Steve Phifer

Worship Integrity Artistry Ministry

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  • The Stephen Phifer Bookshelf

    FIVE Titles Now with More to Come! (As the Lord Enables!) I do a lot of writing: More than 200 articles and essays at this […]

  • Beauty, Part One

    Worship and Art Psalm 50:2 NIV From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Matthew 26:10 NIV She has done a beautiful thing to me. […]

  • The Cult of Personality

    God Never Calls Us to Surrender Our Minds to any other Human Being. (Author’s Note: Since I began work on this essay, the term “Cult” […]

  • The Snake in the Garden

    Crushing the Head of White Supremacy (Author’s Note: Since I first began working on this piece and others to follow, “white supremacy” has become an […]

  • Meet at His Table

    The Untapped Potential of the Beloved Community (Author’s Note:  This essay is a follow-up to, The Snake in the Garden, Crushing the Head of White […]

  • A Craft Surrendered

    The True Cost of Song-driven Worship Mark 6:3 NKJV Is this not the carpenter…?   The image of Jesus working away in the carpenter’s shop […]

  • Finding the Physician

     The Three-fold Blessing of the Balm in Gilead Jeremiah 8:20-22 NKJV “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved!” For […]

  • The Other Pandemic

    The Other Pandemic One would think that one pandemic threatening the world would be enough: Lives put on hold, Economies in jeopardy, Multitudes infected, and […]

  • Peter’s Sheet and Jesus’ Skin

    Peter’s Sheet and Jesus’ Skin Two Stories lie at the heart of the Gospel of Christ. Understanding just how revolutionary the Gospel of Christ really […]

  • What the Church Needs Now

    What the Church Needs Now Isaiah 56:6-7 NKJV “… Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, and holds fast My covenant —Even them I will […]

  • What America Needs Now

    What America Needs Now In this follow-up piece to my essay, What the World Needs Now,  I want to speak to the challenges facing the […]

  • What the World Needs Now…

    What the World Needs Now “Love, Sweet Love…” It was a hit song on the pop charts in the late 1960s but it was far […]

  • Resources for Post-Pandemic Worship

    Pastors and Worship Leaders: Now is the time to prepare for what is next! We were all surprised by this pandemic and the Lord has […]

  • Prayers for Combating Fear and Building Faith

    Prayers for Combating Fear and Building Faith These prayers are taken from my prayer book, 7 Days of Prayer, which is in the process of […]

  • How the Worship Renewal Center Can Help You Realize Your Dreams…

    The Worship Renewal Center is dedicated to you and the call of God on your life. For the Worshiper of the Lord Jesus… Is it […]

  • Worship that Pleases God

    Worship that Pleases God The Passion and Reason of True Worship Description Worship That Pleases God: The Passion and Reason of True Worship is a […]

  • More than Music

    More than Music: Becoming a Highly effective Worship Team  More Than Music: Becoming a Highly Effective Worship Team More than Music: Becoming a Highly Effective […]

  • A New Resource! A Complete Index of Worship Renewal Articles

    This website is jam packed with articles on worship leading, personal integrity, worship artistry, and worship renewal.  To help my readers navigate these resources I […]

  • Nice Words from Wonderful People

    Love Steve Phifer!  A true servant’s heart! He taught me so many things as I sat in the orchestra at Suncoast. I am blessed to […]

  • Welcome!

    On this site you will find an entire library of original articles on worship renewal and relevant resources to help in the processes of worship […]

  • The Path of Life Online Devotional

    Available now! Go to PathofLifeDevotions.com.  for a short reading, selected scriptures, a prayer and a song!  

  • Worship that Pleases God

    For all biblical students of worship… WORSHIP THAT PLEASES GOD:  The Passion and Reason of True Worship   Click here to find Worship that Pleases […]

  • Greeks at Nine / Jews at Eleven: Worship that Brings down Walls

    Worship: Unity Greeks at Nine/Jews at Eleven Worship that Brings Down Walls “For Christ himself has made peace between us Jews and you Gentiles by […]

  • The Path of Life Devotions

    The Path of Life Devotional Welcome to the Path of Life Devotions The Path of Life devotions are designed to be an aid to daily […]

Artistry

  • Today I Feel Pain I Have Never Felt Before

    January 26, 2023 0
  • MUSIC: Pain, Pleasure, and Promise

    December 29, 2022 0
  • The Promise of the Star-A Novel of Healing Presence

    December 15, 2022 0

Ministry

  • Loose Him and Let Him Go

    December 15, 2022 0
  • Into the Secret Place

    December 15, 2022 0
  • November 23, 1966, The Day before Thanksgiving

    November 22, 2022 0

Integrity

  • How to Overcome Evil Part Two

    November 12, 2022 1
  • Pilgrimage: 2001

    July 9, 2022 0
  • Go to the River

    July 5, 2022 0

Worship Renewal

  • Leading Altar Music

    August 2, 2018 6
  • Worship that Pleases God

    June 7, 2018 2
  • Children in the Marketplace

    April 9, 2018 0
  • The Psalms and Contemporary Worship

    (Author’s Note:  This is the script for a video produced in August of 2021 as an addition to a Christian Education lesson) I want to […]

  • Worship Leadership at the Corner of Life and Liturgy

      Worship Ministry at the Corner of Liturgy and Life 7 Essentials of Worship and Life It has been said that worship happens at the intersection of […]

  • What the World Needs Now…

    What the World Needs Now “Love, Sweet Love…” It was a hit song on the pop charts in the late 1960s but it was far […]

