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Not the Real Problem

On May 17, 2011 By

Kevin DeYoung (DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed) has a good post today asking pastors and church leaders not to assume that the decline they see in their church is because of (or can be solved by) worship styles. He says,

I do wish church leaders would stop assuming that their problems boil down to [...]

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At Religious Affections Ministries our mission and purpose is to help people grow in their knowledge of God and his worship. It is God’s Word that transforms lives, churches, and cultures. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the Scriptures and contemporary questions of aesthetics, culture, and music so that we can make choices [...]

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I’d like to express deep thank to those who have gratiously donated toward our mission trip to Brazil. We’ve had a number of people give various amounts, including several large anonymous gifts. Thank you so much!

We’re only about half way to raising what we’ve spent on travel expenses, so if you [...]

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Suggest a topic

On December 18, 2009 By

I regularly receive e-mails asking various questions related to worship, music, church ministry, etc., and sometimes people post questions on our Facebook page as well. But I wanted to make it easier to request a topic of discussion on this site.

So I’ve added a widget to the sidebar where you can suggest a [...]

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How RAM Can Help Your Church

On December 4, 2009 By

I’ve been thrilled this year with the ways that Religious Affections Ministries has been able to help pastors and churches think biblically about worship and music. We’ve ministered in over 30 churches in addition to several conferences for a total of almost 100 hours of ministry! This ministry has included teaching, preaching, seminary lectures, conducting [...]

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I’d like to highlight a few articles by Michael Horton, articles that were among the first to significantly shape my thinking on worship and music when I was in college. In particular, Horton confirmed some of the uneasiness I was already experiencing about what some might consider “traditional church music,” and he was the first [...]

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Partner with us

On September 8, 2009 By

A year ago this week we fully launched Religious Affections Ministries. Our burden is simple: help churches think biblically about worship and music. This means publishing articles, books, recordings, and sheet music all with the purpose of equipping local churches to worship our Lord biblically, deliberately, and, yes, conservatively.

I started this ministry from a [...]

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