
The Stephen Phifer Bookshelf
FIVE Titles Now with More to Come This Year! (Lord willing!) I do a lot of writing: More than 200 articles and essays at this […]
FIVE Titles Now with More to Come This Year! (Lord willing!) I do a lot of writing: More than 200 articles and essays at this […]
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. […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 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 “Love, Sweet Love…” It was a hit song on the pop charts in the late 1960s but it was far […]
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 These prayers are taken from my prayer book, 7 Days of Prayer, which is in the process of […]
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 The Passion and Reason of True Worship Description Worship That Pleases God: The Passion and Reason of True Worship is a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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For all biblical students of worship… WORSHIP THAT PLEASES GOD: The Passion and Reason of True Worship Click here to find Worship that Pleases […]
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 Devotional Welcome to the Path of Life Devotions The Path of Life devotions are designed to be an aid to daily […]
Come On Everybody, Sing! Part One
Come on Everybody, Sing! Part Two
Come on Everybody, Sing! Part Three
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 “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 The Shared Danger of Song-Driven Spirituality 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Worship Renewal: Unity Generation to Generation Three Characteristics of Unifying Worship God Wants Us to be One. You can hear it in the book of […]
Fire and Form: Dividing Soul from Spirit
Fire and Form: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Fire and Form: Praise and Worship
Fire and Form: Understanding the Presence of God
Dynamics of Spirit: The Three Principles
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