  • Touched by the Power

    (Author’s Note: This piece was written on assignment for Southeastern College of the Assemblies of God in Lakeland, FL when I was a faculty member […]

  • Resources for Post-Pandemic Worship

    Pastors and Worship Leaders: Now is the time to prepare for what is next! We were all surprised by this pandemic and the Lord has […]

  • The Calamity of Culturally-Driven Worship Part Two: The Solution

    Worship: Content The Calamity of Culturally-Driven Worship Part Two: The Solution The Holy Counterculture Isaiah 60:1-3 NKJV Arise, shine; For your light has come! And […]

  • Discouraged! When Life Is almost too Much…

    It Really Is a Wonderful Life–But… In the opening sequence of this well-known classic film, two angels are discussing the case of one George Bailey, […]

  • Beyond the Mountains

    Expecting the Supernatural in Public Worship From an address to the Faculty and Students of The University of Valley Forge Psalm 121 NLT A song […]

  • Leading Altar Music

    Ministry   The Music of Prayer Leading Altar Music Flowing with the Holy Spirit to Change Lives What Is an Altar Service? This may seem […]

  • Worship that Pleases God

    Worship that Pleases God The Passion and Reason of True Worship Description Worship That Pleases God: The Passion and Reason of True Worship is a […]

  • Children in the Marketplace

    Ministry:   Unity Children in the Marketplace Exploring the Dangers of Song-Driven Worship Luke 7:31-32 NLT “To what can I compare the people of this […]

  • Spiritual Songs

    Spiritual Songs Unravelling the Mystery and Reclaiming the Blessing Ephesians 5:17-21 NKJV Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord […]

  • Recovering the Wilderness Protocol

    Public Worship: The Heavenly Pattern Recovering the Wilderness Protocol How Old Moses Can Help Your Congregation Get Involved When you think of someone who could help […]

  • The Justice of My Cause

    The Justice of My Cause   I have a cause—a mission.   I have a dream that awakens me each day.  That cause, that mission, that dream […]

  • From Glory to Glory: Leading Change in Public Worship

    Worship: Reformation From Glory to Glory— Leading Change in Public Worship (Author’s Note:  Change and worship go hand in hand. I sense that many pastors […]

  • From Glory to Glory: Leading Change in Public Worship

    Worship: Reformation From Glory to Glory— Leading Change in Public Worship Part Two 2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as […]

  • Who’s in Charge Here?

    Worship: Pleasing Others Who’s in Charge Here? Rethinking the Demographic Reformation The Pier at St. Pete They have torn it down now but this inverted […]

  • Beware the Wandering Winds

    Worship: Structure Beware the Wandering Winds Rebuilding the Tabernacle of David On the Field and in the Stands Band and orchestra players are not fond […]

  • Where have All the Boomers Gone?

    Worship: Congregation Where Have All the Boomers Gone? A Missing Persons Report My Generation With apologies to Pete Seeger, let me adapt the lyric of […]

  • The Tipping Point

    Worship: Changes The Tipping Point (Author’s note: This article is no quick read. The solutions presented after careful analysis are not quick fixes. We have […]

  • Turning the Corner

    Worship: Theology Turn the Corner Intersections In one of those health and safety films at school, I was taught that intersections are dangerous. Most accidents […]

  • The Watershed

    Ministry: Wisdom The Watershed Psalm 103:1-5 NJKV Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the […]

  • Finding the Book Again

    Ministry: Biblical Finding the Book Again Biblical Reformation Leads to Revival 2 Kings 22: 8, 11 NIV Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the […]

  • Lord, Save me from the Seat-of-My-Pants!

    Worship:  Renewal Newsflash!  Ragged Attempts at Worship Renewal Continue It seems many attempts at worship renewal continue to be attempted with an old method known […]

  • Six Keys to Worship Renewal

    Worship:  Renewal Six Keys to Worship Renewal Renewal and Revival Worship Renewal is an ever-present goal in our individual lives and in our churches. I […]

  • The Tabernacle of Moses

    Worship:  Theology Moses’ Tabernacle The Patriarchs built altars to honor the places where they met with God.  These rocks and high places were meeting places […]

  • The Tabernacle of David

    Worship:  Theology The Tabernacle of David The Lord has chosen to manifest His presence in the earth.  One level of this manifestation is in nature […]

  • The Holy Royal Priesthood

    Worship:  Theology The Holy Royal Priesthood The Lord warned Moses, high in the mountain, that things were not going well in the valley below.  Before […]

  • The Living Sacrifice of Praise

    Worship:  Theology The Living Sacrifice of Praise An Aroma Pleasing to the Lord. Every evening, every morning, throughout the centuries of Old Testament worship, the […]

  • The Throne of God and of the Lamb

    Worship:  Theology The Throne of God and of the Lamb Entering the Realm of the Sovereignty of God Psalm 22:3-5 NKJV But You are holy, […]

  • The Office-Place of the Lord

    Worship:  Theology The Office-Place of the Lord Acts 13:1-3 NKJV Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, […]

  • The River of Life

    Worship:  Theology The River of Life Ezekiel 47:1;3,9 NKJV Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing […]

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Fire and Form

  • Fire and Form: Dividing Soul from Spirit

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About

I am a third-generation minister with more than  decades of experience as a pastoral artist, worship leader and conductor. I am also a teacher and writer, and I currently serve as online Professor of Worship Studies at Valley Forge University. For more about who I am and what I do, click here.

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