Read a story by Joan Huyser-Honig about one Lutheran congregation’s decision to use African drums in worship. The article is posted by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ferndale, Mich., uses African drums in worship and holds classes to teach worshippers how to use them.

The Temple of Universal Judaism, Congregation Daat Elohim in New York, N.Y., uses drums in worship.

St. Francis Episcopal Church in College Station, Texas, uses drums in worship.

Mitziut Jewish Community in East Rogers Park, Ill., has incorporated drum circles in its worship. Contact Rabbi Menachem Cohen.

The Metropolitan Baptist Church of Houston has four praise bands that use drums.

Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral in Springfield, Mass., has a Latino congregation that uses drums.

T.D. Jakes is the leader of the Potter’s House, a 30,000 member Pentecostal church in Dallas. He is a nationally known pastor and author.

Philip Jenkins is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities at Pennsylvania State University. He also is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and serves as co-director for the institute’s Initiative on Historical Studies of Religion. He is the author of Climate, Catastrophe and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious Upheaval and The Next Christendom: The […]