The document discusses the need for a fresh and engaging approach to worship beyond traditional singing, expressing boredom with current practices and emphasizing the importance of inclusivity and emotional expression in worship. It critiques the predictability of Sunday service music and encourages exploring new worship ideas that involve the congregation and utilize diverse gifts. The text advocates for active participation and interaction in worship, highlighting the role of scripture and community contributions in enriching the worship experience.

1. Worship Beyond singing
Welcome!

2. Worship beyond songs
“There is something about the charismatic
movement which brought something new and
fresh. It came out of something new God was
doing. I am thirsty for something new again. I
have to confess to you that mostly on a Sunday
morning I am bored! And I
wonder if one of the reasons
why people are not singing is
because they too are bored.

3. Worship beyond songs
“It may be a good thing to discover what you
would write down if you spent two months noting
what songs are sung on a Sunday morning. I
cannot believe that so much of our repertoire has
become so narrow. So predictable. That the
formation of what we do on a Sunday is so utterly
predictable. And I think to myself, how come the
God who has formed the constellations and put
the stars in place and has a new idea every
second, doesn’t have something new for us for a
Sunday morning? I wonder whether he might not
be vaguely bored too." Joel Edwards

4. Worship beyond songs
Worshipping beyond songs helps:
• Involve more people in worship leading
• Engage people in congregation with different learning styles
• Express more of our emotions to God
• Encounter more of who God is

5. Use the gifts you’ve Got!
1) planning ahead2) allowing people to make mistakes3) growing a culture of trying new ideas in worship (slowly!)

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14. Fashions fade,
Favourites are erased,
A-listers evaporate;
God stays the same.

15. Machines rust,
Innovation turns to dust,
Computers crash;
God stays the same.

16. Politicians U-turn,
New solutions
crash and burn,
Headlines become
yesterday’s news;
God stays the same.

17. Friends forget,
Lovers cause regret,
Families fail;
God stays the same.

18. Who was?
Who is?
Who is to come?
Jesus stays the same.

19. Use the gifts you’ve Got!

20. REVElation and Response
Engaging people in
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God spoke his very
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Creator God,
open our eyes to
God spoke light into being.
see you find our place within your
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In the beginning, God created,
diverse creation.
and it was good.
every human face.
© Mark Earey
Creator God,
bring light into our darkness.

22. Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes;
most holy, most glorious, the ancient of days,
almighty, victorious, your great name we praise.

26. REVElation and Response
Using scripture
- get someone to read
- congregation read together

27. Psalm 46
God is our mighty fortress,
always ready to help
in times of trouble.
And so, we won't be afraid!
Let the earth tremble
and the mountains tumble
into the deepest sea.
Let the ocean roar and foam,
and its raging waves
shake the mountains.

28. Psalm 46
A river and its streams
bring joy to the city,
which is the sacred home
of God Most High.
God is in that city,
and it won't be shaken.
He will help it at dawn.
Nations rage! Kingdoms fall!
But at the voice of God
the earth itself melts.

29. Psalm 46
Our God says, "Calm down,
and learn that I am God!
All nations on earth
will honour me."
The LORD All-Powerful is with us.
The God of Jacob
is our fortress.

30. My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
no merit of my own I claim,
but wholly trust in Jesus' name.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand
all other ground is sinking sand.
All other ground is sinking sand.
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31. REVElation and Response
Using scripture
- get someone to read
- congregation read together
- read dramatically
- take time to reflect

32. Interactive/Unfinished
‘Lack of participation is a growing concern
among pastors and worship leaders. Passivity is
a problem. It doesn’t have to do with any
particular style of worship. We simply fail to
design and lead services that invite and even
require the engagement
of our people.’
Constance Cherry, The Worship Architect

33. Interactive/Unfinished
“unfinished is a better word: It implies
that you, the user, are also the maker of
the experience.”
Brian Eno, wired.com

34. Interactive/Unfinished
“The Web makes everyone into a ‘content
provider’ - author, publisher, broadcaster, artist,
expert… This is the ‘value’ of media that people
in the church have yet to understand. The true
content of media is interaction... That’s why the
more digital the culture becomes, the more
participatory it gets.” p 55
Leonard Sweet, Postmodern Pilgrims

35. Interactive/Unfinished
“When you come together, everyone has a
hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation,
a tongue or an interpretation. All of these
must be done for the strengthening of the
church.”
1 Cor 14:26

36. Interactive/Unfinished
Psalms praise -
http://engageworship.org/ideas/Psalms_Praise

37. Interactive/Unfinished
He’s my Saviour, he’s my Saviour,
he’s my Saviour, Christ the Lord.
He was crucified, he was crucified,
he was crucified, Christ the Lord.
He is risen, he is risen,
he is risen, Christ the Lord.
He is coming, he is coming,
he is coming, Christ the Lord.
http://www.resoundworship.org/song/hes_my_saviour

38. Interactive/Unfinished
Testimonies praise
Intercessions on clipboards