Would you like to incorporate Davidic Worship Dance into your time of Worship? C.A.R.E., Inc./ Manna Congregation of Baldwin, MI offers dance instruction to fellowships and congregations. Click here for more information and how to host a dance group for your fellowship. We offer an audio teaching by Theresa Bates of Adonai Dance Ministries as presented in our March 2007 Teleconference. Click here for the audio file. | We believe that the worship of our God brings us into His Presence and strengthens us to meet the challenges of life. Our joy is to see people of all ages learning to worship fully, with all our hearts, our minds, our souls and strength. We encourage people in freedom to worship with all of our hearts, our minds, our souls and our strength, asking that we may decrease and our Messiah, Yeshua/Jesus of Nazareth may increase! All people who honor the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are called to learn to walk in His ways and delight in His will. All through the pages of the Bible, there are events in which His people celebrate His works and His Presence in song and in dance. Miriam, who led the women in dance after the parting of the Red Sea and King David, who danced before YHWH as the Ark was brought in, are probably the two best known examples. Although this form of worship has not been common in many branches of Christianity, it retains its place when Scripture is our guide. Our hope is to develop "an army of worshippers", who recognize that the prayers and praise of those who are set apart to YHWH are a powerful antidote to the things in this world that seek to exalt themselves against a knowledge of God. Currently, weekly times of worship are held on Shabbat afternoon. Praise music is selected to reinforce the topics of each week's study of the Word. Our praise times include songs that call us into His Presence and remind us how far men can fall when we forget our Elohim. A diverse collection of music, primarily Hebraic, but also favorite contemporary and traditional Evangelical worship music, is used without interruption to encourage each one present to fully enter in. Worship times begin with a call to worship provided by all the attending shofar players. Traditonal calls for Tekiah, Teruah and Tekiah ha Gadol are patterned after Scriptural instructions to alert and awaken the people of God. The Sh'ma, the traditional call to His people, Israel, to Hear and Obey also precedes the worship time. These sounds are what the Messiah will use to announce His return and we are rehearsing to be ready and recognize the call when it comes. Incorporated into the worship are traditional and contemporary Hebraic worship dances which we have been learning over the past several years. A preparation for worship time is often offered in which people can learn the steps to a dance or learn more about the use of banners in praise. Dan and Sylvia Calderone have provided choreography of several of our favorite worship music songs; such as On Your Walls Oh Jerusalem (Al Chomatayeech) and Dance (With Your Tambourine).
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