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===Contemporary church services=== [[File:Dream City Church worship2.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|right|A [[Pentecostal]] worship service at [[Dream City Church]], affiliated with the [[Assemblies of God USA]], in 2007, in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], United States]] [[File: Auto de Páscoa - IgrejaDaCidade (crop).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Worship service at [[City Church (Brazil)|City Church]], affiliated to the [[Brazilian Baptist Convention]], in [[São José dos Campos]], [[Brazil]], 2017]] [[Contemporary worship]] services have their origins in the [[Jesus Movement]] of the 1960s.<ref>Don Cusic, ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2009, p. 79</ref> In the 1980s and 1990s, [[contemporary Christian music]], comprising a variety of musical styles, such as [[Christian rock]] and [[Christian hip-hop]] was adopted by evangelical churches.<ref name="Suzel Ana Reily 2016, p. 443">Suzel Ana Reily, Jonathan M. Dueck, ''The Oxford Handbook of Music and World Christianities'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2016, p. 443</ref><ref name="Mathew Guest 2007, p. 42">Mathew Guest, ''Evangelical Identity and Contemporary Culture: A Congregational Study in Innovation'', Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2007, p. 42</ref><ref name="Don Cusic 2009, p. 85-86">Don Cusic, ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2009, p. 85–86</ref> Over the years, the [[organ (music)|organ]]s have been replaced by [[piano]]s, [[electric guitar]]s and [[drum]]s.<ref>Monique M. Ingalls, ''Singing the Congregation: How Contemporary Worship Music Forms Evangelical Community'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2018, p. 7</ref><ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 403</ref> These contemporary worship services feature a [[sermon]] based on the [[Bible]]. Worship service in [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] churches is seen as an act of God's worship.<ref>Gerald R. McDermott, ''The Oxford Handbook of Evangelical Theology'', Oxford University Press, UK, 2013, p. 311</ref><ref>Roger E. Olson, ''The Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology'', Westminster John Knox Press, UK, 2004, p. 284</ref> It is usually run by a Christian [[pastor]]. It usually contains two main parts, the [[praise]] and the [[sermon]], with periodically the [[Eucharist|Lord's Supper]].<ref>Bruce E. Shields, David Alan Butzu, ''Generations of Praise: The History of Worship'', College Press, USA, 2006, p. 307–308</ref> <ref>Robert Dusek, ''Facing the Music'', Xulon Press, USA, 2008, p. 65</ref><ref>Gaspard Dhellemmes, [https://www.lejdd.fr/JDD-Paris/Spectaculaire-poussee-des-evangeliques-en-Ile-de-France-736370 Spectaculaire poussée des évangéliques en Île-de-France], lejdd.fr, France, June 7, 2015</ref><ref>Michael Lee, [https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2017/march/diffusion-and-influence-of-contemporary-worship.html The Diffusion and Influence of Contemporary Worship], christianitytoday.com, USA, March 18, 2017</ref> During worship there is usually a [[nursery school|nursery]] for babies.<ref name="Greg Dickinson 2015, p. 144">Greg Dickinson, ''Suburban Dreams: Imagining and Building the Good Life'', University of Alabama Press, USA, 2015, p. 144</ref> Prior to the worship service, adults, children and young people receive an adapted education, [[Sunday school]], in a separate room.<ref name="Jeanne Halgren Kilde 2005, p. 159, 170">Jeanne Halgren Kilde, ''When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-century America'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2005, p. 159, 170, 188</ref> With the 1960s' [[charismatic movement]], a new conception of [[praise]] in worship, such as clapping and raising hands as a sign of worship, took place in many evangelical denominations.<ref>Robert H. Krapohl, Charles H. Lippy, ''The Evangelicals: A Historical, Thematic, and Biographical Guide'', Greenwood Publishing Group, USA, 1999, p. 171</ref> In the 1980s and 1990s, [[contemporary Christian music]], including a wide variety of musical styles, such as [[Christian Rock]] and [[Christian Hip hop]], appeared in the [[praise]].<ref name="Suzel Ana Reily 2016, p. 443"/><ref name="Mathew Guest 2007, p. 42"/><ref name="Don Cusic 2009, p. 85-86"/> Some churches have services with traditional [[Christian music]], others with [[contemporary Christian music]], and some offer both in separate services. <ref> Monique M. Ingalls, ''Singing the Congregation: How Contemporary Worship Music Forms Evangelical Community'', Oxford University Press, UK, 2018, p. 7</ref> In the 2000s and 2010s, digital technologies were integrated into worship services, such as the [[video projector]]s for broadcasting [[praise]] lyrics or video, on big screens.<ref>Christina L. Baade, James Andrew Deaville, ''Music and the Broadcast Experience: Performance, Production, and Audience'', Oxford University Press, USA, 2016, p. 300</ref><ref>AARON RANDLE, [https://www.kansascity.com/living/religion/article188544194.html Bucking a trend, these churches figured out how to bring millennials back to worship], kansascity.com, USA, December 10, 2017</ref> The use of social media such as [[YouTube]] and [[Facebook]] to retransmit live or delayed worship services, by Internet, has also spread.<ref>Mark Ward Sr., ''The Electronic Church in the Digital Age: Cultural Impacts of Evangelical Mass'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2015, p. 78</ref> The [[Offering (Christianity)|offering]] via Internet has become a common practice in several churches.<ref name="christianpost.com">Michael Gryboski, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennial-majority-churches-detail-challenges-success-stories-in-growth-and-finances-224528/ Millennial-Majority Churches Detail Challenges, Success Stories in Growth and Finances], christianpost.com, USA, June 18, 2018</ref><ref name="businessghana.com">Ghana News Agency, [https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/general/141054/Asoriba-launches-church-management-software Asoriba launches church management software], businessghana.com, Ghana, February 3, 2017</ref> In some churches, a special moment is reserved for [[faith healing]] with [[laying on of hands]] during worship services.<ref>Cecil M. Robeck, Jr, Amos Yong, ''The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism'', Cambridge University Press, UK, 2014, p. 138</ref> Faith healing or divine healing is considered a legacy of [[Jesus]] acquired by his death and resurrection.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 212</ref> The taking up of [[tithe]]s and [[Offering (Christianity)|offerings]] (gifts made beyond the tithe) is a normative part of the worship services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Are 'Offerings' Above and Beyond My Tithe? |url=https://www.stplc.org/our-life-together/2018/3/7/ask-pastor-dave-is-kyrie-eleison-greek-or-latin-sestr#:~:text=Historically%2C%20at%20least%20in%20our,or%20to%20other%20Christian%20ministries. |publisher=Saint Peter Lutheran Church |access-date=4 December 2022 |language=English |quote=Historically, at least in our country, tithing is the practice of giving 10% of one's income to one's church. Offerings are gifts given above and beyond the tithe, either to the church or to other Christian ministries.}}</ref> The main Christian feasts celebrated by the Evangelicals are [[Christmas]], [[Pentecost]], and [[Easter]] for all believers, among others depending on [[Christian denomination]]s (cf. [[evangelical feasts]]).<ref>William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 402</ref> <ref>Daniel E. Albrecht, ''Rites in the Spirit: A Ritual Approach to Pentecostal/Charismatic Spirituality'', Sheffield Academic Press, UK, 1999, p. 124</ref><ref>Walter A. Elwell, ''Evangelical Dictionary of Theology'', Baker Academic, USA, 2001, p. 236–239</ref>
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