A summary of what has been keeping me occupied since I began at COS on August 1:
Worship/preaching: In the morning services, I have served often as liturgist and have preached once. I have also planned and preached at three evening services. Along with Brion and Jana, I have contributed to […]

I have been at COS for three months now, and I have enjoyed serving here. I have come to think of my work during these months like planting a garden. There is a time when a gardener gathers seeds and then plots where to plant them. Thereafter […]

Since we haven’t written a report since July, I started this report process by scanning back through my calendar book. There is plenty that is written in and I know I am always busy but, my eyes kept landing on the same short phrase – “walk on the beach!” I love that about […]

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 […]