[ mites from our momentary marriage and ministry ]
Bob Kauflin shares three categories to help you work out what to sing in your local churches this year. 1. Choose songs people can sing. In the church (and even at a conference), we shouldn’t assume people have the same songs on their iTunes. Or that everyone even uses iTunes. That’s due both to our …
Continue reading “Three kinds of songs to sing together in 2014”
“So…. what did you guys think of the passage?” There was a bit of an awkward silence. Sitting across the my wife stared at me like I just read from the Qur’an. My daughter squirmed in her high chair. (Did I even understand what I just read? What was the point of that?) I started …
Continue reading ““Here the reformation must begin”: leading my family in worshipping Jesus Christ”
A few months ago I read an interview with Matt Boswell and Michael Bleecker. As a fellow worship leader, one of their answers piqued my interest: Trevin Wax: What are some practical steps you’d recommend for worship leaders who want to incorporate a more Scripture-focused, gospel-centered approach to their ministry? Michael Bleecker: I would begin …
Continue reading “Footnotes on your lyrics: an easy way to improve your gathered worship”
Yesterday I got the day off work and spent the day with Cheryl, E and others at a wedding. What a beautiful day! Matt and Ursula (her mum’s an active member at HBC) were a neat picture of Christ and His Church (Eph 5:31-32). Was nice that many friends and family flew over from the …
God was kind to allow me the opportunity to present a seminar on hymns during the most recent STAND conference. I previously shared on the STAND website some of the reasons why I did this seminar. If you’re interested in listening to it, here’s thelink to the recording, here are the notes, and here’s the …
