Making His Praise Glorious
Founded in 1978 by Barry and Steve Griffing, the International Worship Symposium is the original worship teaching ministry that has spearheaded the global advance of God's kingdom through powerful praise and worship. They have done this by consistently teaching the principles of Biblical worship, and by imparting the leadership skills necessary to make His praise glorious both spiritually and artistically for thousands of local churches across six continents.
Dance Seen Through New "Old" Reading Glasses
By Steve Griffing
By Steve Griffing
One of the problems Bible scholars have in their search for insights into New Testament worship is that they often superimpose modern western assumptions upon what is essentially an ancient oriental custom. In order to see more clearly, they need to exchange their intellectual reading glasses for new "old" ones, which take into consideration the norms of first century culture, and the mandates of Old Testament doctrine upon which New Testament worship was founded.
Two false assumptions are most commonly superimposed: That Jesus Christ and His apostles were worship reformers, and that the performing arts were specialized. Neither assumption is accurate.
The assumption that Jesus was a worship reformer may be understandable, since the entirety of the sacrificial cultus of the Jews, including its associated ceremony, was set aside in the New Testament. But it must be understood that this was more a matter of prophetic fulfillment than of liturgical reform.
Two false assumptions are most commonly superimposed: That Jesus Christ and His apostles were worship reformers, and that the performing arts were specialized. Neither assumption is accurate.
The assumption that Jesus was a worship reformer may be understandable, since the entirety of the sacrificial cultus of the Jews, including its associated ceremony, was set aside in the New Testament. But it must be understood that this was more a matter of prophetic fulfillment than of liturgical reform.
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This Month's Article
Divine Mandate
This year's Symposium will reach forward by imparting the Divine mandate of worship to succeeding generations. Psalm 102, verse 18 says: "This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD." Now, as then, God's mandate is for us to impart the secrets of unlocking the Power of His Presence to a new generation of worshipers. The groundbreaking Bible classes, practical skill clinics, and life-changing worship celebrations will continue the spiritual legacy of the International Worship Symposium.
Who Should Attend Symposium?
• Pastors • Worship Leaders • Worship Artists • Church Leaders
• Desire a deeper, more transforming experience of the Presence of God
• Believe God wants to teach us more about worshiping Him
• Believe that Christian worship should not be guided by the music industry
• Have a vision for a more glorious worshiping church
• Believe the Holy Spirit has not exhausted his creative ideas for worship arts
• Believe that the Bible still contains undiscovered secrets about true worship
• Desire to improve their worship leadership skills
• Believe God wants to teach us more about worshiping Him
• Believe that Christian worship should not be guided by the music industry
• Have a vision for a more glorious worshiping church
• Believe the Holy Spirit has not exhausted his creative ideas for worship arts
• Believe that the Bible still contains undiscovered secrets about true worship
• Desire to improve their worship leadership skills
