Teaching and resources for church leaders to help Independent churches work together to reach Britain for Christ. You can find the originals on the FIEC website: fiec.org.uk.
The Effect of Theology and Technology on Corporate Worship // Singing with the Saints (Part 3)
The rise of the charismatic and pentecostal movements, plus societal and technological developments, meant that churches have had to respond to change in recent centuries - including how they approached corporate worship.
In this In:Progress webinar, Graham Beynon (Associate National Director) covers changes in 20th- and 21st-century church history and how they have affected corporate worship in evangelical churches.
The webinar covers the standardisation of services, the role of emotion and expression in sung worship, the updating of old hymns, and how new technology has led to the danger of "worship consumerism".
Further reading on this topic is available on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/theology-and-technology-on-corporate-worship.
This is part 3 of 3 in the 'Singing with the Saints' webinar series.
About the speaker: Graham is one of FIEC's Associate National Directors, helping churches and their leaders by managing FIEC’s team of Local Directors overseeing church planting, and giving advice and training.
About the series: In this In:Progress webinar course, Graham Beynon (FIEC Associate National Director) looks at key moments in the history of independent worship and draws lessons for our corporate worship today.
About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Find out more: https://fiec.org.uk.
23 Jul 2026
Cultural Influences on Corporate Worship // Singing with the Saints (Part 2)
The church in the 18th- and 19th-centuries was influenced by the surrounding culture and therefore needed to understand how corporate worship could be expressed contextually without compromising to the culture.
In this In:Progress webinar, Graham Beynon (Associate National Director) explores how different church leaders during those years approached corporate worship and what lessons we can learn for our practice today.
The webinar includes examples from Isaac Watts, the Wesley brothers, the Salvation Army, and others, as well as how culture has influenced where churches meet and how sung worship is accompanied.
Further reading on this topic is available on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/cultural-influences-on-corporate-worship.
This is part 2 of 3 in the 'Singing with the Saints' webinar series.
About the speaker: Graham is one of FIEC's Associate National Directors, helping churches and their leaders by managing FIEC’s team of Local Directors overseeing church planting, and giving advice and training.
About the series: In this In:Progress webinar course, Graham Beynon (FIEC Associate National Director) looks at key moments in the history of independent worship and draws lessons for our corporate worship today.
About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Find out more: https://fiec.org.uk.
22 Jul 2026
The Shape of Corporate Worship // Singing with the Saints (Part 1)
In light of the Protestant Reformation, the early Independents wrestled with what should guide or shape our corporate worship.
In this In:Progress webinar, Graham Beynon (Associate National Director) explores 16th- and 17th-century church history and theology to help us understand where the principles that underpin our corporate worship today came from.
The webinar covers the Reformation and early separatists, the normative and regulative principles of worship, different approaches to corporate worship, and what worship is acceptable to God.
Further reading on this topic is available on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/the-shape-of-corporate-worship.
This is part 1 of 3 in the 'Singing with the Saints' webinar series.
About the speaker: Graham is one of FIEC's Associate National Directors, helping churches and their leaders by managing FIEC’s team of Local Directors overseeing church planting, and giving advice and training.
About the series: In this In:Progress webinar course, Graham Beynon (FIEC Associate National Director) looks at key moments in the history of independent worship and draws lessons for our corporate worship today.
About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Find out more: https://fiec.org.uk.
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