"For corporate worship to be carried out successfully, it must remain accessible and even transparent to the congregation"
The link is temporary. There does not appear to be a direct link to the essay.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
That is the one somewhat maddening thing about the NoT archives at Central.
This link should be stationary, however.
I thought the following was particularly thought provoking:
The point of the music is not to provide a scintillating performance—in fact, a performance that draws attention to itself has already failed. The point is to frame an expression in behalf of the entire congregation, so that each member feels as if his or her heart is being expressed to God.
Thanks for the link. I really did check RA first, but it didn’t seem to be there yet… or I just missed it somehow.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
I think it shows up at like 0800 on Mon.
It looks like you already figured it out, but for anyone else who might be wondering: when the Nick is posted on Central’s website, the date of publication at the top of the essay is always a permanent link to that particular essay.
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