Steve Phifer

Unfinished… Semper Reformanda! and the American Dream There are strange parallels in life.  For several decades now, life has called upon me to study worship […]

This is a time for passion. The scripture tells us to gather all our inner feelings and concentrate them on actions that express love for […]

Worship Leaders, Worshipers, and the Presence of the Lord Psalm 16:11 KJV Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness […]

The Role of Worship Models Worship is a spiritual interaction between people and God: He speaks and we respond. We pray and He hears us.  […]

Worship Renewal Articles and Essays Links to www.StevePhifer.com Jesus told the woman at the Samaritan well that our Father in Heaven was looking for worshipers […]

Deconstruction?  –There Are other Options! Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR Deconstructing the Faith? Something is happening to “the faith once delivered to the saints.”  It […]

“I will pray with the Spirit…” 1 Corinthians 14:15 At first it seems like an irony and then an impossible paradox. “Blessings” and “unfruitful” are […]

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Building God’s Highway through Your Desert Isaiah 40:3 NIV  “…make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God…” The story of civilization is the […]

A good marriage, well matched from the beginning and faithfully attended to as the years go by, will invariably be a multigenerational blessing to the […]

(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 […]

Psalm 50:2 NIV From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. As I wrote in my 3-part essay, “Beauty,” This remarkable statement came to me in […]

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

(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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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

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 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 […]

Worship: Content The Calamity of Culturally-Driven Worship Part One: The Problem This Mountain, that City… John 4:19-24 NIV “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see […]

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   I have a cause—a mission.   I have a dream that awakens me each day.  That cause, that mission, that dream […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]