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Worship Series Lesson Six: Corporate Worship
Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Existential Perspective, Corporate Worship, Private Worship, Sabbath Worship, Sabbath Rhythm, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Existential Perspective, Corporate Worship, Private Worship, Sabbath Worship, Sabbath Rhythm, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers

Worship Series Lesson Six: Corporate Worship

Corporate worship reveals the sacredness of the ordinary. Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers remind us that Sunday worship is more than a weekly service—it’s the lifeline of the Christian life. In simple, familiar rhythms, the gospel is remembered, grace is received, and our everyday lives are renewed. Discover how worship overflows into every part of life.

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Worship Series Lesson Five: Wholehearted Worship
Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Existential Perspective, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Existential Perspective, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers

Worship Series Lesson Five: Wholehearted Worship

What does it mean to worship God with your whole heart, soul, mind, and strength? In this new article, John Frame and Steve Childers show how true worship engages your whole being—renewing your mind with truth, stirring your affections for Christ, and offering your body in joyful obedience.

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Worship Series Lesson Four: The Cultural Perspective of Worship
Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers

Worship Series Lesson Four: The Cultural Perspective of Worship

What if many worship conflicts come from confusing cultural traditions with biblical commands? John Frame and Steve Childers help leaders distinguish between God’s unchanging elements of worship and the flexible cultural circumstances through which we express them.

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URGENT CALL TO PRAYER
Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers, Global Missions, Online Theological Education, Church Leadership, Persecuted Church, East Asian Ministry, Church planting movement Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers, Global Missions, Online Theological Education, Church Leadership, Persecuted Church, East Asian Ministry, Church planting movement

URGENT CALL TO PRAYER

On Sunday evening (USA) and Monday morning (East Asia), Pathway Learning launched a 30-hour live online Spiritual Formation course for over 20 underground church planters and leaders in East Asia. Please pray for protection, clarity, and lasting impact—and consider giving to support this vital work.

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My New Experiences in Worship Using Older Worship Forms
Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers

My New Experiences in Worship Using Older Worship Forms

Since Steve Childers moved to Lookout Mountain, he’s been deeply encouraged by the Christ-centered, God-honoring worship at Lookout Presbyterian Church (PCA). These reflections aren’t about formal vs contemporary worship—they’re about how God uses "robust, historic, liturgical, and varied" worship services to help us experience the beauty and depth of our union with Christ in fresh ways.

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Worship Series Lesson Three: The Biblical Perspective of Worship
Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers Worship, Discipleship, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel transformation, Corem Deo, True worship, Broad worship, Narrow worship, Vertical worship, Horizontal worship, Regulative Principle, Contemporary worship, Traditional worship, Biblical worship, Pathway Learning, John Frame, Steve Childers

Worship Series Lesson Three: The Biblical Perspective of Worship

Most people know the Ten Commandments—but few realize how different the first and second truly are. In this eye-opening article, John Frame and Steve Childers explain why worshiping the right God in the wrong way is still a serious issue today—and how Scripture alone must guide our worship.

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Corporate Worship Services: Worship Series Part 6
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Corporate Worship, Private Worship, Sabbath Worship, Sabbath Rhythm, John Frame, Steve Childers Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Corporate Worship, Private Worship, Sabbath Worship, Sabbath Rhythm, John Frame, Steve Childers

Corporate Worship Services: Worship Series Part 6

Our corporate worship should inspire our personal worship and our personal worship should culminate in our corporate worship. Learn practical ways your weekly worship can be more edifying to you and honoring to God in this new episode on worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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Wholehearted Worship - Existential Perspective: Worship Series Part 5
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, Existential Perspective, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, Existential Perspective, John Frame

Wholehearted Worship - Existential Perspective: Worship Series Part 5

Learn how to worship God with your whole being, including your mind, affections, and intentional, physical acts of your body in this new episode on existential perspective of Worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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The Cultural Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 4
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame

The Cultural Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 4

Should I lift up my arms in worship? Should I bow down? Learn how to avoid the twin dangers of blindly neglecting the worship practices of the past and rigidly adhering to them in the present in this new episode on cultural perspective of Worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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The Biblical Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 3
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame

The Biblical Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 3

How should you respond to church leaders who accuse you of displeasing God if you don’t worship according to their practices, when you can’t see these practices condemned or required in the Bible? Learn how in this new episode on Biblical Worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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