Author Archives: Warren Anderson
Reflection #35 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“Very few evangelical churches pursuing contemporary worship consider placing the announcements at the end of the service, but that, in my opinion, is the best place for them.” Continue reading
Reflection #34 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“Worship leaders, the dialogical nature of corporate worship–God speaks, we respond–will prompt no shortage of opportunities for your flock to seek out spiritual nourishment. . . .” Continue reading
Reflection #33 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“In one of my worship classes at Judson University, I foster a discussion on constructing worship sets as narratives, and it never fails to elicit interesting results, as students–many, it seems, for the first time–consider the potential for worship sets to have the same story-telling power as operas, oratorios, suites, and song cycles.” Continue reading
Reflection #32 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“[I]s it at least somewhat possible that the great exodus of millennials from our churches (one article among 1.5M that popped up on a Google search) partly stems from their having been, every weekend for years, sequestered away to more kid-friendly digs, depriving them of the opportunity to acclimate to the sacred actions of their parents and grandparents in worship–to the extent that those same formative actions mean nothing to them now?” Continue reading
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Reflection #31 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“The lighting director’s version of the Hippocratic Oath says, ‘First, do not distract.'” Continue reading
Reflection #30 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“Engineers go to engineering school. Accountants go to business school. Why does the contemporary American Church, as a general rule, act as if there is little merit in worship leaders going to worship school?” Continue reading
Reflection #29 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“Where lyrics in contemporary worship music (cwm) are concerned, erring on the side of charity honors God.” Continue reading
Reflection #28 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
This is post number 28 in a series of random reflections I have been amassing over the past couple of years since retiring from steady, local-church, “weekend warrior” worship ministry. These ruminations are in no particular order, and they vary … Continue reading
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An Easter Gift from the Judson University Choir
I hope all reading this had a blessed Easter, a blessed Resurrection Sunday yesterday. To allow the celebration to linger just a bit, this week’s blog post features a wonderful, neo-classical choral piece the Judson University Choir sang a few years … Continue reading
Reflection #27 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“Using video for any of the reasons above is commendable. Using video just for the sake of using video isn’t–and smacks of us-too activity done solely to make sure folks know we’re hip and relevant. ” Continue reading
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