We covered the floor of the entrance with a mess of dying palm branches, left from palm sunday, and gave people the following words: We leave the palm branches behind here, and with them we leave behind the images of a saviour that we long for, and cling to, but which the events of this…
Holy Week snuck up early this year, and the alt worship project had just begun… so we thought we’d aim small as we planned worship for the week. Sam, Bec and I decided we’d do just a few small stations at Wesley in the city… Wesley Uniting Church is large and old… with a stack…
Well, it’s over. Nine worship spots over three days at the annual synod meeting… The brief, six months ago, was to offer something “alternative”. The promise, when I said yes, was that I had a blank sheet of paper to work with. The reality, of course, was that the blank paper was written all over…
each time you do the third alternative worship gathering in the house of love! Ever had one of those moments that gives you perspective? I had one last week. My own story was one I thought I knew, then, in a moment, It looked different. A new perspective. It was staring at me all that…
The alternative worship project is an adventure into a different way of worshipping… We’re doing it because we know things are changing. In our worship, the ancient rituals and stories of our faith have most often been surrounded with words and images that will give us knowledge and understanding to deepen our faith. But more…
