Worship
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General Conference: Opening Worship
This was a whirlwind first day of General Conference. I was immediately greeted by a ton of folks from around the denomination. As opening worship began, we started with not John or Charles Wesley, but a song with the tune for Charles Wesley’s grandson, Samuel Sebastian Wesley. The hymn, “The Church’s One Foundation,” was originally… Continue reading
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On Rural Worship: Let People Talk
I’ve been thinking about worship in the rural church lately(since I preach weekly, of course, but also because of a couple projects I’m working on). Worship is one the strangest zones to inhabit. The disagreements over music, sermons, the color of the bulletin, the order of worship, and everything else all flair from time to… Continue reading