January 9, 2015 David West Church Leadership, Organization, Song Leading 0 comments
In our previous article concerning worship music we discussed in detail God’s method of worship. Let’s continue that thought and look at what God would have us reject concerning our methods of worship. 1. God Wants Us to Reject Our Own Methods of Worship Lev. 10:1-3 helps us understand this truth; “And Nadab and Abihu… Read more
January 1, 2015 Lance Bastian Church Leadership, Music Philosophy 0 comments
In the last post, we saw how Paul made a deliberate decision to exclude the human tools of rhetoric from his preaching of the gospel of Christ. He knew that by adding a heavy emotional pull to his evangelism, he would see people come to Christ simply because they were caught up in a state… Read more
December 24, 2014 Erik Hanson Music Philosophy 3 comments
How we worship is important. But, does God care about our methodology in how we use and select worship music today? This is a question that we often do not ponder upon enough or dismiss quickly since we erroneously tend to assume that the Bible does not answer this question. Christians are all too eager… Read more
September 30, 2014 Lance Bastian Music Philosophy 0 comments
As church musicians, we sometimes long for more specific, direct instruction from God’s Word on what our music should sound like. But, have we overlooked the not so obvious verses about worship music? As we try to balance energy with reverence, new with established, simple with complex, and a myriad of other considerations, it can… Read more
January 29, 2014 David West News Release 0 comments
About 1:00 pm Tuesday morning I received a phone call from a former teacher and friend, Mr. Alex Fields. He was calling to inform me of the passing of Dr. Dwight Gustafson. The last time I had seen Dr. Gus was at the Wilds in 2013. He was at the camp signing copies of his… Read more
January 28, 2014 David West Podcast 0 comments
Why Be a Sacred Music Publisher? In this session of the Music For Ministry Podcast, I chat with David E. Smith who breaks down the day-to-day of what sacred music publishing is all about. Is it a ministry, a business, an art or a passion? David E. Smith is the founder and owner of David E. Smith Publications… Read more
November 27, 2013 David West Music app, Music Education, Reviews 0 comments
This is one of my favorite apps for the iPad. As a musician and music teacher I use it often. In order for me to spend a few dollars on an app, it has to be extraordinary. This metronome had to do more than just keep an accurate tempo and accent a beat. It had… Read more