Worship

Also published as study document by Lutheran Council in Canada

The Effect of CWS on Adolescent Health

This article will be covering the problem of celebrity worship. Celebrity worship has been in debate over the past few years regarding whether it is a harmful activity or not among adolescents, but with the recent established psychological disorder of Celebrity Worship Syndrome, it can be shown that it has become a serious health issue. One side argues that celebrity worship is harmless, even a helpful practice to pursue. The other side, however, argues that celebrity worship is detrimental to the mental and physical wellbeing of the adolescents. It is important to understand what celebrity worship entails, the different tests in place used to measure it, and the effect practicing celebrity worship can have on an adolescent to full realize how harmful engaging in celebrity worship really is

Beyond the worship wars: building vital and faithful worship

Title: Beyond the worship wars: building vital and faithful worship. Author: Long, Thomas G Beyond the worship wars 119 p. Publisher: Bethesda, Md : Alban Inst, 2001

Transforming Worship

Excerpt: Transforming worship is both impressive and expressive. As we receive God\u27s love for us and return our love for God, we find ourselves changed, transformed, renewed from the inside out. New insights help us live in the newness of life. Greater sensitivities emerge as we come to view those around us through the eyes of Jesus. We receive power to overcome life\u27s obstacles and temptations. All things indeed become new, and creation even takes on another smell

The Correlation Between Theology and Worship

This thesis will address the correlation between theology and worship. Firstly, it will address the process of framing a worldview and how one’s worldview influences his thinking. Secondly, it will contrast flawed views of worship with the biblically defined worship that Christ calls His followers to practice. Thirdly, it will address the impact of theology in the life of a believer and its necessity and practice in the lifestyle of a worship leader

The psychological basis of adolescent worship

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityFor the basic psychological characteristics that in turn will assist in determining a program of worship, we have considered but five, others of which could be added. Those mentioned are habit, social consciousness, conversion, loyalty and hero-worship. Each of these we feel are essential if we are to properly and adequately construct a worship program

Mass and Mission: Enacting God\u27s Mission in the Christian Assembly Today

(Excerpt) I doubt that I need to underscore the ferment surrounding the matters that are the theme of this year\u27s Institute: worship and mission. The practice of worship in our congregations has become fragmented by multiple and competing proposals for what should happen when we gather. As a teacher of worship, the questions and discussions I encounter day by day reveal a general distrust of conventional liturgical practice and a genuine hunger for something-anything-that will engage and enliven people at worship in our time and place. There is no simple and direct approach to matters of worship-this is what we do, this is where it comes from, this is what is means, this is how to do it-with people lining up to receive authoritative pronouncements. There is real engagement with fundamental questions and a willingness to consider the value of our historic liturgical inheritance, but there is less and less common practice or shared experience of worship to draw on and little consensus about which direction to head

Thoughts on the Importance of Attending Church

A short essay on the purpose and importance of church attendance. Excerpt: Today, many Christians have given up consistent attendance of worship services. This tendency is particularly pronounced among young adults. The reasons are numerous and varied. Among the complaints: the worship service is boring; it is impossible to find a church with both a style of worship and theology that is acceptable, and our lives are just too busy. There are surely more reasons for skipping church but these few will suffice to provide helpful and hopeful comment. Keywords: worship, church, Hebrews 10:24-25, C. S. Lewis, Benedict of Nursia