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This workshop will explore how we can move beyond the usual church labels by engaging with broader musical traditions to create worship that is both rich in content and diverse in appeal.

We desire for our worship to transcend barriers – age, race, economic background. Unfortunately, musical style is often a divisive element. This workshop will explore how we can move beyond the usual church labels (“contemporary,” “traditional,” blended”) by engaging with broader musical traditions to create worship that is both rich in content and diverse in appeal.

Presented at the 2014 Calvin Symposium on Worship 

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