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Reformed Worship Magazine Marks Two Decades

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Reformed Worship, a quarterly journal for worship planners, is celebrating its 20th anniversary by making its archives and current issues available online.

Except for some songs and artwork protected by copyright, 80 issuesā€™ worth of original litanies, meditations, dramas and other inspiration can now be found at .

ā€œGood resources really donā€™t go out of date,ā€ says Emily Brink, the magazineā€™s founding editor, who recently retired.

The archives show how worship formats and practices-ā€”as well as the magazineā€™s contentā€”have changed over two decades.

ā€œThereā€™s more awareness of the worldwide body of Christ,ā€ Brink notes. ā€œWorship has a more international flavor, but thereā€™s also an appreciation for ecumenism.ā€

Another change is the introduction of worship committees so that churches donā€™t rely just on the senior pastor to plan worship services.

And technology has been integrated into worshipā€”so much so that RW now devotes a regular column to its use.

ā€œThereā€™s this idea that churches have to use media to reach the community or to reach youth,ā€ new editor Joyce Borger says. ā€œI donā€™t think you have toā€”hospitality, for example, is a very significant way to reach out.

ā€œBut we also have these gifts of technology for good reasonsā€”to help those with visual impairments, to learn new songs, to display art. So we talk about PowerPoint, about screens, and about how and why to use them.ā€

The journal will continue to showcase visual and dramatic arts and emphasize the integration of preaching with worship.

To subscribe to Reformed Worship, call 1-800-777-7270 or visit .

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