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created as a web design firm oriented to serving
the emerging needs of ministries, worship.com
was birthed in 1996. In 1998 the web design arm
of worship.com adopted the name WebMatters New
Media, and the site at worship.com transitioned
into a destination for Christian praise and
worship, featuring not only music, but extensive
links to articles related to both corporate and
personal worship authored by leading pastors,
theologians, and worship leaders. By the late
1990s the site had grown into a major portal
connecting over one million visitors from more
than 165 countries all over the world. During
this growth period, WebMatters developed and
implemented websites for a number of ministries
and churches, including a series of
groundbreaking sites for a new movement called Passion.
In 2000, a shared love between the leadership at
Passion and WebMatters for vibrant, Biblical
worship led to a joint venture that integrated
worship.com into the Passion fold. For the next
five years worship.com reached out to Passion's
“268 generation," serving college
students and campus pastors with the teaching of
Louie Giglio, John Piper, Josh Harris, Beth
Moore, Bill Bright, Tim Elmore, Voddie Baucham,
Erwin McManus, J.D. Walt, Greg Matte and others,
along with the emerging worship music of leaders
like Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder,
Charlie Hall, Watermark (Nathan and Christy
Nockels), Candi Pearson, Steve Fee, and the
Passion Band.
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Worship.com exists to glorify God, inviting people to pursue God wholeheartedly and in so doing mature into lifestyles that are in themselves a living sacrifice and which reflect God-worship as a way of life.
Our mission is to connect next-generation pastors, church leaders, church planters, worship leaders, and worshipers with foundational, biblical, gospel-centered, theologically-rich resources that will help them learn biblical perspectives about God and themselves, mature in the faith, and develop lifestyles that exemplify a living sacrifice whereby all spheres of life reflect an act of ongoing, daily worship; lifestyles that include being a baptized member of a Bible-teaching, God-exalting, evangelical local church, through which they identify and utilize their gifts, talents and abilities to engage the culture via contemporary, progressive, Biblical ministry.
Worship.com is currently in an interim phase, transitioning to expand its scope to serve not only the campus community, but also those who have moved beyond college life, making available extensive resources that will include MP3s, training materials,
podcasts, articles, book reviews, music, curriculums and commentary from various ministry leaders, seminaries, artists, worship leaders, theologians, and authors. |
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| Worship.com is led by its founder, Josh
D. Riley, who provides leadership, strategic guidance, and direction for worship.com. His wife Caroline Riley directs day-to-day operations. Together they have consulted for numerous ministries including
Passion Conferences, North Point Community Church, First Baptist Church of Atlanta, sixsteps records, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, OneDay, Dash Student Leadership, Chi Alpha Student Ministries,
Tony Nolan, Youth Ministry Resources, and the
Christian Stewardship Network. Also experienced speakers and published authors, they are members of Perimeter Church in Atlanta where they are involved in the church's Intentional Living ministry, through which they help people identify and pursue their God-given purpose, vocation and calling in life. They live in north Atlanta with their son Graham.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ---
Romans 12:1-2 ESV
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him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice
of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips
that acknowledge his name.
Do not neglect to do good and to share
what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing
to God. --- Hebrews 13:15-16 |
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