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    Gather God's People: Understand, Plan, and Lead Worship in Your Local Church
    Gather God's People: Understand, Plan, and Lead Worship in Your Local Church
    Gather God's People: Understand, Plan, and Lead Worship in Your Local Church
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    Gather God's People: Understand, Plan, and Lead Worship in Your Local Church

    By Brian Croft, Jason Adkins and Bob Kauflin

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    “God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). The Bible tells us that we are to worship the Lord, that we were created for this purpose. But what is true worship? What does the Bible teach about the right—and the wrong—ways to worship God? In this book, pastors Brian Croft and Jason Adkins unpack a biblical theology of worship, discuss the practical matters of planning a worship service, and offer suggestions and insights on the best way to lead a worship service that honors the Lord.

    The Practical Shepherding series of guides provides pastors and ministry leaders with practical help to do the work of pastoral ministry in a local church. In Gather God’s People, you will learn how to apply biblical doctrine and spirituality to the practice of Christian worship.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateJan 6, 2015
    ISBN9780310519362
    Gather God's People: Understand, Plan, and Lead Worship in Your Local Church
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    Brian Croft

    Brian Croft is Senior Pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Brian is the founder of Practical Shepherding, a non-profit organization committed to equipping pastors all over the world in the practical matters of pastoral ministry.

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