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 .
āGood resources really donāt go out of date,ā says Emily Brink, the magazineās founding editor, who recently retired.
The archives show how worship formats and practices-āas well as the magazineās contentāhave changed over two decades.
āThereās more awareness of the worldwide body of Christ,ā Brink notes. āWorship has a more international flavor, but thereās also an appreciation for ecumenism.ā
Another change is the introduction of worship committees so that churches donāt rely just on the senior pastor to plan worship services.
And technology has been integrated into worshipāso much so that RW now devotes a regular column to its use.
āThereās this idea that churches have to use media to reach the community or to reach youth,ā new editor Joyce Borger says. āI donāt think you have toāhospitality, for example, is a very significant way to reach out.
āBut we also have these gifts of technology for good reasonsāto 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 .