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Worshiptainment: When the Stage Replaces the Savior (w/ Matthew Everhard)
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Topics Covered
- What Scripture requires for corporate worship
- The regulative principle of worship
- Psalm-singing and congregational participation
- The ordinary means of grace vs. performance-based services
- Practical steps for pastors, worship leaders, and members
About Our Guest
Dr. Matthew Everhard is a Reformed pastor, author, and scholar of Jonathan Edwards. He is passionate about worship that is Christ-centered, biblically faithful, and reverent.Resources Mentioned
- Trinity Hymnal
- Crown & Covenant’s Psalms for Worship
- Matthew’s book, Worshiptainment: The Modern Church’s Golden Calf.
- Scripture texts: John 4:24; 1 Corinthians 11–14; Colossians 3:16
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.




