Keys to Worship Planning: Reframing Secular Songs

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“In addition to singing songs during the service, you can incorporate music into your service in another way

I have a theory that if you take a secular song and reframe it around a theological idea, that idea will lodge in people’s minds on an even deeper level.

Recently, I taught on the Ephesians passage about husbands respecting their wives. As people left the service, we played Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” Many men have told me that when they hear that song now, it reminds them of the biblical imperative to love their wives as Christ loved the church

As Paul knew and demonstrated in his day, taking the things of culture and reframing them around biblical principles goes a long way.” 

              – Nelson Searcy and Jason Hatley

The above quote is from p. 116 of Engage: A Guide to Creating Life-Transforming Worship Services.

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.

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