All Worship articles
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OpinionHeritage and Hope: Celebrating Gospel’s past and present
This September, Gospel Music Heritage month takes on fresh meaning. Maxine Harrison explores the debate over gospel’s future after Maverick City Music’s Norman Gyamfi claimed traditional singers ‘sing too hard.
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OpinionWhy K-pop makes me think me of heaven!
Writer Amy Clarke shares how her unexpected love for K-pop helped her grasp the joy of heavenly worship. Through the beauty of concerts and lightstick oceans, she began to imagine heaven not as tedious, but as a place of shared wonder and delight in something far greater than ourselves.
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ArticleWhy would we want cookie-cutter Christians?
Veronica Zundel believes that an inclusive Church should welcome everyone without expecting them to change who they are
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Opinion‘I believe the lyrics of the worship song ‘Goodness of God’ are true, despite chronic sickness and birth trauma.’
‘It would be so easy to be angry or become bitter when we are dealing with chronic pain or sickness, and when life hasn’t turned out the way we thought it would, but for me holding onto God’s promises is what provides me with the strength to carry on and persevere, to continue to hope. Knowing that all things shall be made right eventually,’ says Charlotte Phillips.
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OpinionTo combat the spirit of division, God gave Philippa Hanna a song for unity
‘A spirit of division seemed to be striking its rod into every corner of society—even within church groups and denominations. As the guys from church and I sat together that day, we prayed for God to give us a song for his people—something that embodied the true heart of the Church,’ says Philippa Hanna.
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ArticleWild worship
As worship leader Anna Hamilton prepares to lead at Spring Harvest, she spoke with Alex Noel about the journey she has been on with Jesus over recent months and why she’s so passionate about spontaneous worship
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ArticleStop assigning gender to different styles of worship
Dr Belle Tindall asks why the ‘feminine’ way of knowing Jesus is considered the ‘worse’ way – and asserts that there shouldn’t even be a ‘feminine’ way in the first place!
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ArticleLydia Dicas leads worship at church but has also suffered through years of debilitating chronic pain
Worship leader Lydia Dicas has lived with physical pain for as long as she can remember. She says that in the midst of suffering, intimacy with God is everything
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Article‘I want people to forget me, but see Jesus'
Australian singer-songwriter Darlene Zschech was the worship pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney from 1996 to 2007, producing more than 20 albums under the Hillsong Music label and writing more than 80 published worship songs, as well as six books. She speaks with Jemimah Wright about her achievements and meeting God while battling cancer
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ArticleDealing with disappointment
Songwriter Mia Fieldes moved to Hillsong in Sydney aged 17 and has written many celebrated worship songs for herself and others but she has faced particular difficulty in her personal life
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ArticleLucy Grimble: From struggling with self-doubt to leading thousands in worship
Devon-based Lucy Grimble has led worship at venues as large as Wembley Arena and The Royal Albert Hall and her fourth album, Between the Shadow and the Sun, was released in October. Here she speaks with Jemimah Wright about how she moved from being a private worshipper to leading others
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ArticleGod’s creative work is outstanding, but we are failing to look after it
Elaine Storkey looks at what the Bible says about God’s love of creation, his ownership of it and what our responsibility towards it should be
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OpinionNetflix’s How To Become a Cult Leader highlighted two things most Christians already know
Journalist Lauren Windle had two main takeaways from the latest cult documentary to hit Netflix, but they won’t be new information for Christians.
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ArticleIn praise of Greenbelt (for anyone who isn’t quite sure about it)
Veronica Zundel shares her memories of the slightly alternative and often criticised Christian festival, which turns 50 this year
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OpinionFrom the revival at Asbury: The God of all eternity is here
Kathleen Durham spoke to Madison, a senior at Asbury University, about her experience of the revival that started after a morning chapel service on the 8th February 2023
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ArticleFinding Jesus at festivals this summer
Christian festivals are not just about big numbers. These events are spiritual refilling stations where we lose ourselves in worship and teaching. Here, we take a peek behind the scenes of Creation Fest and David’s Tent
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OpinionHow apps took me from a Sunday worshipper to a daily devoted Christian
Despite many feeling their phone is a barrier in their spiritual life, Rebecca Chamaa found a deeper connection to Jesus with the help of apps.
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OpinionPraising through the pain
Songwriter and worship leader Sarah Téibo shares candidly how hard it can be to worship in the most excruciating moments of life – and yet encourages us all to do so.
