(W)orship, properly understood, “meets us where we are” in the way that the music and forms of our service allow us to express our love for God with authenticity and in a way that stresses the accessibility of our Savior....
It seems to me that one of the ways that consumerism has really afflicted the church, is in the urgency and pressure that churches are under to deliver an “experience” at every single service that will keep the attendee coming...
From our friends @ Soli Deo Gloria: What can happen when talented composers from around the world are gripped by the words of the Hebrew Psalter? How might the worship life of the Church be stirred by a fresh influx...
Apparently many churches are not. Here’s an excerpt from an interview with Isaac Wardell of Bifrost Arts and the Director of Worship at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia: At an event this year with Francis Chan and other well known leaders,...
Nancy Beach of Willow Creek surmises some questions from those who attend our worship services and are not musically inclinded. Her gentle reminders include: 1. Please choose singable songs. Most people don’t sing much in public, other than at sporting...
When I walk into a church, many times the first thing I hear is someone’s voice coming through the speakers from a microphone and not a host of voices singing. More and more it seems like people show up to...
Page CXVI is worth a listen (here & below)
Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him – Job. Video HT: Worship.com
HT to Josh Riley & Worship.com for these quotes (interesting to note that God is not named in all of them): Josh Riley: Worship is everything we think, everything we say, and everything we do, revealing that which we treasure...
While songs of lament have a long Biblical tradition but seem to have given short shrift in the current milieu of worship music. Michael Card is among those recognizing the situation: “Our theology tells us that if we complain to...