Evangelical Worship

Evangelical churches may be defined as those that have stressed historically the authority of Scripture, personal commitment to serve Jesus Christ, and an evangelistic outreach to their community and world. Models of worship renewal in evangelical churches may be as numerous as the number of churches involved in such renewal. These churches usually function independently in the ordering of their church life, even where they cooperate with fellowships of like mind and tradition in matters of witness to the greater community. At the same time, a survey of worship renewal in evangelical circles discloses some common trends. The underlying purpose of renewal is usually articulated as reaching people for Jesus Christ and involving them more effectively in Christian growth and the corporate life of the local church. It is unlikely that an evangelical church would pursue the worship renewal if it did not appear that these goals were being addressed. Evangelical churches have moved into re…