Author Archives: Warren Anderson
Reflection #21 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“If you can embrace the notion that the word God has given pastors for any given Sunday morning might be delivered as or even more effectively via a shorter sermon, you then allow for the possibility that God might have equally important words He wishes to convey via different channels other than the preaching.” Continue reading
Reflection #20 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“God’s word shall not return to Him empty but will accomplish His purposes (Is. 55:11). How cool, and what a privilege, to be the conduit!” Continue reading
Grace for the Worship Leader
“Worship leaders, be encouraged. Your congregations don’t need your perfect example. They don’t need your exhortations to really sing or to authentically worship. What they need most from you is your quiet recognition that in your (and their) weakness, God will be strong–and that far from needing or even desiring our frenzied activity for His worship, God will provide the means by which He will facilitate our worship.” Continue reading
Seventh Day of Christmas Gift
On the seventh day of Christmas, that guy whose blogs I read occasionally gave to me . . . not seven swans a-swimming but this video of Rev. Huntley Brown, an itinerant pianist who has traveled the world with the … Continue reading
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Grace for the Worshiper
“A pastor friend of mine once said that if you preach grace that doesn’t take you right to the edge of embracing a license to sin, it’s not grace at all.” Continue reading
Reflection #19 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“It works during Advent. Why not try it, at least occasionally, during other times of the year?” Continue reading
Reflection #18 on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“How powerful it was for grandparents, sitting with other oldsters, to look across the room to see their grandkids in the young-and-hip section raising their hands in worship. And how powerful for the kids to see their ‘ancient’ relatives, tears streaming down their faces, singing a familiar hymn. ” Continue reading
Reflection #17, part 2, on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“Worship leaders that find opportunities to share thoughts along these lines with their congregations–judiciously, graciously, and regularly–will help the process by which their congregations mature in their faith, moving from the milk, say, of “Jesus Loves Me,” so crucial during spiritual infancy, to the meat of deeper theological reflection and understanding, which leads, I would argue, to a richer and more satisfying worship–and serves as a fitting response to the command of Christ to love the Lord our God with all of our mind.” Continue reading
Reflection #17, part 1, on Worship in the Contemporary American Church
“Failure to embrace a Trinitarian view of worship leads us to extremely unhealthy worship behavior that, at its core, is contrary to the Gospel itself.” Continue reading
Worship-leading Lessons from Mr. Rogers
“Worship leaders, especially those with new-found insight, aspects of Christian worship that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt would, in fact, be beneficial to your congregation if they would only embrace them, you will never move people to new ways of thinking if they don’t sense that you not only love them (which is your Christian duty) but also like them as they right now, which is a conscious choice.” Continue reading
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