I have used this idea at several places, all very different worship settings. First it was used in in my apartment in Chicago, as we prayed for each other, second it was used in a house church, third at a college all night worship event setting, and lastly in my...
Here's a simple idea to encourage people to commit to praying for specific people who don't know Jesus. Say: "God wants us to reflect him and his glory to all those around us. Let's commit to praying for one specific person this week. Let's pray that as we keep close to God,...
The idea of this is to sing a song (we've often used the Taize 'O Lord Hear My Prayer'), and then have the sound effects start, unannounced, underneath (download the mp3 from the box above). As the singing is 'interrupted' by the sounds of war, poverty and suffering, the idea...
This reading was written for an Ascension Day service years ago, but as that season is coming around again I dug it out realised other folks might like to use it! It tries to dramatise the action of Jesus' Ascesion, from the point of view of one of the disciples. There is...
A group of people associated with the Nightclub Chaplaincy in Bournemouth have run ‘Church for the Night’ quarterly for over five years. These are wonderful events where hundreds of passers-by drift in and out of St Peter’s church in the heart of the club strip in the centre of town. ...
This beautiful song by Sunil Chandy is inspired by Psalm 88, weaving in the refrain Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy). It is designed for performance more than corporate singing, and fits well in a service where you are expressing lament, brokenness and anguish before God, who appears to be silent...
Poetry can often seem so difficult to write that we don't even bother. Yet it can harness images and tell picutres in ways which are very difficult using other types of art or media. This resource is both the poem itself and a call to action; try to write something...
Our dear friend and engageworship band bassist Sunil Chandy has set himself a challenge for Lent - post one piece of music per day, on the Lenten theme of wilderness. He is looking at various biblical passages of wilderness, and relating them to his own life experience in some honest blog...
In light of the earthquake and tsunami that have affected many people in Japan and other pacific regions countries, let us pray. If you want to use or adapt this prayer, either personally, in churches or other groups, I hope you find it useful and helpful. Jimmy Lord Jesus, Prince of peace, we...
I don't know about you, but when I'm praying, my mind wanders, especially when prayers are led in a coporate setting. This idea is intended to try to root the wandering mind by bringing a physicality to our prayers. For generations, Christians have established pracices which hold the body in...
