Listen to part one from Session 7 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 7A:...Read More
Listen to Session 6 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 6: Formal and Informal...Read More
What does it mean to say, “Worship does God’s story?” It is this: Worship proclaims, enacts, and sings God’s story. Worship is not a program. Nor is worship about me. Worship is a narrative—God’s narrative of the world from its beginning to its end. How will the world know its own story unless we do...Read More
Listen to part three from Session 5 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 5C:...Read More
Listen to part two from Session 5 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 5B:...Read More
Listen to part one from Session 5 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 5:...Read More
Listen to Session 4 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 4: Formal and Informal...Read More
Listen to Session 3 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 3: Formal and Informal...Read More
Listen to Session 2 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 2: Formal and Informal...Read More
Listen to PART 2 of Session 1 of the seminar, “Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship” by John Witvliet, held January 13-14, 2014 at IWS. Use the embedded player to listen on this page, or right-click on the track title to download and save it for later. Session 1B:...Read More
As I contemplated the spiritual journey of Holy Week . . . I knew this was not a week for shopping, vacation, parties, or hilarity. I sensed this was the week that above all weeks was to be set aside for the journey into death. I knew the worship of the church would take me...Read More
In the incarnation, God unites with our humanity in Jesus Christ. . . . Reflection on the incarnation and its connection to every aspect of God’s story is the missing link in today’s theological reflection and worship. The link is found in these words: God does for us what we cannot do for ourselves. ....Read More
I am concerned over how worship has become a program, a show, and entertainment. Once again the problem is a self-centered and presentational approach to worship. . . . Presentational worship turns true worship on its head. If worship is truly doing God’s story and calling people to find their life and story by entering...Read More
