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“What’s your church’s worship style?”  When people ask this question, they’re usually thinking about the type of songs a church sings, or the instruments they use, or the clothes people wear.  Words like “contemporary”, “traditional”, “blended”, “liturgical”, or “emergent” usually find their way into a descriptive answer.  Really, worship has very little to do with whether we sing choruses or hymns, or even whether the pastor wears a clerical robe or Hawaiian shirt!  These are questions of style rather than substance.  Worship is not so much about us as it is about God.  In John 12:32, Jesus gives this promise.  “But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.”  It is our sincere belief that when we focus on lifting up Jesus in our worship time, He draws us in.  This is not to say that how we worship is unimportant.  What happens at 10:30 on Sunday mornings at DCN is the most important thing we do all week as a church.  It is our hope that three things are accomplished at that time:

Worship ties.  As we pray, sing, partake, and listen, our relationships with our Lord and His people grow stronger.  We call this relational worship.

Worship tells.  As we listen to the songs, scriptures, and sermon, we learn God’s story and our part in it.  We call this narrative worship.

Worship transforms.  We become more a child of God and less a creature of hell as we participate in the ancient practices of our faith.  We call this incarnational worship.

So, all that being said, what does a typical Sunday morning worship service look like at DCN?

10:30 – Community Time
This is when we make announcements about upcoming events in the life of the church, hear testimonies from members of the congregation of how God has blessed them in the last week, take an offering to support the ongoing work of the church, and listen to a solo or group “special” presented by our musicians.

10:45 – Praise Time
We have about fifteen minutes of uninterrupted congregational singing, led by a group from the platform.  These songs will almost always be newer choruses accompanied by video footage.

11:00 – Word and Response

At this time our children are dismissed to children’s church, except for the fourth Sunday of the month.  This portion of the service is built around the four lectionary passages for each Sunday (a psalm, an Old Testament lesson, an Epistle lesson, and a Gospel reading).  We read a passage, say or read a prayer in response, and sing a traditional hymn based on the scripture.