Media And Mourning: Somebody Said A Prayer
Living here in Nashville, Tennessee, one is surrounded by many different forms of music, all finding some degree of nerve center here. Country music is a medium of storytelling, in many cases, one of the most powerful music media for the telling of tales that exists. From Johnny Cash to Taylor Swift, the delivery of “they’re telling my story” parables in mu

The Art Of Healing: Kseniya Simonova’s Amazing Sand Drawing
Here is a wonderful example of the creative heart and mind in motion. A sand art work of performance visual art from Ukranian Artist Kseniya Simonova. This from YouTube: “Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine’s version of “America’s Got Talent.” She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagi

New Essentials Courses: Songwriting (Baloche) and Worship Leading (Park)
It’s a privilege to do what I do, and I get to do it with some beautiful souls who have the fame of God on their mind. We’ve just handcrafted two new works of art for the service of creatives in the missional Church. Weha. Hope these can serve you and lift your calling in God. Write A Song. Learn Songwriting.

Announcing The Advent Worship Resource Page
Announcing The Advent Worship Resource Page. We’re finally able to begin to give specific worship support and resources related to the Advent, and other holiday, seasons. The Advent Worship Resource Page: http://worshiptraining.com/advent As fresh resources come our way, we’ll get posting to this page and continue to expa

The Recovery Of Lament
It is in the recovery of lament that I believe the Church has its greatest capacity to speak forcefully again into the culture around us. It is in our ability to weep, to moan, to wail in worship that we recover the peripheries of human existence, and find that God is there as well. No trite phrases or contrived ambivalence will do –