Worship

“Several people responded to Aniol by posting Bible verses that describe people raising hands in worship…Psalm 63:4 and 1 Timothy 2:8… Aniol responded, ‘Prayer. Not emotional singing.’” - C.Leaders

“the more you talk about things in Sunday announcements, the less effective the messaging for everything is.” - C.Leaders

“Two years into the pandemic, more religious institutions are asking themselves what a hybrid approach can and should look like.” - RNS

“While online worship allows us to truly worship the living God, it ruptures our common sense [input from the five senses] in a way that doesn’t happen with in-person worship …. This is not to deny the real value of online worship… however, it does offer us a way to understand how it differs from in-person worship.” - TGC

“During the week, how much time do you think you personally spend in worship? When you attend church, how often do you actually worship?” - P&D

“Paul’s exhortation to Timothy to devote himself to the public reading of Scripture in 1 Timothy 4:13 sets a precedent for the church today. Unfortunately, many churches struggle to incorporate this element into the weekly worship service.” - Andrew Lucius

“There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” - GARBC Commentary

“The success of ‘Mary Did You Know?’ is a miracle to the songwriter, three decades later.” - CToday

“Worship based on purpose, however, responds to a relationship that already exists internally. So, we respond not because of what our songs do to us, but instead, because of what Christ has already done in us.” - C.Leaders

“The popular hymn prompted a movement to revive congregational singing and launched the careers of Keith and Kristyn Getty.” - RNS