MIM Ezine August 18, 2006

IN THIS ISSUE--

-- LOGIN LEADERSHIP - "Interactive Worship," by Tom Hanover

-- SCOTT'S RAMBLINGS #6 - “Perfecting Worship and Marginalizing The Holy Spirit” by R. Scott Miller

-- PRODUCT REVIEW - Women's Retreat Resources, Reviewed by Teena Stewart

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Interactive Worship

    Recently Tom Hanover, editor of MIM ezine, had the opportunity to interview his daughter, Rebekah Hanover, Director of Worship, Crossroads United Methodist Church in Ashburn, Virginia.    We include some excerpts of that conversation here.

    Tom:  What is interactive worship? 

    Rebekah :  Many people have this image of church being rigid and formal. It’s seen as some place you go to sit quietly and try to behave yourself for an hour. But worship is real life. It is authentic living. So, we try to create an environment that is casual--feels like a family gathering--where people can just be themselves.  Worship is more than just a chance encounter with God.  It is interacting in relationship with God and each other.   {To read more of this article, click here...}

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The Reconstruction of A Youth Worker

Scott’s Ramblings #6 : “Perfecting Worship and Marginalizing The Holy Spirit”

By R. Scott Miller

    The nice part about rambling is that there is no set direction for my articles.  As long as I deal with youth worship, I am on topic.

    This month I want to analyze worship.  Let me begin with a question.  Have we worked so hard to make worship smooth and perfect that we have marginalized the Holy Spirit?

    We are living in a contemporary world.  Whether you are in an “old-school” traditional church or a hip modern church, you are probably dealing with some form of hi-tech in your worship services.  This may even be in more of an experimental mode rather than a routine week-to-week use.  {To read more of this article, click here...}

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Women's Retreat Resources

Reviewed by Teena Stewart

    Group Publishing recently developed two unique women's retreat resources.  Neither retreat requires a speaker and can be customized to suit your time slot whether you prefer a one-day retreat at your church, an overnight retreat, or a longer, two-day retreat.

    Kits come with everything you need to delegate areas of giftedness.  So that women overseeing specific areas of the retreat can facilitate where they are gifted. After ordering the kit, retreat organizers need only delegate specific facilitator areas and then order the specific number of supplies:  i. .e books, journals, crafts, for the number in attendance.

    At the retreat women gather together in small groups of four where they share and grow.  One of these four women then serves as a group facilitator to help guide the discussion.  Each group theme is related to the particular retreat.  {To read more of this article, click here...}

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