[ mites from our momentary marriage and ministry ]
Kristen Gilles (worship leader at Sojourn Community Church) recently posted some helpful thoughts for smaller music teams. She points out the challenges and the opportunities by giving an example of her (a vocalist and keyboard player) working with two others: Bobby and I realize that some of you may not have the advantage (and accompanying …
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A couple of reasons why I appreciate this arrangement: It’s very singable. Cheryl and I first heard this at YLC conference, and picked it up reasonably quickly. It matches the words better. In my opinion, Thomas Hasting’s original “Toplady” tune and Richard Redhead’s Petra variation both sound a bit too bright and chirpy, compared with the …
Highly recommended reading – two articles on using music in gathered worship by Scott Mackay: Stating the obvious about church music (Scott Mackay) http://t.co/jTdyK09VAx — the kiwifruit blog (@kiwifruitblog) March 4, 2013 Deconstructing church singing (Scott Mackay) http://t.co/Pc4yJbWTFp — the kiwifruit blog (@kiwifruitblog) March 5, 2013 In the first piece, “Stating the Obvious About …
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Quite a thought-provoking opening paragraph (and rest of article) from WLMag’s Feb issue: “Worship leaders are hymnal editors. Whoever chooses the people’s song for their congregation is not only a hymnal editor but also is a primary shaper of the way their congregation understands and expresses faith.” – C Michael Lawn The author never gives …
“…There are several reasons for opposing it. One, it’s too new. Two, it’s often worldly, even blasphemous. The new Christian music is not as pleasant as the more established style. Because there are so many new songs you can’t learn them all. It puts too much emphasis on instrumental music rather than Godly lyrics. This …