Allow me to share an idea that’s been helpful in our church. It has done much to lessen the “worship wars” that sometimes happen because of stylistic preferences. See what you think.
We ask people to recommend songs that “God
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Telling Each Other’s Story (But NO Anonymous Song Requests)
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Written on June 9th, 2009
Filed under: Intergenerational, Leadership, Liturgy, Music, Order of Worship, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Style of Worship, Uncategorized, Writing and blogging
Filed under: Intergenerational, Leadership, Liturgy, Music, Order of Worship, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Style of Worship, Uncategorized, Writing and blogging
We Are What We Eat (But We Become What We Sing)
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Written on June 3rd, 2009
Filed under: Articles, Books, Culture, Dangerous Worship, Intergenerational, Local Church, Music, Prayer, Songwriting, Theology, Writing and blogging
Filed under: Articles, Books, Culture, Dangerous Worship, Intergenerational, Local Church, Music, Prayer, Songwriting, Theology, Writing and blogging
Last Sunday one of the members of our worship team, a 15 year old girl, lead the worship band and the congregation in singing the song “Whatever You’re Doing” written by the band Sanctus Real. Lead by her,
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Heartsong More Than a Memory
By Gustav Skogens
CHICAGO, IL (May 18, 2009) – The paths to professional ministry have been different for Bruce Helgeson, Heidi Wiebe, Paul Lessard, and Rick Carlson—some have been more winding than others. But they all share one thing in …
Song Review: Mighty to Save
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Written on March 13th, 2009
Filed under: Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
Filed under: Music, Resources for Worship, Songwriting, Theology
I mentioned earlier this week how the phrase “mighty to save” caught my eye in the Prayer for the Week. Maybe you want to weigh in on the merits (or demerits) of said-song.
First the info: Mighty to Save…
Mighty to Save: a song and a prayer
Yesterday, I encountered this Prayer for the Week:
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan:
Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptation; and, as you know the weaknesses
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Good, Bad and Ugly Songs
John Stackhouse took Chris Tomlin to task. This week, Stackhouse posted a detailed critique of Tomlin’s Praise the Father, Praise the Son underscored by a general concern about the quality of the sounds and lyrics we foist upon people in …
CHIC 2009 Bands
CHICAGO, IL (February 1, 2009) – Third Day and David Crowder will be among the musical acts performing at CHIC 2009, event organizers announced Saturday night. Other acts include Flyleaf and Israel Houghton.
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Youth Orchestra
PASADENA, CA (February 10, 2009) – Young people in Los Angeles – from Compton to Arcadia – since 2007 have been enthusiastically flocking to the Pasadena Community Youth Orchestra, a ministry run by Abundant Life Covenant Bible Church.
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10 Great New Songs
He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the LORD
and put their trust in him.
I’m big on new songs. Old songs too, but there’s nothin’ like …
The Bleak Midwinter
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Written on December 8th, 2008
Filed under: Music, Order of Worship, Style of Worship, Theology
Filed under: Music, Order of Worship, Style of Worship, Theology
I’ve heard these reasons for not singing traditional advent music:
- The songs are depressing
- Most people don’t know they are seasonal, and would not make that connection in worship
- The songs are unfamiliar
- The Christmas songs are so good, it’s
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