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  • A few months ago, our city of Grand Rapids, Michigan was listed in a Newsweek article as one of the ten dying cities in the United States. That inspired a...

    Grand Rapids Tells Newsweek it’s Alive and Well

    A few months ago, our city of Grand Rapids, Michigan was listed in a Newsweek article as one of the ten dying cities in the United States. That inspired a...

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  • Here’s one of my favorites posts from the past, with some new additions. Artists (“Artists” applies to musicians, singers, painters, graphic designers, actors, dancers, etc) in the church receive a...

    From the Archives: How to Offer Artists Criticism Without Being a Jerk

    Here’s one of my favorites posts from the past, with some new additions. Artists (“Artists” applies to musicians, singers, painters, graphic designers, actors, dancers, etc) in the church receive a...

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  • Easter Sunday was spectacular at Journey! We had a packed house (or theater, if you want to be technical) and the energy and atmosphere was off the charts! Our Easter...

    Sunday Setlist: Easter, April 24, 2011

    Easter Sunday was spectacular at Journey! We had a packed house (or theater, if you want to be technical) and the energy and atmosphere was off the charts! Our Easter...

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  • It’s been 4 years 3 months and 10 days since I launched this blog project and today, I reached my 300th post. To celebrate, I’m going to repost some gems...

    300 Posts: A Blogging Milestone

    It’s been 4 years 3 months and 10 days since I launched this blog project and today, I reached my 300th post. To celebrate, I’m going to repost some gems...

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  • I still remember back in high school when I started playing keyboards on my first worship team. I had tinkered with the piano for a while but never played in...

    Moving Beyond Chord Charts

    I still remember back in high school when I started playing keyboards on my first worship team. I had tinkered with the piano for a while but never played in...

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  • Let’s face it: quality is important. We strive for excellence in all that we do (in fact, it’s one of our Core Values).  One area that this is particularly important...

    Disney’s Guide to Great Guest Services

    Let’s face it: quality is important. We strive for excellence in all that we do (in fact, it’s one of our Core Values).  One area that this is particularly important...

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  • Today, we wrapped up or Ritual series looking at the ways we respond to God, specifically through prayer and offerings. It ended up being a great day, although it started...

    Sunday Setlist – March 27, 2011

    Today, we wrapped up or Ritual series looking at the ways we respond to God, specifically through prayer and offerings. It ended up being a great day, although it started...

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  • Even though our worship team rehearsals at Journey are pretty good, one thing they usually lack is a devotion. Some might argue that they’re unnecessary, but I think that if...

    Lessons for the Worship Team

    Even though our worship team rehearsals at Journey are pretty good, one thing they usually lack is a devotion. Some might argue that they’re unnecessary, but I think that if...

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  • I’ve mentioned before about how at Journey, we’re always looking for ways to leverage technology in new and unique ways. One way we do that is by adding QR codes...

    Using QR Codes in Church

    I’ve mentioned before about how at Journey, we’re always looking for ways to leverage technology in new and unique ways. One way we do that is by adding QR codes...

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  • Today, we began a new series at Journey called Ritual where we’re focusing on keeping spiritual rituals from becoming empty rituals. We started the series with Worship. We moved the...

    Sunday Setlist – March 6, 2011

    Today, we began a new series at Journey called Ritual where we’re focusing on keeping spiritual rituals from becoming empty rituals. We started the series with Worship. We moved the...

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