By Henry Neufeld
From C. Michael Patton:
What I have been coming to realize over the years is that there is simply no one way to do church. …
You need to read the whole post at Parchment and Pen to get the real drift of what he’s saying, complete with evangelical discomfort with [...]
By Henry Neufeld
I find this an interesting question. But before I comment, let me summarize and quote Scot McKnight’s article.
He first notes that from the early liturgies to the Westminster Confession there is a certain common pattern in worship, one which is dropped by what he calls “low church evangelicalism.” Amongst the elements he [...]
By Henry Neufeld
There are a number of lectionary selections that skip part of a passage. Sometimes this is for time. Sometimes it relates to topic, but sometimes it is simply used to remove material that might offend.
I like lectionary preaching and teaching. I think it forces pastors to get out of their comfort zones [...]
By Henry Neufeld
David Ker is complaining about modern worship songs (since the 90s), and Peter Kirk has partially taken him to task about it, wondering about the air down in Mozambique and whether it causes David to rant. (Personally I suspect it’s looking at too many hippos, but in non-essentials charity, I say!) David continues [...]
By Henry Neufeld
A few days ago I posted a video about the new service being offered at my home church, First United Methodist Church of Pensacola.
Yesterday I attended the first service. We ran out of standing room and about 80 people had to be sent to the other service. I am very interested in [...]
By Henry Neufeld
The Internet Monk recommends a couple of books in a post titled Recommended: Wicker and Duin on The End of Evangelicalism, and I’m not going to gainsay his recommendation, considering I have read neither. But one comment he made caught my attention:
Despite being an interesting read and passing along many good [...]
By Henry Neufeld
One thing I have observed over the years is that relatively few debates in church congregations center around serious theological issues. A few are about administrative and financial issues, but there is nothing like the order of worship to produce an angry debate. Some congregations spend years fighting over things like whether one [...]
By Henry Neufeld
Even when traveling I like to make it to church, and I especially like to visit new churches and see just what they’re doing. One often ends up in an annoying service, but I’ve also had some of my most encouraging moments with regard to the state of the church in attending services [...]
By Henry Neufeld
Peter Kirk is discussing the “worst worship song,” a theme (or proto-meme?) that seems to be running amongst the Christian blogs, and he’s particularly concerned that “Heart of Worship” is regarded as the worst by a number of bloggers.
That one isn’t my favorite, but I also wouldn’t call it the worst. I’m [...]
By Henry Neufeld
My previous post, The Most Wasted Piece of Architecture, didn’t generate discussion here, but it was picked up by Locusts and Honey with a substantial quote, and some interesting discussion took place there.
The discussion seemed to center a good deal around the specific issue of church sanctuaries. But what I would hope [...]
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