Monthly Archives: June 2016

Tell a Story, Change the World

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Mark Love

I’ve said in this space many times that information is a fairly weak instigator for change. We don’t change much, generally speaking, just because we receive new information. We tend to absorb new information into the frameworks we already have … Continue reading →

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Blessed are those who believe without seeing

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Mark Love

Wouldn’t you kill for a paragraph or two in the NT on what should happen in the worship assembly? Maybe we could put to death some of our worship wars. Alas, no NT writer ever weighed in on the appropriate … Continue reading →

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Worship Planning: what are we aiming at?

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mark Love

I am often struck by how much thought goes into planning worship these days. Back in the day, worship planning often meant the song leader picking out songs on the front row right before worship (with enough time to slide … Continue reading →

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Worship and the formation of missional communities

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Mark Love

While barrels of ink have been used to explore all things missional, very little of it has been used to talk about the relationship of missional communities and worship. I think the primary reasons are two-fold. First, many people still think … Continue reading →

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