The last few weeks the choir has been singing “Where Two or Three Are Gathered in My Name” as a prelude. It’s a beautiful little song from Ghana by a composer named Bayiga Bayiga. I hope everyone was paying attention, because the whole congregation will sing it as a gathering hymn in a few weeks. [...]

In the October 28, 2007 service we sang Mozart’s exquisite “Laudate Dominum” (from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, KV339, for those of you who keep track of such things.) It was one of those things that just came together. I’ve been looking for an opportunity to use COS member Stacy VandenBerge’s considerable talents. I thought “Laudate [...]

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Why do we sing languages other than English in worship at Church of the Servant? Doesn’t it betray our Protestant roots to sing songs or read scripture in languages other than the common tongue? Have we capitulated to multiculturalism with nary a thought for the theology of worship? Is this some strange [...]

Under the Hood
Some of us may be tempted to think that all the work of worship takes place on Sunday morning. But like a car’s engine, the bulk of the work takes place out of sight. So let’s take a look “under the hood” of a worship service at Church of the Servant.
Many people are [...]