Alexander Green

Israel Houghton: “I have not been fired” from Joel Osteen’s Church

Israel Houghton has not been canned by Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church because of his relationship with Adrienne Bailon, contrary to published reports.

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Singer Israel Houghton Suspended from Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church after Divorce

Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church recently placed worship minister and famous gospel singer Israel Houghton on indefinite leave. Christian Today reports that Lakewood made the decision to place Houghton on leave after Houghton got divorced and began dating former Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon.

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Facebook Post About Divorce Get Deleted

The Israel & New Breed Facebook page featured the Facebook note about Israel’s divorce from his wife, with Houghton noting that his own personal failings led to the divorce. That Facebook note, as seen below, has since been deleted for unknown reasons from the Facebook page.

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UPDATE: Did Joel Osteen Fire Israel Houghton Because of Adrienne Bailon?

A rep for Israel Houghton reached out to BET.com to set the record straight about whether or not he was suspended from ministry services at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church. Earlier reports indicated he was put on indefinite leave due to his relationship with Adrienne Bailon and divorce from his wife of twenty years.

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Top 10 CCLI for week ending 3/19/16

1 Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)
Brenton Brown, Paul Baloche

2 Hosanna
Brooke Ligertwood

3 Good Good Father
Anthony Brown, Pat Barrett

4 Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)
Brian Johnson, Christa Black Gifford, Gabriel Wilson, Jenn Johnson, Joel Taylor, Kari Jobe

5 At The Cross (Love Ran Red)
Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jonas Myrin, Matt Armstrong, Matt Redman

6 This Is Amazing Grace
Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, Phil Wickham

7 Holy Spirit
Bryan Torwalt, Katie Torwalt

8 10000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman

9 In Christ Alone
Keith Getty, Stuart Townend

10 Jesus Paid It All
Alex Nifong, Elvina M. Hall, John Thomas Grape

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Top 10 CCLI for week ending 2/27/16

1 Good Good Father
Anthony Brown, Pat Barrett

2 Holy Spirit
Bryan Torwalt, Katie Torwalt

3 This Is Amazing Grace
Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, Phil Wickham

4 10000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman

5 Lord I Need You
Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Maher

6 Great Are You Lord
David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan

7 Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)
Brian Johnson, Christa Black Gifford, Gabriel Wilson, Jenn Johnson, Joel Taylor, Kari Jobe

8 Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
Joel Houston, Matt Crocker, Salomon Ligthelm

9 Cornerstone
Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, William Batchelder Bradbury

10 No Longer Slaves
Brian Johnson, Joel Case, Jonathan David Helser

 

 
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Quit Doing Announcements

Announcements in church can lead to life-changing opportunities for church members… but do they have to be so boring? Phil Bowdle offers advice on how to make this section of each Sunday feel more engaging and important.

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Top 10 CCLI for week ending 1/30/16

1 Good Good Father
Anthony Brown, Pat Barrett

2 Holy Spirit
Bryan Torwalt, Katie Torwalt

3 This Is Amazing Grace
Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, Phil Wickham

4 10000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)
Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman

5 Great Are You Lord
David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan

6 Lord I Need You
Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Maher

7 Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
Joel Houston, Matt Crocker, Salomon Ligthelm

8 How Great Is Our God
Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash

9 Cornerstone
Edward Mote, Eric Liljero, Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan, William Batchelder Bradbury

10 No Longer Slaves
Brian Johnson, Joel Case, Jonathan David Helser

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This Is Why We Darken Our Auditorium

Alastair Vance says new visitors feel more comfortable and less conspicuous.

STORYCHURCH started in a Durham school gymnasium/cafeteria back in 2010. It was so great! The school was brand new, so everything was clean and shiny — and super bright — thanks to the myriad of windows along the side of the room.

It was often so bright in fact, that Pastor Jeremy and I regularly talked (and talked) about the excess of light in the room and how we wished we could control it.

A little over 18 months ago, when we started to renovate what is now our first permanent location, the first thing we did was block out all the windows and paint the roof black. I was absolutely giddy with the possibility of being able to control the lights, at long last. No joke.

While caught up in all my giddiness, I’ve failed to communicate properly the WHY behind it.

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The Problem With Modernizing Your Worship Services

I hear this question a lot – “How can we modernize our worship?”

And I believe that’s the wrong question.

“Modernize” can be a dangerous word. When you “modernize” something you make it current, new, follow the trend. But that actually may be the opposite of what you really want, especially if your efforts at modernizing alienate the people you serve.

Modern doesn’t always equal better.

I’ve noticed this at my church over the last year. As we’ve added more production elements and pushed the boundaries of our sound, not everyone has been on board. It’s an interesting test. We could do the same song in two different ways – one garners a lot of congregation engagement and the other produces blank stares.

Your goal as a worship leader isn’t to be creative to the exclusion of engagement. Participation will always win the day. Always.

A better question is, “How can we make our worship fresh?”

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5 Tips for the Bivocational Worship Leader

Kade Young encourages worship leaders to be organized.

Take things a week at a time.

You can save a ton of time and frustration by taking things a week at a time. I used to plan the worship set (especially new songs) several weeks in advance. Now, I plan worship every Monday – only six days in advance (even when we have a new song). You may be thinking, “That is not enough time for the band to learn a new song!”. But, I have found that it is plenty of time, and let me tell you why.

It is human nature to wait until the last minute. So, even when I would plan several weeks in advance, the band would wait to put in the effort until the week of. After realizing this, it clicked: why take the time to plan several weeks in advance when no one would even take advantage of my extra effort?

There is something extremely freeing about focusing on one week at a time. It relieves a load of stress and simplifies your job as a worship leader.

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