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Kevin Twit, on comparing what we sing in gathered worship with what we say at weddings: “If all you’re singing and ever saying back to God is you want to do, and you’re never focusing on what He’s done and what He promises to do, I think ultimately your worship will be impoverished and your …
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A common question in music ministry is whether we can change the line to a worship song. Sometimes it’s a line that you have no idea what it means (e.g. “Here I raise my Ebenezer”). Or it could be that theologically vague lyric that you want to rescue because it’s set to a really catchy …
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A great quote from one of the WorshipGod West general sessions. “Your primary identity is not singer, not musician, not leader, not tech guy, it’s not pastor, it’s receiver. Recipient of grace, overwhelmed by undeserved mercy, sought by God the Father Himself. That is your identity.” – Craig Cabaniss, “Faithful to Receive“, 27 June 2013 …
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Two years ago (wow! has it really been that long?), Cheryl and I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly over from New Zealand for a 2 week holiday in the US that included attending the WorshipGod 2011 conference, hosted by Bob Kauflin from Sovereign Grace Ministries. Here’s a summary of what the conference was about: …
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Should non-Christians play on the music team during Sunday services? On an issue often discussed in worship ministry, here’s some arguments presented by Ronnie Martin on today’s TGC Worship blog post. Excerpts: So what’s the big deal? Does it matter if we have unbelieving worship leaders on Sunday? After all, if all they’re doing is …
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