Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God.
Nothing is more essential than knowing how to worship the God who created us. This book focuses readers on the essentials of God-honoring worship, combining biblical foundations with practical application in a way that works in the real world. The author, a pastor and noted songwriter, skillfully instructs pastors, musicians, and church leaders so that they can root their congregational worship in unchanging scriptural principles, not divisive cultural trends. Bob Kauflin (2008) covers a variety of topics such as the devastating effects of worshipping the wrong things, how to base our worship on God’s self-revelation rather than our assumptions, the fuel of worship, the community of worship, and the ways that eternity’s worship should affect our earthly worship.
Appropriate for Christians from varied backgrounds and for various denominations, this book will bring a vital perspective to what readers think they understand about praising God.
A must for every pastor, worship leader, and worship team!
. . . because some of you have asked, here is the Contents List:
- Part One: The Leader
- The Important Things
- My Heart: What Do I Love?
- My Mind: What Do I Believe?
- My Hands: What Do I Practice?
- My Life: What Do I Model?
- Part Two: The Task
- So What Does a Worship Leader Do?
- A Faithful Worship Leader . . .
- . . . Magnifies the Greatness of God . . .
- . . . In Jesus Christ . . .
- . . . Through the Power of the Holy Spirit . . .
- . . . Skillfully Combining God’s Word . . .
- . . . With Music . . . (Part One: What Kind?)
- . . . With Music . . . (Part Two: Planning Sunday’s Songs)
- . . . Thereby Motivating the Gathered Church . . .
- . . . To Proclaim the Gospel . . .
- . . . To Cherish God’s Presence . . .
- . . . And to Live for God’s Glory
- Part Three: Health Tensions
- Guiding Principles
- Transcendent and Immanent
- Head and Heart
- Internal and External
- Vertical and Horizontal
- Planned and Spontaneous
- Rooted and Relevant
- Skilled and Authentic
- For the Church and for Unbelievers
- Event and Everyday
- Part Four: Right Relationships
- Always People
- Your Church
- Your Team
- Your Pastor
- Some Thoughts for Pastors
- A Brief Annotated Bibliography
- Special Thanks
- Notes
- Scripture Index
- General index
. . . a copy of Ch. 1: The Important Things can be found here.
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