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Challenges Facing Worship Renewalists

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Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

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Chapters & Articles in Challenges Facing Worship Renewalists (12)

Entry 1
Lack Of Concern For Worship Renewal

For many church leaders, the renewal of worship is simply not a priority. Many churches seem content to pursue "bus…

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Entry 2
Contempt For Praise Of God

The pluralism that characterizes modern Western culture threatens the activity of praising God. Those who engage in…

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Entry 3
Substitutes For Worship

Because church leaders have, for the most part, lost the understanding of biblical and historic worship, they have …

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Entry 4
Misplaced Priority In Worship

In many liturgical congregations, the church is viewed as an organization that exists for the liturgy. This author,…

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Entry 5
Corruption Of Worship By Manipulation And Utilitarianism

Worship is sometimes used as a tool for the manipulation of human experience. The true function of worship is not t…

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Entry 6
Mceucharist: The Allure Of “fast-food” Worship

In their concern to reach as many people as possible with the gospel of Christ, church leaders often try to make th…

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Entry 7
Corruption Of Worship By Aestheticism

Because worship reveals both the terrifying power of God and his awesome mystery, it cannot always be aesthetically…

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Entry 8
The Problem Of Form And Language

If worship is to impact the entire person, its forms and language must transcend words, engaging not only the worsh…

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Entry 9
Areas Of Challenge In Free-church Worship

Worship renewalists of the free-church tradition face the difficult task of changing their congregations' understan…

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Entry 10
Areas Of Challenge In Liturgical Worship

Renewal needs in liturgical churches include increased attention to planning and integrating all parts of the worsh…

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Entry 11
The Need For Redefining Worship In Charismatic Churches

The charismatic movement has brought about a change in the worship in many traditional churches. Charismatics, in t…

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Entry 12
The Need To Recover Celebration

People of Western culture have largely lost their ability to celebrate. Festivity and celebration link people to th…

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