The most significant decision a Christian makes every week is whether they will go to church. The corporate worship of God is the principal activity of the people of God, and as the Westminster Catechism reminds us, the reason for which we were created. No other decision will so impact a disciple’s beliefs and practices…
Bring Your Umbrella! “Garden Churches”
“With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? …. He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and…
Diving into Worship
“When she was in the kitchen, she would hum—not a steady tone, but entire melodies. Her humming was never soft and intimate, but loud and firm, as if she were humming for an audience. As a small child, if I knew the song she was humming, sometimes I would hum along with her, and my…
An Outside-the-Church Approach to Regathering: “Simple Services” at St. Thomas Anglican Church
St. Thomas Anglican Church is a “maturing church plant” in the Anglican Diocese of the South. Like many church plants, we are completely mobile and rent the facility we use for worship on Sundays. Normally, we gather in the Day Chapel located in the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, which is managed by the University…
When and How to Regather Your Church? Ed Stetzer Webinar Recording and Takeaways
I was glad to have our friend Ed Stetzer join us and provide some insight and clarity for the decision that many people in the church (Rectors, Bishops, and members of the Vestry) are going to have to make. The video replay is here (on The Evergreen Project Youtube Channel). It should be watched and…
Not So Normal: 10+ Areas to Consider as Your Church Moves Forward Through the Pandemic
Some days I sit in my armchair, wrapped in a blanket and catch myself dreaming––when we’re back… when things are normal… when… But then I do something wild and crazy like venture out of my house to get groceries, and it all comes flooding back. Normal is over. So what happens next as we move…
Wondering When & How to Reopen Your Church? Join Us for a Webinar with Ed Stetzer!
The decision about reopening churches for public worship is not an easy one. There are so many things to pray through and discuss with leaders and members. As the country begins to open up, what are the things that leaders and congregations should consider? How can we balance the desire to return to worship life…
Consider Saving Lives: 3 Problems to Consider Before Live-Streaming Worship
I previously wrote a post with some advice about how to move forward with video in this strange time. For several reasons, I decided to leave out the most controversial of my suggestions. I have seen others, including those on this website, suggesting that the ideal way of approaching the task ahead of us is…
Mass via Media: Suggestions for Using Video Technology to Transmit Anglican Worship
Yet within Anglicanism I found a treasure I had always sought for, even before I knew I was seeking it. You can see it in the architecture of some of the great Anglican cathedrals and even amongst many simple parishes. You can hear it in the music of the composers and hymn-writers who called this…
Let’s Make the Church Sustainable
It is easy to see why some would worry today about the durability of the Church in these days of coronavirus. Most every church is living through a perfect storm of problems, obstacles, and fear. As I say, this is the perfect storm. And the impact on the functioning life of a congregation could be…
Praying Around the Table: Making a Prayer Space in your Home
Now that the family is together every day and worship is virtual, families begin to wonder how to keep their children growing in the faith. Family devotions begin to seem more necessary. But how to begin? How to keep everyone’s attention? Maybe you’ve tried before, but things didn’t seem to work. You want family devotions…
Online Worship Ideas for Holy Week & Easter (Webinar Recording)
Earlier this week, the Evergreen Project hosted a panel of Rectors from Anglican churches in the US and Canada to talk about how they are navigating online worship and plans for this coming Holy Week & Easter. The webinar began with greetings from Archbishop Foley Beach who prayed for our Rectors and joined us for…
