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By Beverly Howard
Some claim that traditional hymns are no longer relevant for worship and that contemporary Christian songs should replace them. Are hymns outdated or passé? What is the future for the "traditional" hymn? This Leader Reader by Beverly Howard addresses...
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Publication Date:4/25/2012
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By Mary Louise Bringle
Each week we rarely use more than a few hymns in worship, yet there are many more in our hymnal to be explored. This Leader Reader, "Making Full Use of Your Hymnal" by Mel Bringle, suggests three ways to use your hymnal in other group settings.
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Publication Date:10/26/2011
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By Beverly Howard
When a song from another country is sung in worship many think it. Few actually say it. "Why sing something so foreign to our culture? Is God pleased?" This Leader Reader, "Why Sing Global Songs?" by Beverly Howard, discusses the importance of unders...
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Publication Date:8/17/2011
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By David Gambrell
The biblical book of Psalms can be a good way to understand the journey of the Christian life, as the psalms contain words of praise, thanksgiving, and lament. The psalms are meant to be sung, and have historically been an important part of worship. ...
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Publication Date:7/13/2011
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By Mary Louise Bringle
Have you ever thought about how we can study the Word of God through singing and using musical resources? The early church used the rhythmic melodies of chant to learn Scripture, and we still engage in this practice today. We employ musical forms thr...
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Publication Date:6/15/2011
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By Kay Huggins
The lectionary is a set of "lessons" taken from Scripture to be read in worship. Actually, the answer is a bit more complex. From the earliest of times, Christian communities ordered worship around the sacred Hebrew and Christian stories. The early c...
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Publication Date:3/9/2011
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By Adam J. Copeland
As many congregations in our denomination experience flat or declining worship attendance, many church leaders turn to examples of growing worship services in other settings and seek to replicate the success. Some church leaders look to praise bands ...
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Publication Date:2/23/2011
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By Beverly Howard
This Leader Reader, "Hymnal as Denominational Scrapbook," describes how hymnals reveal a denominational portrait as well as the history that has shaped our Presbyterian heritage.
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Publication Date:1/26/2011
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By David Eicher
If you have grown up in a Christian church, you have probably used the word "amen" more times than you can count. You've spoken it at the end of prayers, you might have said it when you agreed with what someone said, and if you sang hymns from a Pres...
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Publication Date:11/24/2010
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By Shirley C. Guthrie Jr.
If we are to understand the Presbyterian-Reformed doctrine of the sovereignty of God for our time, we must distinguish between two different interpretations of it.
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Publication Date:9/1/2010
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By Andy Dreitcer
Jesus said "Pray this way," not "Pray these words." In the Lord's Prayer Jesus gives us a model and way of being with God so that the realm of God will come into our lives and our world. This Leader Reader discusses this concept and how this invitati...
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Publication Date:7/21/2010
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By Ronald P. Byars
This Leader Reader describes the meaning and practice of eucharist, or the "Lord's Supper," one of the two sacraments of the church. It is intended to broaden the reader's understanding of this important event.
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Publication Date:6/16/2010
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By Rebecca H. Weaver
The doctine of the Trinity grew out of centuries of thought and debate concerning the true nature of God. In order to help us gain a full understanding of the nature of the triune God, this newsletter focuses on the history and formation of the docti...
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Publication Date:5/19/2010
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By Kris Haig
What is the sabbath? What does it mean to "remember the sabbath day and keep it holy"? This Leader Reader answers these questions and more, explaining what it means to keep sabbath and why doing so is important in our Christian lives.
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Publication Date:2/17/2010
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By Cynthia M. Campbell
As Cynthia Campbell explains in this Leader Reader, worship in the reformed tradition is about gathering as a community of Christians to give thanks to God. Campbell discusses the basic compontents of reformed worship, explaining the meaning and sign...
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Publication Date:1/20/2010
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