Yesterday the Joyful Noise Orchestra led worship. It’s always fun when they lead, because they are so many new faces, and well… what’s not to love? Every Trinity season we use the Ken Medema song “Out of the Babble/God of the Word” as our prayer of illumination. It was refreshing to hear a little twist [...]

Yesterday (9/9/07) we used the family communion liturgy that I discussed in my previous post. It seemed to turn out well–people picked up the music quickly, didn’t stumble on the liturgy’s words, and didn’t throw rotten vegetables in protest of theological transgressions. Of course, there were some logistical and editorial snafus, as can be expected [...]

Strategic Planning:
A report on where we are today, and an invitation to respond
The Church of the Servant, our “local address” as friends and followers of Jesus Christ, has a colorful history and a wide variety of vigorous ministries today. It has been more than a decade, however, since the congregation took the effort to [...]