Category Archives: Renewing Our Worship

Renewing Our Worship: The Love Feast (expanded)

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I received this question from a reader — Hi Jay First, I want to say how much I appreciate your blog. It is a great source of learning and encouragement for me. I left a legalistic church several years ago … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Epilogue

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Jay F Guin

In a few of the earlier posts in this series, I mentioned the 30-hour fast our teens had undertaken to help children dying from starvation. They made streamers of 26,000 paperchains — the number of children dying each day from … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Emailed Announcements, Part 4

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Another announcement with a story — We are going to have another workday at Karen’s house next Saturday, march 7, starting at 7am. After additional examination of the brick wall in her living room, we have decided to try and … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Emailed Announcements, Part 3

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Another short one: The Open House Party for Paul Smith is from 2:00 to 5:00 this Sunday, February 1. We will shower him with gift cards so he can purchase what he needs for his new home. Everyone is welcome … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Emailed Announcements, Part 2

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Jay F Guin

These next two are short announcements, but they have great stories behind them — Relief Team Coming Through: A team on their way to work in Mississippi will spend the night in our building this Saturday. If you will assist … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Emailed Announcements, Part 1

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Jay F Guin

In an earlier post, I mentioned how important announcements are to our worship: they fulfill the injunction of Heb 10:24-25 to spur one another on to love and good works. And lately I’ve received some very encouraging announcements from my … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Testimony

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Jay F Guin

Just like in church, we need to start with a song —

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Renewing Our Worship: Authenticity

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Jay F Guin

If you read the literature on reaching Postmodern people and young people, you’ll find a huge emphasis on “authenticity” in our worship. If you read older material on worship, you’ll find that “authenticity” is not a new concept. It’s just … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Uniformity

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Jay F Guin

I’m an elder at a 700-member congregation. I fully realize that many of my suggestions are impractical for a small church. A congregation of 50 isn’t likely to need or want an 8-person praise team or to worry about its … Continue reading →

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Renewing Our Worship: Contemporary Christian Music and the Apocalypse

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Jay F Guin

We have members of my congregation who are firmly persuaded that contemporary Christian music is a sign of the Apocalypse — rather like sword, famine, plague, and wild beasts. It’s just one more way for people to suffer. And so, … Continue reading →

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