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Swee Hong Lim and Lester Ruth have filled an important gap in the study of worship. Lovin’ on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship is the first scholarly work of its kind on this topic. Lim and Ruth trace the origins and development of what we commonly call contemporary Christian worship, exploring it thoroughly and methodically. Their research includes early recordings and interviews...

Pentecostals would emphasize flow was natural since it was an idea connected to how they saw the Holy Spirit operating in an anointed service. And the inherent experiential aspects of flow—it is perceived experientially and it contributes to having positive experiences—fit with classic Pentecostal emphases on experience in worship. By 1978 Pentecostals were publishing guides on how to achieve flow in a song set. David Blomgren’s is perhaps the earliest.14 In a section on how to use scripture choruses,