Music style has been a hot-button issue throughout the history of the church. I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet it will continue to be. When I was in college, I was privileged to serve in a small, traditional, country church on Sundays. We sang out of the 1991 Baptist Hymnal and occasionally sang a…
When we debuted this series several months ago I wasn’t ready to write my philosophy of music ministry. I had hundreds of ideas but I was still trying to develop them into a coherent philosophy. I have been a full-time minister of music for seven years but my philosophy has been developing even longer. A little background……
I’m trying something a bit different on the blog today. I am wanting some feedback on the articles we are writing, so I’m giving you a change to directly comment on something practical. “What are you doing?” is a new series where we’ll ask a question in hopes to share a response with others and…
Here at Church Music Today, we have been fortunate to have several guest bloggers post on the site like: Mark Williams, John Cashion, Doug King, Matthew Deweese, Travis Doucette, Rod Ellis, Tim Hooper, and Steven Skaggs. Today, we add to the long list of excellent writers with Joe Ball from the Kentucky Baptist Convention as…
When I began my current ministry nearly four years ago, I began doing small group book studies with our praise team. Since that time, I have tried to pick books that I think will not only be applicable for worship but also for discipleship as well. It is very easy for music people to be…
August 7, 2011 – Immanuel Baptist Church This coming week, my pastor (Dr. Harold Best) is preaching a sermon about the justice and severity of hell from the parable of the wicked tenants in Luke 20:9-18. Last week, he finished an extensive series from the book of Joel dealing with solemn assembly and restoration. Dr. Best…
In a new series, ChurchMusicToday will be bringing you a “new song spotlight”. This new blog series will feature a new worship song that you may want to use with your congregation, choir, youth choir, praise team or just a part of your personal time of worship. This week, we are introducing “Savior” by Todd…
In this edition of the Word Choral Club the recipient will receive: a copy of MORE PRAISE & WORSHIP 5 a book and cd copy of I SALUTE YOU (patriotic/choral) a book and cd copy of WORSHIP WORKS! (choral/praise team) a book and cd copy of AMAZING GRACE RACE (children’s musical) 23 choir anthems (with…
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