The challenge of leading meaningful worship is as great as it ever has been!  Bewildered by change, we crave stability and connection to the past—tradition.  Yet we fear stagnation and are driven by the modern obsession to be 'cutting edge'. Is there a way to combine traditional and contemporary, rational and emotional, planned and spontaneous?  Certainly!  These pages are dedicated to promoting well planned yet vital, heartfelt yet intelligent worship, drawing from tradition to express faith in fresh and contemporary terms.

Preaching, teaching, music and worship all play a part in getting the story of Jesus off the page and into our lives.  Planning and leading presentations and worship to engage the hearts and minds of a whole congregation requires us to yield to one another—but not in a mindless embrace of either "the way it's always been" or "what's happening now!"

Rather, we may draw from three millennia of tradition and current culture to freshly articulate the timeless faith of our mothers and fathers in One who is "the same yesterday, today and forever" (Heb 13:8).  We sing a new song yet tell the old old story.

Looking for ideas about worship?  Read:  Planning and Leading Congregational Worship

Think music is only controversial now?  Read: A Brief History of Church Music and Song

How to keep your team informed:  Worship Team Information Pages and Archives

Take a look at these brief, simple, creative communion services: