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Tips For Public Scripture Reading

The state of the contemporary church 2013: I wrote an article last week encouraging churches to use church music in church. This week I’m on a campaign to encourage churches to use Scripture in their worship.

I played for a few years at a local megachurch and my parents attended regularly. Recently, I asked my mother when was the last time she remembered hearing or seeing a Scripture verse during the worship. She laughed: “Never!”

One of the odd things about my visits to cutting edge contemporary churches is that I rarely see or hear any Scripture in their worship! Following are a two articles I’ve collected with some ideas for public reading of the Word of God:

Tips for Effective Public Scripture Reading in Worship

Ten Tips for Reading Scripture in Public Worship

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Don Chapman

A prolific arranger and songwriter, Don has had songs published by Word, Integrity Music, G3worship and Worship Today, and has orchestrated music for several Christian artists. He serves as the arranger for Hymncharts.com and Worshiphymns.com. He’s been featured on the 700 Club, has been quoted in USAToday and has been a guest lecturer at Liberty University.

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