9-year-old Tucker Beam Homecoming Service
As many of you know, we have been asking prayer for Tucker Beam on this site over the past couple years. Tucker’s story of 3 cancers in his 9 short years has gripped our entire community and made ripples around the world. Sunday morning, May 31, 2009, Tucker Beam won his final battle with Leukemia. He went home to be with Jesus around 1:00 AM. His amazing story of faith and courage has been chronicled at his Caring Bridge site. Go here to read his life-changing story. His Homecoming Service will be Wednesday morning at 10AM Central at...
read morePastors, You Are Your Church’s Lead Worshiper
The following article was written by John Martin, who is the Vice President of Development for Next Level Worship, LLC. This article was featured in Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox. We have received tons of positive feedback from this article. Once you’ve read it, we believe you’ll understand why! Enjoy! As senior pastors, if we are fortunate enough to have a music minister who really wants to do a quality job, we often breathe a sigh of relief and say, “I’m glad that is taken care of. It’s one less thing...
read moreThe Need for Pliability in Corporate Worship
The following article by Dwayne Moore appears this week in Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox, Issue #370. This is an excerpt from Pure Praise: A Heart-focused Bible Study on Worship. In worship services, we should plan as much as possible and then allow for spontaneity. But what happens when spontaneous worship actually occurs? How should we respond when our plans are suddenly changed? An important element that is necessary for a worship service to be effective is the willingness to be flexible.During a major citywide festival in Oklahoma...
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