Publications

Servanthood of Song: Music, Ministry, and the Church in the United States

'Servanthood of Song' is a history of American church music from the colonial era to the present. Its focus is on the institutional and societal pressures that have shaped church song and have led us directly to where we are today.

Sound Theology

This book surveys the liturgical soundscape during and after the Reformation with regard to the use of instruments in worship in general, and the (dis)use of the pipe organ specifically.

The OneWord Worship Model

The OneWord Worship Model: A New Paradigm for Church Worship Planning offers a clear, concise, and collaborative approach to planning congregational worship using the biblical text as its foundation.

Worship and Power: Liturgical Authority in Free Church Traditions

This edited volume models how dialogue among scholars and practitioners can promote worship practices that are faithful and just.

Becoming What We Sing: Formation through Contemporary Worship Music

This book draws on cultural criticism, ethnomusicology, and liturgical and sacramental theology to process the deluge of the contemporary in today’s worship music.

Sermons That Sing: Music and the Practice of Preaching

Preaching and music are both regular elements of Christian worship across the theological spectrum. But they often don't interact or inform each other in meaningful ways.

Essays on the History of Contemporary Praise and Worship

This book investigates topics in both Pentecostal and mainline branches of contemporary praise worship, looking at subjects little explored by prior work.

Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy

A Spanish-English bilingual hymnal for Protestant congregations, parishes, seminaries, schools, and more.

The Gospel in a Handshake

This book focuses on the grace embedded in the timeless liturgy and enables readers to create their own frames that alert worshipers to the character and purpose of various service elements.

Caring Worship: Helping Worship Leaders Provide Pastoral Care through the Liturgy

This book takes a new and fresh look at the worship liturgy.

The Whole Church Sings: Congregational Singing in Luther's Wittenberg

Authoritative study by a renowned musicologist and Reformation scholar presenting new research that congregational singing was both the intention and the practice right from the beginning of the Wittenberg reforms in worship.

Essential Worship: A Handbook for Leaders

Essential Worship is a concise, easy-to-read primer on the basics of worship theology and practice.