Again this year, Church of the Servant prepared for Christmas with a service of lessons and carols, in which we read seven scriptures telling or foretelling the birth of Christ and then sing a song that relates to that scripture. This simple, yet profound service allows us to hear the redemption narrative from the fall [...]

The choir wants to make this Sunday’s Lessons & Carols service pretty, so they’re going to be listening to these two MP3s with scores in hand. Isn’t that right, choir?
Every Valley
Weary is the World

There are two kinds of people in church: those who say “I’m not dipping my bread into this cup after that guy—who knows where his hands have been!” and those who say “Germs? What germs?” How should we approach disease transmission during worship in a way that respects those who have legitimate health concerns, while [...]

Here at Church of the Servant we have a little thing we do called the “Joyful Noise Orchestra,” or “JNO” to insiders. It’s a group of a dozen or more instrumentalists who lead the congregational singing every few months–kind of an updated version of the West Gallery Players. On November 2 we led the lectionary [...]

Among the many blessings we enjoy in worship at COS is our cultural diversity. (Yes, I know–it could be better. But quit beating yourself up and take a look around!) This week that took the shape of Anne Zaki, who sang the Lord’s Prayer in her native Arabic. The song has a beautiful and haunting [...]

When Ron Rienstra first showed me Marty Haugen’s song “Beneath the Tree of Life” I knew we had to sing it at Church of the Servant. Haugen already has a good track record with COS, having written some of our favorite songs, such as “Gather Us In” and “Now the Feast and Celebration.” “Beneath the [...]