My good friend Ruth Goddard from Joy of Music Co. wrote some things in a recent email conversation that I thought were terrific suggestions that are worth passing along:
What can we do to engage all generations?
1. Teach a respect for other generations’ musical heart language
-when I learn your songs, I show […]
It’s fascinating to me that I have had several requests from older people in our congregation over the years to do the hymns faster. Consider the following clips:
Amazing Grace – Old School and Fast!
Amazing Grace – Modern, Bluesy and Slow!
Leaning on the Everlasting arms – Old School and Fast!
Leaning […]
To many people, especially older folks, the electric guitar solo is the very epitome of everything that is wrong with modern worship music. It is the symbol, the icon of that evil rock ‘n roll that has crept into the church.
Why do many of todays modern songs that are on the radio, both […]
Youth Worship is HARD!
I LOVE leading youth in worship. It can be AWESOME! But there are some unique challenges as well…
Why is youth worship often so much more difficult than Sunday Morning worship?
Young People are usually less mature and more self conscious Teenagers are notorious for being […]
Once upon a time a group of families met to sing songs of worship to God. They all squished into a nice, clean, warm, bright room with wooden arches and padded pews where one could see and hear everyone, including the piano and/or organ and everyone sang melodies and harmony out of a hymnal. […]
Too Much Repetition? Repetition in Songs – How much is too much?
Modern worship songs are often accused of being too repetitive. Let’s take a look at some key questions around repetition.
Is repetition ever ok?
I don’t know anyone that is against all repetition. Everyone is in favor of some repetition. Let me […]
When it comes to training musicians and leaders for Concerts versus Church Worship Services, both of which can be useful in the Kingdom of God, many of the required skills are the same, but here is my list of the main differences in emphasis.
Do you agree? Have I left some out? Give me some […]
Today we spent the whole morning preparing for tonight. We started off by getting our hearts ready, confessing and unresolved sin and offering Jesus our hearts completely. Then we got the church building ready by doing a full cleanup including bathrooms, windows, vacuuming, trash, … all with smiles on our faces! Yay!
Then we […]
