Missional Praise: Overflowing Worship in Times of Revival
Keywords:
Awakening, Praise, Renewal, Revival, WorshipAbstract
This paper presents a theological foundation and a historical review of missional praise with examples drawn from the First Great Awakening to the Early 20th Century Global Awakening. Worship and praise are central to reorientation toward God. Over and over, people’s hearts realign with God, and then people’s voices express praise and thanks in song. Across history, revival has left a variety of spiritual markers in the form of hymns, camp songs, spirituals, and choruses that deserve to be highlighted as testimonies from Christians who have freshly connected with God and His mission.
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