Prayers of the People Are Our Purpose When we lead the Prayers of the People in worship, we are not praying for others, somewhere out there. We are praying for each other and for ourselves.
A Jar Full of Faith Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, in order that they may see the food with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” —Exodus 16:32
Music for an Anti-Racist Church Music United exists to help foster the music-making community in local...
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany Choral Music by Canadian Women Composers There are some choral suggestions for Advent, Christmas, or Epiphany by...
Judging and Judgmental As Christians, we have lost precious opportunities to experience the compassion of God because we have been caught up in judging others for their way of dressing or speaking, gender expression, sexual orientation, skin colour, or (dis)abilities. We have distorted the Good News of Jesus by declaring that those of a particular gender expression and sexual orientation should have more authority and privilege than those of any other gender expression or sexual orientation.
How Can We Possibly Sing? In the spring of 2020, I was having a hard time worshipping. The angry, grief-infused words of the psalmist lingered with me: “How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” (Psalm 137:4). And yet, it is our calling as worship leaders to offer people songs of praise and, like Miriam, pack a tambourine while fleeing into the unknown. It is our job to help God’s people worship in whatever circumstance we find ourselves.
Music (United) as Community When we gather for worship, we do so as a community of faith. Whether we’re...
