The following words are from a letter written by Brent Taylor that we mailed to area congregations. Brent says this well and I use it to encourage you to take advantage of this worship seminar.
“I recently pulled a song book from a dusty shelf while visiting in Pagosa Springs, CO. The editor in his preface made the comment that we must always strive to preserve what is good and right in our singing and that we should keep singing the great old hymns, while seeking to sing new songs that resonate within the culture that we live. The edition was printed in 1926...which speaks to the notion that all ages seek to have a voice in worship...not just our so called modern or post-modern age...and that we all long to have a voice and a song through which we can speak and sing to our Creator and Maker.
“We invite everyone...song leaders, worship leaders, preachers, or just Christians seeking a deeper and more intentional approach to public worship...to come study and engage in a time of worship renewal and commitment that has at its heart this idea of understanding how important our great traditions of worship are while seeking to sing a new song also.
“There are many who have talents for planning and leading worship. One of those talented individuals is Doug Lalli. Doug is the Worship and Spiritual Growth minister for the Westport Road church of Christ in Louisville, Kentucky. Doug’s passion is seeing people awaken to life as a follower of Jesus. He believes that there is no better life available and there’s so much more to it than just casually belonging to a church.
“I know you will find these sessions well-rounded and meaningful as we will explore not only the obvious practices of thanksgiving and praise on Monday and Wednesday, but also the more obscure idea of lament in worship on Tuesday taken from Psalm 22.”
The evening sessions are: Monday - “Grateful Hearts: The Ten Lepers” (Luke 17:11-19), Tuesday - “Lord of Our Darkness: Why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22), and Wednesday - “Anthem to the Living God: Worthy is the Lamb” (Revelation 5.) Doug will also teach a combined class of teen and adult classes this Sunday and next Sunday mornings. The title is “A Long Look In The Mirror.” Come prepared to be challenged to look at ourselves as the world many times perceives the church and how we are to reflect Christ in our lives.
See you when the saints meet, Lord willing.
Love, Tony
Weekly words of encouragement, devotional thoughts or calls to action from God's word by Tony Lalli. These posts can also be found in print weekly in the Dewey Church of Christ bulletin.
