I recently received the following question via e-mail: I am the youth pastor at _______ Baptist Church in _______. I really enjoyed your article “Train… Read More »How to introduce hymnody into your church children's programs
About a year ago I posted a piece on leading congregational singing; I compared two conferences, one in which I was privileged to plan and… Read More »A Tale of Two Song Leaders
If the Church today is going to be able to rightly apply biblical principles to music and worship, it must recover important categories that are… Read More »Correcting Categories, Part 10 – Conclusion
by Chuck King, Pastor of Music and Worship, College Church in Wheaton, IL reprinted from “Knowing the Score,” Vol 17, No 26, April 8, 2009.… Read More »Behind the Scenes of GUNNAR ("My Song is Love Unknown")
Download a free full track here: “How Sweet and Awful Is the Place!” This track fits within the final category of a progression of hymns… Read More »Download Free Track from "God Himself Is With Us"
Pre-order for 30% off | Book Website SECTION ONE: LAYING THE FOUNDATION Chapter One: Biblical Authority in Matters of Faith and Practice Many Christians insist… Read More »Contents of Worship in Song by Scott Aniol
In this series, I have been attempting to show that the New Testament teaches that the church assembles for worship. Some deny this teaching because… Read More »The Church Assembles for Worship, Part 3 by Ryan Martin
Note: this hymn has been updated, so I am republishing this post. I am thrilled to recommend a new hymn collaboration between Pastor Chris Anderson… Read More »New Hymn: Praise Our Savior, Jesus Christ
Many of us bemoan the fact that there really aren’t very many new, fresh, yet profoundly conservative hymns with rich, doctrinal texts and stable, lasting… Read More »Commissioning Hymns
A music theorist whom I have found very helpful is Manfred Clynes. Clynes argues that music communicates through its natural connection with emotion. I can… Read More »Apollo vs. Dionysus