Many of DCC’s values are evidenced in the way we approach worship. We believe all Christ-followers need worship for encouragement, teaching, and the opportunity to celebrate God’s mighty works together with other believers. Consequently we are committed to offering him our very best each week, drawing together in the presence of our holy, loving Father, reminding each other of God’s greatness and God’s sufficiency (Acts 2:43-47).

Philosophy of Worship

In worship, we hear from God and express praise and honor to God by declaring who He is, what He has done, and what He promises to do in the future. Worship is our response to God’s grace in the gospel and should be done in a spirit of love, humility, thanksgiving, joy, and reverence, as a natural result of faith in Christ and in obedience to God’s Word.

The following core values are what matter most to us in our worship at DCC. We believe that all personal preferences should be subordinated to these values. You can read more about our values in our “Philosophy of Worship.” Here is a summary of them:

Core Values:

God-centered: God is our primary audience in worship. We understand that worship is not about us, it is primarily about rehearsing, celebrating, and declaring together who God is and what he has done.

Expecting God’s Presence: In worship we can experience the power and presence of God through Christ as he makes himself known and felt for our good and for the salvation of unbelievers.

Scripturally Informed: The content of our singing, praying, and preaching will always conform to the truth of Scripture.

Authentic: Heartfelt worship involves the whole person, therefore our corporate worship must appeal to our minds, our wills, and our emotions.

Joyful Reverence: We want to come into his presence with reverence, joy, passion, and wonder.

Authentic Communication: We want our worship to be in the vernacular and therefore, as much as possible, understandable to all. Our expression in worship should accurately reflect the struggles, victories, joys, and sorrows of those who are following Jesus.

Un-distracting Excellence: We do not want people's attention to be diverted from the substance of worship by poor quality. Natural, un-distracting excellence will delight God and let his truth and beauty be manifest (1 Cor. 10:31).

Ancient and Modern: We desire to respect and learn from our tradition and to incorporate aspects of our heritage into our worship of God, while avoiding traditionalism and meaningless habits. To this end, we strive to use the best that the historical and contemporary church has to offer in liturgy.