Reformed Worship - October 2019

October 2019 View this email in your browser Reformed Worship is a collection of resources available through social media, monthly e-newsletters, a website, and a growing digital library, all based on a quarterly print magazine providing practical help and support to worship planners that is biblically-based with a Reformed accent. To learn more or subscribe go to: ReformedWorship.org Honest Thanksgiving: A Service Plan A psalm of lament is indeed suitable for a Thanksgiving Day worship service. It offers no easy answers, but it does open an invitation to honest thanksgiving. Note: This password-protected article is available for free access until October 18, 2019. Our Thanksgiving service could be original in creative expression, prayers and words and music, and our very selves. Four prayers to use in your Thanksgiving Day worship. No password is required to view these articles; however, please note that if you are not an RW subscriber you will be asked to provide your name and email address. For subscribers please sign in on the website for unlimited access. Making Our Own Confession: A Service for Reformation or All Saints' Day When we celebrate Reformation, we recognize that the Reformers sought to bring the gospel to bear on their time while protecting the Word from the idolatrous currents that were at work then. Based on Our World Belongs to God, this service addresses different cultural idols that threaten the gospel today. Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses A worship series with a theme of "Christ as the Mediator of God's Grace" that climax in the Hebrews 11 text, fitting to both the Protestant Reformation and All Saints' Day. Choir Directors–Reformed Worship Join a new, open group of church choir directors where participants share ideas and encouragement in church choir ministry. A New Bilingual Hymnal That Speaks About the Unity Found in Diversity / Un nuevo himnario bilingüe que manifiesta unidad en la By Rebecca Hoeksema Snippe, María Eugenia Cornou A hymnal is a treasure trove for learning and equipping Christians in all different settings with the tools and resources to worship together. A collection like this serves as an invitation for worshipers to speak about the unity found in the diversity of a common body of song. Un himnario es un tesoro para aprender y equipar a creyentes de diferentes entornos con herramientas y recursos para adorar juntos. Esta colección procura invitar a que los fieles no distingan entre «su música» y «nuestra música», sino a que puedan encontrar unidad en la diversidad al tener un cuerpo de canciones en común. Playing in the Garden-Kingdom By Chris Schoon The creational nature of the garden-kingdom metaphor can help build visuals and object lessons for preaching, enrich the worship environment, and shape how a congregation walks through the big movements of the biblical story. 4th Annual Tehillim Worship Conference & Zaboor Concert "Sola Scriptura" October 26, 2019. The conference brings South Asian and American artists, worship leaders, and pastors together for seminars, children's ministry and panels discussing multicultural worship. A grand Psalms singing concert follows. Greater Los Angeles area. Congregational Song Retreat November 16, 2019. Hosted by Burke Presbyterian Church in Burke, Virginia, this free half-day retreat will explore a variety of congregational song genres, delve into a theology of music-making in the church, and give people time and space to plan their Spring (Lenten and Easter) music. Festival Application for "Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy" Song Festivals Application due December 17, 2019. Worshiping communities are invited to apply for support to host a free, public festival, to celebrate the unity of the church in vibrant congregational song through the use of the hymnal, Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy, GIA Publications, 2019. 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship January 30 to February 1, 2010. The annual Calvin Symposium on Worship is a three-day conference that brings together a wide audience of artists, musicians, pastors, scholars, students, worship leaders and planners, and other interested worshipers. A helpful resource for pastors and elders who minister to the dying or to people grieving the loss of a loved one. This songbook offers 260 songs inspired by Scripture passages from Matthew through Revelation. Subscribe to the Print and/or E-Version Journal Today! Reformed Worship is an award winning quarterly worship journal. 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