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Repertoire for 2005 Charles Herbert Flax Memorial Concert at Hampton University

Meeting at Hampton with people from several denominations reminds conferees how many ways they can praise God through music. Besides singing through several genres in morning and evening worship services, conferees and visitors enjoy anthems, hymns, spirituals, contemporary gospel, and new arrangements of old favorites at the annual Charles Herbert Flax Memorial Concert.

July 22, 2005 | 4 min read
Mentoring Church Musicians: Each one teach one

Whether you have musical gifts to pass on or want to improve those you have, you know how important mentoring is for church musicians. And good training helps church musicians enrich worshipers' experiences.

July 22, 2005 | 10 min read

Korean American Churches: From generation to generation

Why do so many Koreans convert to Christianity? And why is it so difficult to pass on this faith to children and grandchildren? A feature story exploring Korean American churches and how their faith is passed down from generation to generation.

July 5, 2005 | 11 min read
Art That Preaches

Call it "the preacher's friend." Certain types of visual art are especially good for helping people worship because they direct attention beyond the artist or artwork to God. A feature story exploring art that preaches.

June 24, 2005 | 10 min read

Heaven

Based on the book "Bringing Heaven Down to Earth," this word study attempts to make sense of the separation between heaven and earth.

June 22, 2005 | 9 min read

Imaginative Options for Prelude, Offertory, Postlude

A transcribed address on the purpose, place and importance of a prelude, offertory, and postlude in a worship service

June 17, 2005 | 33 min read
Handbell Music Based on Tunes in Sing! A New Creation - Marcia Smits

A index of handbell music written to accompany different songs found in Sing! A New Creation.

June 16, 2005 | 14 min read