Christian worship is corporate
Paul has a corporate worship in mind in 1 Corinthians 14, and as the Apostle addresses the problem of tongues in Corinth, he at the same teaches… Read More »Christian worship is corporate
Articles on Worship
Why I believe gratitude is the most important worship affection
The affections of our hearts are central to true worship. Yet while praise, joy, contrition, and love are all important affections for worship, I believe… Read More »Why I believe gratitude is the most important worship affection
My Paper from ETS – Practice Makes Perfect: How Corporate Worship Shapes Disciples
Last week I was able to read a paper at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Atlanta. I had a good crowd… Read More »My Paper from ETS – Practice Makes Perfect: How Corporate Worship Shapes Disciples
Answering Paige Patterson’s Suggestions for Worship in Song
In 2013, Paige Patterson, President of Southwestern Baptist Theologian Seminary, wrote a kind review in Artistic Theologian of my first book, Worship in Song: A Biblical… Read More »Answering Paige Patterson’s Suggestions for Worship in Song
The beauty of truth
Pilate’s question to Jesus in John 18:30—“What is truth?”—is no less relevant today than it was then. In its most basic definition, something is true… Read More »The beauty of truth
Knowledge Without Skill
Both of my children take Suzuki strings lessons, Caleb on cello and Kate on violin. Part of the Suzuki philosophy (which happens to match perfectly… Read More »Knowledge Without Skill
You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way
Deuteronomy 12:2–7 reveals important principles regarding the way God desires to be worshiped and, specifically, the relationship between the biblical way to worship and the ways… Read More »You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way
Stop inviting God to your worship
We hear it all the time in corporate worship services: “God, we invite you to come as we worship you.” “God, fill this place as… Read More »Stop inviting God to your worship
How do we explain similarities between Hebrew and pagan worship?
There is no doubt that some of the practices of ancient Hebrew worship bear remarkable resemblance to the worship practices of the pagan nations around… Read More »How do we explain similarities between Hebrew and pagan worship?
The First Worship War
The very first conflict following the Fall was a conflict over worship. Genesis 4:3–8 relates how Abel’s offering to the Lord’s was accepted, while Cain’s… Read More »The First Worship War
tobyMac and the state of Evangelical piety
Paul’s Words to the Ephesians The beginning of Ephesians 5 is striking. Paul writes to former idolaters and fornicators, reminding them of their new life in… Read More »tobyMac and the state of Evangelical piety
Worship Roots
Creation is the very basis of and foundation for worship. The central principle of biblical worship is the fact that it is God-initiated and based… Read More »Worship Roots
Applications from By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
Ultimately, this book is not meant to address very specific application; rather, I have sought to lay the biblical groundwork that will allow church leaders… Read More »Applications from By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
Summary of By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Let… Read More »Summary of By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture
Introduction to By the Waters of Babylon
The following is an excerpt from By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture by Scott Aniol (Kregel, 2015). By the waters of… Read More »Introduction to By the Waters of Babylon
Worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry reading list for pastors and church musicians
Last week I made the argument that all pastors and church musicians (or “worship leaders”) should give themselves to the study of worship, hymnology, and… Read More »Worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry reading list for pastors and church musicians
Why pastors and church musicians need to study worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry
A primary focus of my ministry is teaching courses in the history and theology of worship, congregational song, and philosophy of ministry to future (and often… Read More »Why pastors and church musicians need to study worship, hymnology, and philosophy of ministry
The unique significance of corporate worship
As I have explained many times before, Christian worship should be defined in terms of the believer’s relationship to God through Christ, and thus worship… Read More »The unique significance of corporate worship
Christian Worship is Trinitarian
The Christian faith is Trinitarian. We worship the one God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One of the ways we rightly respond to the… Read More »Christian Worship is Trinitarian
How I order corporate worship
Although there is no prescribed liturgy1 in Scripture, we do have clear commands that our corporate worship be “decent and in order” (1 Cor 14:40).… Read More »How I order corporate worship