“As a young, single, sought-after speaker, Jesus was faced with thousands of women who approached him.” (Carlos Rodriguez)
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"Ritualistic spirituality is the specific place, time, and practice that best fits the way we communicate to the Divine communally or individually." (Will Retherford)
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Here is a transcript of a talk that Aaron Keyes gave at the European Christian Music Publishers' annual event in Amsterdam on translating worship songs.
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“It started out of necessity. It began almost as an experiment.” (Mark Alan Schoolmeesters)
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“Who can make himself clean?
No one I know.
No one you know either.
Then why do we talk about purity?” (David Gate)
“When you separate politics from the church, you in essence separate Blacks from the congregation. One must understand that cross-pollination requires education with a cultural and political conscience. Within evangelical culture, there has never been a need for political consciousness. When the system has been in your favor, why would you want change?” (Sanchez Fair)
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“White supremacy is the historically entrenched system of benefits and protections afforded to White society politically, economically, and culturally.” (Brandi Miller)
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The story of an American pastor whose desire to change the world grinds to a halt in a Scottish parish.
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"It has felt, increasingly, like I moved from South Africa to South Africa, excepting, in my old South Africa, we knew we had a problem." (Malcolm du Plessis)
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A timely word for this season in Christianity, given by Jonathan Martin at a Common Hymnal songwriting camp.
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“It took me 10 years of following Jesus as a Black women to realize that my theology was whiter than snow.” (Brandi Miller)
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“We tend to think the 'WTF?!' reactions to Pentecost are to do with the crazy manifestations. The Old Testament and the ministry of Jesus are full of supernatural encounters. That is the very reason they were in the room waiting in the first place. What prompts the 'WTF?!' in the room is far more to do with the undeserving and unqualified people who are receiving it.” (David Gate)
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"We were backstage at a massive event a few years ago. I was about to lead worship for around 3,500 people in the room, and another 100,000 people watching online ..." (Aaron Keyes)
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“We live in a consumer society, in a culture of big, loud, and fast brands, where production and performance rule. It is very tempting to want to harness these elements of cultural influence to accomplish the work of God.” (Malcolm du Plessis)
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"As I’ve led worship in foreign cultures, I’ve had the privilige of hearing some of the indigenous worship songs that are being written in these nations." (Aaron Keyes)
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“There are very clear lines drawn for a Black person in White evangelical spaces that are not often addressed.” (Sanchez Fair)
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“Might it be time to re-evaluate the seamless worship set?” (Malcolm du Plessis)
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“‘I’m not a songwriter.’ I’ve said these words a lot in the last few years.” (Ryan James Carr)
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"During a cursory read-through of the book of Hebrews, I stumbled on the phrase, "we have confidence to enter the most holy place by the blood of Jesus", and I was stopped in my tracks." (Malcolm du Plessis)
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One of our most popular blogs is “Decolonizing The Worship Movement.” Sadly, there is not much happening in Christianity that dignifies the worship of the nations. 1 Giant Leap is NOT a Christian project, but it celebrates cultural diversity beautifully by fusing music, words, sounds, rhythms and images from 20 countries. Hopefully it can inspire vision in some of us for what could happen in the kingdom of God.
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