Worship
Worship is in decline across the western world. There are all sorts of reasons we give for this; abuse scandals, leadership fails, judgemental faith – and there is merit to each of these. PICTURE: Jantanee Rungpranomkorn/iStockphoto A new book called The Great Dechurching found that the real reason churches are shrinking is because Westerners are abandoning […]
Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs – despite controversies and scandal
RNSUnited States For the past decade, a handful of megachurches have dominated worship music, churning out hits such as Goodness of God, What a Beautiful Name, King of Kings and Graves Into Gardens. And though churches like Australia-based Hillsong and Bethel Church in California have met with scandal and controversy, worship leaders still keep singing […]
This Life: Worshipping God when you’re at your weakest
CHARISSA CHEONG reflects on how she was reminded of the transformative power of worship…
Stampede at Liberia church gathering kills 29
Monrovia, LiberiaAP At least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede of worshippers at a Christian event in a densely populated area of the capital, Monrovia, officials said Thursday. The stampede erupted when a gang of thugs armed with knives attacked some of the hundreds attending […]
Sight-Seeing: True spiritual worship
NILS VON KALM looks at what the Bible tells us about the meaning of worship…
Essay: There’s a theology driving Sean Feucht’s worship music protests – and it’s a popular one
In an article first published on Religion News Service, ADAM PEREZ, a scholar working on the history of praise and worship theology and music in the Americas, looks at historical precedents for Sean Feucht’s #letusworship movement…
Books: How our worship can shape our work
KARA MARTIN, author of ‘Workship: How To Use Your Work To Worship God’, reads a new book on the connection between faith and employment…
Sight-Seeing: Present tense – Worshipping and performing in the digital age
TARA ISABELLA BURTON, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how the coronavirus lockdown is leading people to look at art – and worship – in a different way…
ESSAY: DEAF CHRISTIANS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO HEAR GOD’S WORD, BUT SOME FIND MEANING IN THE RICHNESS OF WHO THEY ARE
In an article first published on The Conversation, JANA BENNETT, professor of religion at the University of Dayton, looks at the challenges – and joys – people with hearing loss can face in Christian worship…
THIS LIFE: FAITH ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
ELISABETH CARTER writes about how “something so wonderful” happens when Christians of different ages come together…