Passionate Worship

Enjoying the second row at Annual Conference during voting... but, what was most meaningful this morning occurred during the morning teaching session with Dr. Marcia MacFee! I learned some new things... unlearned more items, and was profoundly reminded of the artistry of worship!

Below are a few nuggets from the session...
Worship is transforming, powerful, invitation to be, ought to be M M good (meaningful and memorable).

Worship answers our need for ritual, need to engage, need for symbol,.

To be boring is to bear false witness- Tom Driver.

We need to be part of a shift happpening in our worship... we need to have the following:

• authentic spiritual leadership


• attention to journey of worship


• making ritual- rich-ual


• making sensory rich


• thematic and seasional planning

Worship ought to be more poetry than prose.

Aren't these great nuggets? Don't they help you think and re-think about what we do when we worship together? hmmm... may need to make some changes in my plans for this weekend and next month. Back to the creative drawing board!