What if [instead of just the “wow” moments in worship] we actively pursue the joy of the ordinary?

What if in this season of Lent, when we verbalize our “ashes to ashes” condition , we give God glory for the profound nature of His handiwork without feeling that we need to embellish and amplify to a point of such over-stimulation that steadily numbs the human senses God has given?

What if we spend more of our creative work equity to re-engage people’s imaginations in worship instead of trying to impress them with our own?

What if we call worshipers’ attention to the joys of ordinary moments in ordinary days that God turns into extraordinary by His work of grace?

…God alone retains the power to transform life, and blow the wind of renewal through the Spirit. Our calling is to serve out our ministry as a human being trusting God to bless the work of our hands. …So, do not despair when it seems “nothing is happening.”

from Pursuing the Ordinary in Worship Ministry

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Gender-neutral version:

What if [instead of just the “wow” moments in worship] we actively pursue the joy of the ordinary?

What if in this season of Lent, when we verbalize our “ashes to ashes” condition , we give God glory for the profound nature of God’s handiwork without feeling that we need to embellish and amplify to a point of such over-stimulation that steadily numbs the human senses God has given?

What if we spend more of our creative work equity to re-engage people’s imaginations in worship instead of trying to impress them with our own?

What if we call worshipers’ attention to the joys of ordinary moments in ordinary days that God turns into extraordinary by God’s work of grace?

…God alone retains the power to transform life, and blow the wind of renewal through the Spirit. Our calling is to serve out our ministry as a human being trusting God to bless the work of our hands. …So, do not despair when it seems “nothing is happening.”

from Pursuing the Ordinary in Worship Ministry