One of the most overlooked voices in America concerning revival was the evangelist R.A. Torrey. Mostly known for the volumes of books he wrote on prayer and the Holy Spirit, he also holds a place in history as a worldwide evangelist. Following in the footsteps of D.L. Moody and Ira Sankey, Torrey stepped out in the… Read more
6 Reasons Congregational Singing Is Important
Benefits of Congregational Singing If you were to step into the average church service, you would find many similarities in how we worship. One of the most important elements in our worship is our congregational singing. Sadly, congregational singing in many churches falls short of bringing praise to God. The singing is no longer vibrant… Read more
Spiritual Preparation in the Life of a Church Music Director
The spiritual preparation of the heart is the number one quality of a good church music director. It takes a sound relationship with the Lord to lead others and effectively care for the the music ministry of the church. A few days ago I ran across a copy of the Boy Scout handbook. It bought… Read more
Verses You Didn’t Know Were About Worship Music (Part II)
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
Selecting Worship Music | Does God Care What Method I Use?
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
Verses About Worship Music You May Have Overlooked (Part I)
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
Church Music – Its Purpose and Use
There are well over 500 references to music and its use in the Bible. It would benefit every church musician to do a careful study of the purpose and use of music in the scripture. You can see from the scripture that music is used in many different settings. On the shores of the Red… Read more