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Hype, Manipulation and Other Unseemly Ministry Tactics
Photo Credit Sophia Louise Creative Commons It was repeated several times in a church staff meeting, so it was nothing new this time. The pastor instructed us to essentially be his “amen corner”...
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Five BAD ideas that will make your worship services FAKE!
We have all been there. Everything may sound fantastic, look attractive, and planned with purposeful intent. But, something just doesn’t seem right. You feel fake vibes when hoping for authentic ones....
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Worship CD Review: Songs in the Key of the Congregation by Rick Muchow
From time to time I indulge in sharing music that many of you might not hear about in the main industry. Indie worship projects are as good or better than anything produced by major labels. Here is an...
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The Dangers of Binary Thinking: When a 2D thought meets a 3D universe
Mystery cannot be contained by two dimensions. We seem to escape mystery within the walls of our binary reality. If life was as simple as a switch, we could simply turn off or turn on solutions. In...
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Do I Need to Go to Church? – Why we get worship all wrong
Do I really need to go to church as a follower of Christ? When Jesus talked with the “Woman at the Well” about places of worship, his point wasn’t that place was unimportant. Worshiping in “Spirit and...
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RKblog is a Worship Leader Magazine “Best of the Best” Blog for 2016!
This is the eleventh year of blogging for me here at RKblog.com, so it is always nice to be appreciated. This is the fourth time and third year in a row that RKblog.com has been selected by the editors...
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A Post-Election Psalm: Where does my help come from?
As we reflect on an election season, here is a psalm to help us focus our worship–loosely paraphrased from Psalm 21. My eyes see have seen The Hill, My ears of heard the POTUS proclamations, My Twitter...
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Post-Truth: Are we on the side of truth or comfort?
Truth is not a sport that wins with the score of popularity or power won. In our postmodern world, we can believe what we want. We can pay a company to spin information or post fake news on social...
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10 Reasons Why you should NEVER wear ALL the hats of a worship leader!
If you are a worship leader and have ever been asked about what you during the week, this post is for you. Maybe you are the one asking the questions as the pastor or congregational leader. Being a...
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Five EVEN WORSE Ideas That Will Make Your Worship Services FAKE!
In the original post, “Five BAD Ideas to Make Your Worship Services FAKE,” I discussed some ways of thinking that seem to reinforce inauthentic worship. Hundreds of shares and thousands of readers...
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Does Jesus Really Mean What He Says? – When It’s Actually Good to HATE!
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:26 NKJV) The words of Jesus...
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Country music isn’t that bad!
Over the past few weeks, my worship team has been reading The HD Leader by Derwin Gray. The book speaks about building multiethnic churches and embracing diversity. According to the book, a homogeneous...
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A Conversation with Brandon Bee – Songs from the Sky
Brandon Bee is a hard man to pin down. As a world traveler and dad of several kids, I caught him while he was in the car en route to renew his 16-year-old son’s passport for a trip to Italy. Raised by...
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Do I Need to Go to Church? – Why we get worship all wrong
Do I really need to go to church as a follower of Christ? When Jesus talked with the “Woman at the Well” about places of worship, his point wasn’t that place was unimportant. Worshiping in “Spirit and...
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RKblog is a Worship Leader Magazine “Best of the Best” Blog for 2016!
This is the eleventh year of blogging for me here at RKblog.com, so it is always nice to be appreciated. This is the fourth time and third year in a row that RKblog.com has been selected by the editors...
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A Post-Election Psalm: Where does my help come from?
As we reflect on an election season, here is a psalm to help us focus our worship–loosely paraphrased from Psalm 21. My eyes see have seen The Hill, My ears of heard the POTUS proclamations, My Twitter...
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Post-Truth: Are we on the side of truth or comfort?
Truth is not a sport that wins with the score of popularity or power won. In our postmodern world, we can believe what we want. We can pay a company to spin information or post fake news on social...
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10 Reasons Why you should NEVER wear ALL the hats of a worship leader!
If you are a worship leader and have ever been asked about what you during the week, this post is for you. Maybe you are the one asking the questions as the pastor or congregational leader. Being a...
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Five EVEN WORSE Ideas That Will Make Your Worship Services FAKE!
In the original post, “Five BAD Ideas to Make Your Worship Services FAKE,” I discussed some ways of thinking that seem to reinforce inauthentic worship. Hundreds of shares and thousands of readers...
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Does Jesus Really Mean What He Says? – When It’s Actually Good to HATE!
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:26 NKJV) The words of Jesus...
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