Archive for the ‘Worshiping Communities’ Category
Singing and Praying for Pakistani Flood Victims
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Twenty million people. That’s how many people live in Australia. It’s also how many Pakistanis became displaced when torrential monsoons unleashed the Indus River beyond its banks along the nation’s entire length. The mind shudders to comprehend the magnitude of help needed. Rather than resolve to not think about all those homeless hungry people, you can bring your distress [...]
Tags: Christians in Pakistan, hymns, learning, Pakistan Flood 2010, psalms, suffering, world
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Ship of Fools Mystery Worshipper
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
How would visitors to your church answer these questions?
- Did anyone welcome you personally?
- What happened when you hung around after the service looking lost?
Tags: church reviews, Ship of Fools Mystery Worshipper
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Is Suffering an Essential Part of Christian Discipleship?
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Suffering for Christ is the main Lausanne Conversation topic for August 2010. In “To Serve Is to Suffer,” Ajith Fernando explores the paradox that measuring ministry by efficiency, numerical results, and a sense of fulfillment can make a church “ineffective in evangelism.” Fernando has been national director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka since 1976. The [...]
Tags: HolySpirit, spiritualformation, suffering, theology, world
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Reflections from ‘Church by the Bridge’ in Australia
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
From former CICW student assistant Kim Webster, who now lives and worships in Australia:
One of the most common questions I’ve gotten asked is about the differences I see between American churches and Australian churches. I must qualify immediately that, while my knowledge of American churches is vast and reasonably varied, my knowledge of Australian churches is based almost entirely on mine.
Tags: Australia, Church by the Bridge, congregations
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Psalms grant featured in Charlotte Observer
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Christ the King Presbyterian Church, recipient of a Worship Renewal Grant, was featured in the Charlotte Observer on Saturday:
Christ the King Presbyterian Church might seem an unlikely congregation to undertake an intensive 15-week focus on the Book of Psalms. The contemporary-style church meets in the Underwood Elementary School gym and attracts a young, casually dressed crowd.
Yet this 9-year-old congregation is reaching deep into the ancient treasures of the Bible to find inspiration for its music, sermons and private devotions.
Tags: media mentions, psalms, Psalms of Ascent, Yonat Shimron
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