Traditional or contemporary? Transcending the "worship wars," Whaley focuses on the core: the biblical nature of worship. Excellent for perplexed church leaders and laypeople.

Pastors and church leaders can use the normal activities of church life to touch the innermost lives of their flock, fostering spiritual growth and building up the body of Christ.

What is prophetic worship? There is a new generation of Christians being awakened to this powerful dimension of engaging Heaven. Prophetic worship is not exclusive to singers and musiciansit is an invitation for all believers to hear from Heaven, and proclaim Gods words to the earth! Kathy Summers is an internationally acclaimed worship leader, serving with Apostle John Eckhardt at Crusaders Church in Illinois. In The Dynamics of Prophetic Worship, Kathy offers revelation, practical insight and faith-stirring examples to help you step into your identity as a prophetic worshipper! Change your spiritual atmosphere by prophesying through song. Engage the revelatory realm of Heaven by singing what God is saying. Gain revolutionary insight on the New Order of Worship, the anointing of the New Song, and the flow of the spontaneous song. Experience the glory realm of God by opening heaven through song. Receive impartation to flow in prophetic worship as a music leader, songwriter, psalmist or everyday believer! Discover how to release Heavens song, see environments saturated in Gods glory, and experience the manifest Presence of God!

Nothing is more essential than knowing how to worship the God who created us. This book focuses readers on the essentials of God-honoring worship, combining biblical foundations with practical application in a way that works in the real world. The author, a pastor and noted songwriter, skillfully instructs pastors, musicians, and church leaders so that they can root their congregational worship in unchanging scriptural principles, not divisive cultural trends. Bob Kauflin covers a variety of topics such as the devastating effects of worshiping the wrong things, how to base our worship on God's self-revelation rather than our assumptions, the fuel of worship, the community of worship, and the ways that eternity's worship should affect our earthly worship. Appropriate for Christians from varied backgrounds and for various denominations, this book will bring a vital perspective to what readers think they understand about praising God.

How is our Christian hope both expressed and experienced in contemporary worship? In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, pastor, theologian, and songwriter Glenn Packiam explores what Christians sing about when they sing about hope and what kind of hope they experience when they worship together.

Harold M. Best casts a holistic vision for worship that transcends narrow discussions of musical style or congregational preference, corrects errors in how Christians have viewed the arts and misunderstandings about the use of music, and offers instead a more biblically consistent approach to artistic action.

James P. Gills, MD, gives biblical wisdom about the worship of God in a context that touches and changes the reader's heart. Study questions for groups or individuals are provided after each chapter.