Ministries
Andraé Crouch's 5-Decade Legacy Will Live on for Years
The definition for the word "legend" is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give semblance of reality, or to the truth.
Chicago Couple Hosts Christmas Play in Home
People love transformations, especially ones that take your breath away. Think: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, where neglected houses get transformed into homes where families can live and thrive according to their needs.
A similar amazing transformation occurred last December, when the home of Chicago Church of Christ members Brandon and Erika Sitzberger was transformed into an intimate theatre where neighbors, friends and family came to experience a night of worship, storytelling, food and friendship. The Sitzbergers, parents of a two-year-old daughter, moved all their furniture from their living room and dining room to create a theater. With the help of the cast, they built a set, complete with a manger scene, and filled the space with 40 chairs for the audience.
Worship Renewal Weekend with Tina Crawley & Dave Eastman, July 2015
Dave Eastman and Tina Crawley will be presenting a Worship Renewal Weekend at the Greater Hartford Church of Christ, from Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19, 2015!
Life Changing Worship: Power of the Ancient Hebrew Word "Rum"
Here is Dave Eastman's latest training video on Hebrew praise words: Learn about "rum."
See more at Lifechangingworship.com and Biblehub.com
MLK Day Celebrated with Music in Boston
DeMerris Johnson and Carl Alleyne performed a duet, "The Dream Realized," inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "A Knock at Midnight" speech, given in 1967. The song was written in collaboration with Tony Martin and The Elements, disciples from Columbia, South Carolina, to express the thoughts and feelings of Dr. King as he grappled with whether to abandon the civil rights movement in the back drop of a parade of threats on his life and family members. In 2008 when Dr. Alveda King, niece to MLK, heard a recording of "The Dream Realized," she offered her enthusiastic endorsement; and said, "...the lyrics are compelling, the melody is moving ..." The crowd was in fact moved to their to feet on Sunday when DeMerris and Carl performed this as a duet. The audience, made up of blacks, whites and other races all sung with convictions the age-old anthem, "We Shall Overcome."
Great Resources for Small and Large Congregations to Enhance Worship
Technology is the great equalizer and bridge builder to just about any kind of challenge you will face. As a pseudo-techy, I want to suggest the backing tracks offered by Aaron Hill at http://www.fruitionmusicstore.net. Aaron collaborates with www.multitracks.com to provide you with expanded musical support once enjoyed by larger sized congregations. His tracks range from simple backing tracks to Stem Tracks, accompaniment tracks and play-along tracks to help augment your musical needs whether you are using a partial, full size, or no band at all.
Brits Invade Life-Changing Worship!
As we begin 2015 at Life-Changing Worship, we are enjoying a United Kingdom invasion. Malcolm Cox (Thames Valley, England) has composed for us an outstanding 6-part series entitled "Worship Matters"; Martin Mboteh and Mwamba Bennett (Birmingham, England) have written a practical piece about some of their team's creative approaches to worship; and James Hanna (Belfast, Northern Ireland) has written a great article on developing worship in a smaller congregation.
Read, digest and enjoy from all from our UK brothers! Go to www.lifechangingworship.com and click on the "What's New" Tab
Boston Church Honors Music Ministry Leadership for 150 Years of Combined Service
We are pleased to honor some of our long-time music ministry leadership with lifetime achievement awards.
The list of dignitaries includes Joe Galeota, tenured Professor at Berklee, and incredible partner; Dr. Sandra Morales, a world renowned musician and artist who received her Doctorate in Musicology at Harvard University; Carl Alleyne, choreographer to the stars and gifted singer and inspiring leader; James Cafferella, the heart and soul of the Boston music ministry; Cheryl Murphy, a quiet but consistent heroine who works behind the scenes to ensure stability, she humbly and graciously allows others a place in the spotlight, while choosing to work unseen and in secret.
Disciple Publishes Spiritual Romance Honoring God's Ways
In a time when media, top-selling books and culture promote infidelity, pre-marital sex and compromise, La Micia Genova, a member of the Baltimore church has written a romance novel based on her true life story: Becoming Mrs. G.
LifeChangingWorship.com / Helpful Stuff Tab
As worshippers and worship leaders, we want to experience everything that God has to offer through our times of individual and corporate worship. With this thought in mind, we have collected - from conversations with worship leaders around the world - a growing list of great worship resources: from books and webpages to articles, instructional videos, teaching devotionals, and much more. Check it all out on the "Helpful Stuff" page of Life-Changing Worship.