Authors: Tammy-Jo Mortensen

Drama—our lives are full of it. Sometimes we’re the lead actor and sometimes we’re the audience member. For many of us in leadership positions, it can feel like we create a drama, perhaps even a musical, each and every week. Whenever I consider the underlying drama in worship, I think...

Recently, I’ve been pondering the role of instrumental music in the worship service. During my various professional experiences leading music in different denominations and congregations, I’ve noticed that the variety of expectations people bring to worship extends to how they approach the instrumental music, specifically the prelude and postlude. What...