Three Directions of Lifestyle Worship, Part 1
The following article by Dwayne will be featured this fall in Lifeway’s cirriculum called YOU. YOU, LifeWay’s newest adult Sunday School curriculum, is biblically-based with culturally relevant lessons to help Christians connect, grow, serve, and ultimately be engaged in impacting the world for God. YOU is unprecedented, because it is intentionally focused on urban/multicultural believers. We are honored to contribute to this incredible new cirriculum by Lifeway, which will focus this fall on worship. Worship in Three...
read moreThe MTV Video Music Awards…
Did you watch the show? If not, do you plan to read about it? Can you name any of the winners? Did you at least know that the awards show happened last night? Do you recognize the actors in this picture? Bonus question: Do you know what a “WTF Award” is and what it stands for? I am not in any way endorsing what took place on the MTV show last night in Los Angeles. Nor am I suggesting that you should have stayed home from church to watch it (and certainly not with your children!). However, like it or not, MTV showcases...
read moreRequirements for Members of Our Worship Team
Below are the reguirements and expectations that Dwayne places on his praise teams and production teams at his church. We have three basic requirements for those who play and sing in our praise bands at our church: Everyone must be willing to go through the nine-week Bible study, Pure Praise. Everyone must be able to commit to 3 out of 4 rehearsals a month at a minimum. Everyone must be willing to follow my lead and the lead of the pastor about song selection, rehearsal format, and spiritual formation within the team (ie, we try to go...
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