1. Business Cards
2. Fake plants in the office
3. Radio Stations
4. Salvation Bracelets
5. Fax Machines
6. License plates on your front bumper
7. Home Phones
8. Blue tooth earpieces
9. Local news
10. Church Bulletins
11. Phone holsters
12. Doc Martins
13. Pleats
14. Your name plate on your desk
15. CD’s
16. Trust falls
17. Nickelback
18. Combovers
19. Pennies
20. Encyclopedias
21. Phone Booths
22. Feauxhawks
23. Newspapers
What else would you add to the list?
My great friend Aaron Niequist, singer, songwriter, pastor and worship leader at Willow Creek Community Church, has created a fresh new sound in the expression of worship through music and song.
His current project, A NEW LITURGY, is one of the most unique, innovative and forward thinking MUSIC PROJECTS I’ve heard in a while. A totally different approach to how we engage in spiritual singing and worship through song, poetry, Scripture reading, and overall liturgy.
For me, I like to sing, pray, reflect, and recite Scripture in the car, in my office, running, on a plane, etc. A New Liturgy combines the disciplines of prayer, reading, liturgy, singing, reflection and praise, and makes it convenient to engage in all of these different spiritual disciplines through a Storyline that Aaron creates around certain topics and areas of focus. Such as Grace, Blessing, Love, Mercy, etc.
There are currently 3 different Liturgy projects available in the Series.
Liturgy No 1 is “God Is Love.” Here’s the way Aaron describes it:
“The idea that God loves EVERY ONE of his kids equally – no matter their history, nationality, beliefs, sins, strengths, etc – is profoundly moving to me. For nothing can separate us for the love of God…. And not only do I want to see myself as one of those deeply loved kids, I want to see every single other person I ever meet as my brother or sister, engulfed in God’s bottomless, paternal, and maternal LOVE.”
I’m a big fan of this project. Check it out. Go download it. Highly recommended.
1. New Song: Break Every Chain by Jesus Culture; Spirit Break Out and At Your Name by Worship Central
2. New Movie: We Bought a Zoo- a feel good family film.
3. New App: Star Wars. I’m nerding out a bit on this one, but it’s really fun.
4. New Book: The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson
5. New Album: Austin Stone Live; Spirit Break Out by Worship Central; and Josh Garrels Love and War and the Sea in Between
6. New Podcast: Carols from LifeChurch.tv. FREE album of great Christmas songs.
7. New Twitter Follows: Patton Dodd, Venture Expeditions, Krochet Kids
8. New Video: Tyler gets hit by Tony Romo at Catalyst Dallas earlier this year. One of my favorite moments ever at a Catalyst event!
- To Write Love on Her Ams is up for 1 Million Dollars. Help out our friends at TWLOHA and founder Jamie Tworkowski. VOTE HERE. Voting ends this Thursday, December 8. Winner will be announced on NBC this Saturday.
- New Catalyst Podcast interview with John Piper. Check it out. Stream here or download from iTunes.
- Great article from Jason Locy and Tim Willard on Manhood on the Relevant website.
- Love this article from Ian Morgan Cron- “Is Jesus just background music in your Life?”
- New Album entitled “Spirit Break Out” from my friends at Worship Central is great. Tim Hughes, Ben Cantelon and the gang. Download it!
- Am reading Mark Batterson’s new book The Circle Maker right now. Loving it!
- Download a great Christmas Album featuring Christmas carols from LifeChurch.tv on iTunes for free. Featuring 12 great Christmas songs!