Bethlehem Church works with several area churches on a coalition project focused on living a life of worship every day. The approach of “Living Worship” is to equip and enable leaders who, in turn, will impact their congregation about biblical worship. 
The first year (2003-2004) of Living Worship was made possible through a Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids , MI , with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc. This group has planned events that would:
- Impact corporate worship by enabling leaders who will model authentic worship with integrity of heart and skillful hands.
- Create a worship environment that speaks to our congregations of God’s majesty, glory, holiness, and sovereignty.
- Lead our congregations to experience worship out of their relationship with Christ rather than as an event.
Worship leaders in each member church have contributed to a worship study program and have encouraged their congregation to participate in Living Worship events throughout the year:
- Worship Celebrations
- Insight, Impact, Innovation discussion meetings
- Weekend Worship Seminars for group learning and skill development.
Our studies brought us to realize that First Century Church Worship:
- Gathered as the Incarnate Body of Christ\
- Worshipped God, the Creator of the Universe
- Remembered God’s Saving Deeds in Jesus Christ
- Rehearsed God’s Covenant with His People
- Gave their lives as a Living Sacrifice that Christ might be Glorified
- Departed to live Christ, through the Power of the Spirit, in the world around them
If we are to return to Biblical Worship, the 21st Century Church will:
- Gather as the Incarnate body of Christ rooted in the historical moorings of Christianity with a voice that speaks to the current local culture.
- Create / recreate worship space and liturgical elements that communicate the awesome, creative, powerful God.
During the 2004-2005 season, Living Worship entered into a partnership with PowerSurge Worship Ministries, as we participated in joint projects to provide curricula for worship education.
PowerSurge is an Evangelical Not-for-Profit Global Outreach Ministry seeking to promote and enable a lifestyle of Biblically-based Worship across the Christian Church and the World.
Our theme for the 2005-2006 season is a broad-based Family Worship Initiative.
Check into Living Worship at http://www.livingworship.org/
Check into Powersurge at http://www.powersurgeworship.com/
