Two weeks ago, I asked What are the distinctive marks of worship in the Wesleyan tradition? Thanks to each of you who commented and responded on that post. That post was in preparation for a conversation of which I was a part that took place about worship at Resurrection and what it might look like […]
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Worship and Missional Activity
While working on the post about space priorities for a congregation, I began to reflect on the interaction between missional and worship space. I think that missional and worship space could be the same space for a congregation. I have wondered what it would look like for the first building which a new church start […]
This is a question which will be considered, along with others in a conversation that will be taking place this week at Resurrection around the theme – What does 21st century worship look like? I believe that this conversation will have implications in the services here and may have effects wider than this local congregation. […]
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Worship Experience
I have been thinking a good deal about worship recently. This past weekend, I assisted in leading worship for the second week in a row at Resurrection. In February, I wrote about the connection between worship attendance and discipleship and now turn to the experience of worship. Thanks to a post from beauty. (t)ruth. god. […]
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Prayer – Written or Spontaneous?
The prayer which I used this past weekend in worship was written for the contemporary service in which the prayer was incorporated into a music set including: Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble? and All Creatures. I worked to incorporate some of the lyrics that were sung by the congregation into the prayer. My intention […]
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07-04-15 Pastoral Prayer
I was a part of the leadership for worship at three of the services this weekend. Worship attendance was down from Easter (not a surprise), but not sure how it stacked up with pre-Easter. Next week is the start of a new sermon series – Journey Through the New Testament. Here is my prayer from […]
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07-04-08 Pastoral Prayer
It was a great first weekend of Easter at Resurrection. I had the opportunity to lead worship at the 5:00 PM Sunday service. Today was full and I am exhausted. The church is closed tomorrow, which is great – a day to rest, relax and recover. Pastoral Prayer O God, you are the Lord over […]
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07-04-01 Pastoral Prayer
I had the opportunity to be a part of leading the 7:45 AM worship service this past weekend. This is the prayer which I used in the service: Pastoral Prayer Lord, we rejoice with the people about whom we read in your written Word – waving palm branches as you enter Jerusalem. We rejoice at […]
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Lost Children in Worship?
One of the Easter services will be designed for children and families and as a part of this service there will be a children’s message in which the children come down front. This has caused some logistical questions such as: What if children get lost going back to their parents? What will be on the […]
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Easter at Resurrection
The web information about Easter Sunday at Resurrection has been released. There will be 12 worship services on Easter Sunday weekend here. Part of the planning process for both Easter and Christmas Eve is thinking about how to ensure that there is space for the visitors that are coming to the church for the first […]
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Ash Wednesday 2007
I had the opportunity to deliver the message at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection at the Ash Wednesday service on February 21, 2007. There is a direct link to the video here. You can find the full text here – 2007 Ash Wednesday [Link to 2009 Ash Wednesday post and message] This was […]
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Welcome and Hospitality
The following video was brought to my attention by Lisa Diehl in the post, What’s the worst that could happen? It presents an example of hospitality done very poorly. This video is from the The Meeting House. This is obviously a horrible example of how to greet and welcome visitors. I have experienced many different […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 