When we launched Common Exchange in 2015, we announced that 2.0 would be a partnership with United Pursuit. (Malcolm du Plessis)
Important Update
Eight Changes In The Church In The Past Ten Years
Fragility
A friend recently made a tongue-in-cheek comment about the trending theology of contemporary worship: “God is great. And we are great." (Malcolm du Plessis)
Leveraging
We live in a world of leveraging - where people use their platforms and their privileges to get places and get things done. (Malcolm du Plessis)
What Do We Mean By "The Underground"?
The easiest way to describe the "spiritual underground" is to reference the existence of the "overground" - a highly-visible, well-built network of Christian structures, institutions and organizations that house a myriad of legit and well-purposed endeavors. (Malcolm du Plessis)
Ruts And Routines
Confidence To Enter The Holy Place
During a cursory read-through of the book of Hebrews, I stumbled on the phrase, "we have confidence to enter the most holy place by the blood of Jesus", and I was stopped in my tracks. (Malcolm du Plessis)
The Practicalities Of Writing A Song With Others
Inevitable
Have you ever noticed that, when people came into the presence of God in the worship accounts of the bible, God invariably responded by turning their hearts totally and utterly upside down, then sending them out to make a difference in his world? (Malcolm du Plessis)
A Message To Songwriters
In recent days, when I have listened to worship music, my historic convictions have been freshly reinforced. (Malcolm du Plessis)
Recording Liturgical Folk
I made it to Charlottesville Sunday. Met up with Isaac Wardell, the producer of the series, and I can already tell it's going to be so much fun to work with him. (Ryan Flanigan)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
His seventeen-year-old fiancé sleeps,
he drives south. Exhaust seeps through
holes in the floor of their Chevy pick-up. (Austin Church)
Seed
A seed of creativity exists within every believer. Though that seed may often wait dormant, dehydrated, and hidden from the sun, still the potential longs for the light of day. (Isaac Gill)
A Theology Of Worship
The Two Sides To The Starving Artist
When you hear the phrase "the starving artist," I'm sure the same thing comes to almost everyone's mind. (Mark Alan Schoolmeesters)
Being Black in Country Music
I’ll never forget the day I finally got the nerve to pack up my car and move me, my dreams, and the little bit that I owned to Nashville, TN. (Brittney Spencer)
Vi Vil Gi’ Dig Det Dedste Vi Har
Translated from Danish into English, "Vi vil gi dig bedste vi har" means "We will give you the best we have". (Arvid Asmussen)
Church History and Modern Worship - Ambrose
In the conclusion of this 4-part series, I would like to focus on the life and contribution of Ambrose. (Micah Massey)
Church History And Modern Worship - Hildegard Von Bingen
Of all the Church Fathers and Mothers, perhaps there are none more interesting and colorful as Hildegard Von Bingen. (Micah Massey)
Thumbs, Tones And Togetherness
There’s a “thumbs up’ emoji that we often use when texting. It was originally available only in a Homa Simpson yellow but then later a whole spectrum of skin tones were added, all the way from vanilla white to dark chocolate brown. (Langa Mbonambi)