This summer my family and I will be “on the road” from May 10-July 31, speaking and ministering in churches, conferences, and camps. We’re really looking forward to these opportunities. We’re essentially making a huge loop from Texas to South Carolina to Michigan to Illinois to Kansas City to Tulsa! Dates are filling fast for… Continue Reading
Scott Aniol has joined a growing chorus. In so doing he has significantly raised the rhetoric to a new level of systematic and meticulous evaluation while allying himself with those concerned believers who question the mood, sensibility, and impact of current popular worship music. Worship in Song greatly assists the Lord’s servants who have the… Continue Reading
I am excited to recommend Worship in Song to anyone involved with the ministry of church music today. Scott Aniol has given us a fresh, new approach to a timely and important issue. In this easy-to-read volume we can recognize how Scott’s understanding of music, culture, and the Scripture come together to give the reader… Continue Reading
“Scott Aniol has contributed a reasoned, thoughtful, Scripture-infused, and theological approach to his subject. This book should prove to be a helpful volume to any serious worshiper.” Paul S. Jones, D.M. Organist and Music Director – Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia Author, Singing and Making Music Continue Reading
Here we have a brief and thoughtful theology of the use and place of music in the gathered worship of the people of God. Aniol argues that our current confusions over music in public worship are at the root, theological. Consequently, we need to understand what worship is (biblically), how sanctification happens, the nature and… Continue Reading
In the 20 years I have been in Christian broadcasting, no single issue has been more explosive than the subject of Christian music in the church. Scott Aniol’s much-needed book takes on this issue in an incisive manner, and he rightly points to the foundational issue of religious affections that underlies the entire debate. Christians… Continue Reading
Ingrid Schlueter highlights this site and my upcoming book. Continue Reading
Endorsements are starting to come in for my new book, which is set to be typeset soon. Here are some of them: “Scott Aniol is at once theologian, historian, philosopher, aesthetician, musician, logician, and pastor in this encapsulating must-read entry in the worship wars. His biblical and musical insights are remarkable for any one person… Continue Reading
Pastor Greg Linscott posts a recommendation for Religious Affections Ministries here. He also posted the three presentations from my weekend at his church here. Here is what he said: Our church, First Baptist Church of Marshall, MN, recently had the privilege of hosting Scott Aniol of Religious Affections Ministries. Scott presented a short series on… Continue Reading
At our conference this past Monday, Pastor Mike Harding shared some comments about me and Religious Affections Ministrires prior to his final message. Listen Here Continue Reading
Scott Aniol exemplifies personally the God-centered music philosophy he’s urging upon churches corporately. He’s become known for his gracious, scriptural conservatism movingly ministered through beautiful music wed to sound theology. I rejoice that the Lord has burdened him to help Fundamentalism develop even more scriptural conviction and passion for Christ through its music ministries. Continue Reading
Dear Pastor, Pastor Scott Aniol is beginning an itinerant ministry to churches, Christian colleges, seminaries, Christian camps and schools in order to speak on the subject of Christian worship, appropriate music in Christian ministry, and a biblical perspective on aesthetics in relation to the beauty of God — all from a theological and God-centered viewpoint.… Continue Reading