Tag: worship
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Turkish authorities crack down on Christianity; deny church land for worship space
Turkish authorities crack down on Christianity; deny church land for worship space The Diyarbakir Protestant Church Foundation, established in 2019 to serve Protestant Christians in one of Turkey’s southeastern major cities, is facing overt discrimi…
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Pope Francis: We all Worship the Same God | Open Line Friday
It is possible the next US president will be our commander-in-chief during WWIII, the signing of an Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement, the ongoing establishment of the world government and global economic […]
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Seven Insights from Churches about the Recent Easter Weekend
We’ve done a lot of listening and learning the week after Easter. We at Church Answers are grateful for consulting and coaching clients and for the large community at Church Answers Central. Though our information is more anecdotal rather than data-bas…
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Centuries-Old Historic German Church Draws 1,200 People To Attend A ‘Taylor Swift Worship Service’ Because She ‘Points The Way To God’
The centuries-old Church of the Holy Spirit in Germany drew more than 1,200 people on Sunday for worship services featuring the music of Taylor Swift. I suppose it had to happen sooner or later, and maybe just a little surprised that only just now occurring, be that as it may, the worship of Taylor Swift…
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Liberty Students Hold Massive Worship Service as Students Elsewhere Hold Anti-Israel Protests
The same week that students on other U.S. college campuses battled police and chanted anti-Israel slogans, thousands of students on Liberty University’s campus in Lynchburg, Va., gathered on their outdoor lawn to sing and worship and to learn more abou…
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Lady A Shown Leading Worship at Church in Nashville, Candace Cameron Bure Shares in Video
Actress Candace Cameron Bure recently shared a video in which country singer Hillary Scott of Lady A leads worship at church.
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Worship Leader Sean Feucht to Host ‘United for Israel March’ in NYC
Christian worship leader and activist Sean Feucht is taking action in response to anti-Israel protests at well-known campuses such as Columbia University and New York University.
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Five Reasons Why Decreasing the Number of Worship Services Might Be the Best Move
For years, the conventional wisdom has been that increasing the number of worship services is the best path to go. You rarely heard leaders advocating decreasing the number of services. The concern is that the reduction of choices results in lower over…
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Five Reasons Why Decreasing the Number of Worship Services Might Be the Best Move
For years, the conventional wisdom has been that increasing the number of worship services is the best path to go. You rarely heard leaders advocating decreasing the number of services. The concern is that the reduction of choices results in lower over…
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Hymns, Hymnody, and Hymnals: Five Significant Trends
Are the worship wars over? While the answer is not definitive, we see signs that the post-quarantine world may include an unexpected benefit: worship wars are waning. While our evidence is anecdotal at this point, it is still worth looking at five sign…
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7 Tests to See if Your Worship Is Truly Christian or Pagan
“To be human is to worship.” Those are the opening words of Daniel Block’s excellent new book on worship, For the Glory of God. Men and women are inveterate worshippers. Paul makes this clear in Romans 1. Even those who reject the plain knowledge of Go…
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Do All Abraham’s Children Worship Abraham’s God?
Pastor-scholar Tony Richie says there is no Jewish-Christian-Muslim God. Nor is there a simple answer to the “Same God” question. When people realize I participate in interreligious dialogue and cooperative efforts they often ask me some version of the…
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John Piper: ‘Political Flag Waving’ Has No Place in Christian Worship
Author and theologian John Piper recently stressed that “political flag waving” has no place in “Christian worship” amid a contentious election season.
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Biden Commits to Jordan’s King to Continue Ban on Christian, Jewish Worship on Jerusalem’s Holy Temple Mount
Breitbart.com reports: “At a time when the Jewish state is battling an existential threat, President Joe Biden assured the Jordanian king that Jewish and Christian prayer would continue to be banned — under what is […] The post Biden Commits to Jordan’s King to Continue Ban on Christian, Jewish Worship on Jerusalem’s Holy Temple Mount…