of gold in the furnace, and when he ought to draw it out, and… Read More ›
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Classic Hymns: Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Daniel L. Sonnenberg “Of The Father’s Love Begotten” by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius Watch a performance of this hymn on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUMz2NDQHHY This hymn, with very ancient roots, is a confession of faith about the Christ, the eternal Son of God,… Read More ›
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