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Indigenized Christian Worship in India
Some Considerations
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One of the greatest challenges of the Indian Christian church is its Western heritage. Most mainline denominations follow a Westernized liturgy and music in their worship. When missionaries came to...
Enter the Conversation from Urbana ‘12
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Empowering Every Tribe and Tongue to Worship Jesus
A Conversation with the editors of the new book from William Carey Library, Worship and Mission for the Global Church, by Robin Harris, James...
Worshipping Jesus
The One Who Dwelled Among Us
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The first sound you heard in the cave-black, cavernous St. Louis dome was the clicking of a tap shoe on the stage. The beat quickened, as did the percussion. A spotlight silhouetted a slim dancer...
The Centrality of Worship
Foundational points for a theology for worship and missions.
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1. Worship is central, Missions is not. We Evangelicals have propagated a mind-set in the church and missions that might be best summed up in the adage, “God saved us to save the lost.” The fact...
Some Things Remain the Same
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Worship in the Church of Jesus Christ has been characterized by enormous diversity across the centuries and across the world today. This diversity seems to be allowed by the New Testament, which...
Every Team Needs One
The essential role of the worship-arts leader in church-planting
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Many evangelical Christians have a very truncated understanding of worship. When asked to define it, they respond, “It’s singing,” or “It’s praising God.” Worship, from a biblical perspective, is...
The Dangers of Prayer Wheel Worship!
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What is most important is worship. Therefore what is most important to falsify—from Satan’s point of view—is also worship.
In the Bible, the pinnacle of devotion is the angels in heavenly...
The Vaglas Sing A Song from the Heart
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Sitting expectantly inside the building in Ghana, West Africa, were representatives from various churches in the Vagla area. As ethnomusicologists, we had come to coach them to develop indigenous...
What Happened When Grandma Danced
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Jesus is a foreigner in Thailand. The forms most Thai Christians use to express their worship of him are primarily Western imports. The average Thai person, viewing what they see in churches...
Reclaiming the Bhajan
Ancient musical styles of India transform modern worship of Christ
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The average religious Hindu man—hungry for an encounter with the Ultimate Reality— responds to song perhaps more than any other form of communication. He wants to experience the Truth, to feel it....