Worship

November 1, 2015: a few musical highlights

A worship planner who “swings for the fences” each week is likely to strike out more often than hit a home run....

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09.13.15 Highlights

Our Fall schedule of two services started with a bang this Sunday, as the choir began its season and a...

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Liturgy Lesson: Treasures Old and New

In Matthew 13:52 Jesus says these enigmatic words to his disciples: “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the...

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Liturgy Lesson: About Those Hyenas…

One of the things that drew me to Church of the Servant was its commitment to worship that is “Reformed...

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2015 COS New Psalm Contest

In an effort to encourage Psalm-singing, Church of the Servant invites congregational songwriters to submit a Psalm-based song to its...

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Palm Sunday & Easter 2015

Holy Week is the highlight of the church year. From the lows of Good Friday to the highs of Easter...

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Guitarchestra, March 8, 2015

Fact: Guitarchestra was pretty awesome last Sunday. Here: are the MP3 files to prove it: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty...

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Worship Homework for February 1

This Sunday will be an exciting day, with visitors from the Calvin Worship Symposium, BES joining the service in the...

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2014 Lessons & Carols service

2014 Lessons & Carols I was trying to describe to someone how Church of the Servant’s Lessons & Carols service...

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Reflections of Sabbaticalized Minister of Worship

[reprinted from the COS staff newsletter] As many of you know, or noticed, I was on sabbatical this summer. Much...

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Let Not Your Hearts Be Hardened

When Steven C. Warner composed a musical setting of Psalm 95 for his Notre Dame Folk Choir, he probably had no...

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Greg’s Sabbatical Reflections #1

I’ve been in Richmond for two weeks now and I’m settling in well. My host family, the Avulas, have been very gracious....

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