The Story Behind the Song
How to encourage faith nurture in your congregation’s worship.
December 14, 2010
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1 min read
Songs of Justice
An article with songs that describe justice.
December 10, 2010
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1 min read
Step Up and Take Charge
In this article Bob Langlois addresses that critical period of time before the worship service: the sound check. This can often be a frustrating time with too many leaders and not enough followers, and it can turn pretty ugly if someone doesn’t take charge. Langlois suggests that that person needs to be the sound engineer. —JB
December 8, 2010
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1 min read
Songwriters Tell Their Stories: Kids in costume introduce a service of songs
Several well-known hymn writers “reappeared” recently for one hour in Bloomington, Minnesota. They were our guests at a hymn festival that was planned to build appreciation for the hymnody of the church among our children—and adults.
November 19, 2010
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1 min read
Four Principles for Vocalists Leading Congregational Singing
Tips for leading congregational singing.
November 8, 2010
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1 min read
Meditations on Lenten Hymns
These meditations on frequently used Lenten hymns will help you plan worship for Lent.
October 22, 2010
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12 min read
Planning Worship with Hymnary.org
In this session, Harry Plantinga and Greg Scheer will introduce you to Hymnary.org, lead you through simple and advanced searches, and show you ways to become involved as a contributor.
July 15, 2010
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61 min video
Pastoral and Worship Excellence: Becoming more like Christ
A feature story exploring Pastoral and Worship excellence. David J. Wood and Paul Ryan offer a biblical framework for cultivating congregational conversations about pastoral excellence and standards for worship excellence.
September 11, 2009
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12 min read
Prayer in the Life of a Third Millennium Monastery: What We're Learning
This session featured stories, prayers, and insights from the first year of the Stockbridge Boiler Room, a simple Christian community that practices a daily rhythm of prayer, study, and celebration while caring actively for the poor and the lost.
January 1, 2009
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61 min listen
What the Psalms Have to Teach Us about Song Writing
Psalms allow us to express a whole range of emotions in powerful ways and at the same time, they tell us a lot about God. This workshop will examine how worship song writers can learn from the psalms as they work on their own craft.
January 1, 2009
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53 min listen
Conversations Between Worship Leaders and Worship Technicians
This presentation addressed some of the wonderful possibilities of working well together as well as some of the pitfalls in the assumptions we make about sound in worship.
January 1, 2009
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64 min listen
Mentoring Musicians and Worship Artists
How can we change our leadership paradigm from directing people to helping them grow?
January 1, 2009
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59 min listen
