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An Embarrassing but Formative Worship-Leading Lesson from 30 Years Ago
I remember the incident as if it occured yesterday, though it’s been over 30 years, because of how profoundly it shaped the rest of my career. I was leading congregational singing for a Sunday night service at the church where … Continue reading
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Let the Pandemic-Concessions-for-Corporate-Worship Redemption Begin!
“We need not be thankful for the coronavirus, of course, but seeking how we might adjust our worship practices in the months ahead in light of what we’ve learned during the pandemic might be a way of being thankful in all circumstances (1 Thes. 5:18), which would be very redemptive, indeed.” Continue reading
The Best Contemporary Worship Music Songwriter of All Time
“It would not be an exaggeration to use MLK-like adjectives to modify any nouns related to Crouch’s efforts in segregated Protestant America, another reason his contribution to cwm is so significant.” Continue reading
Songwriting Tips from the Experts, Part 13
“The process of writing, for me, is not very cut and [dried]. One thing for sure, it’s one long process of self-editing and self-critique. I think a lot of [songwriters are not] . . . tough self-critics or self-editors.” Continue reading
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Songwriting Tips from the Experts, Part 12
“As you survey your worship set on any given Sunday, ask yourself who gets the best action verbs. If the answer isn’t the Father, Son, and/or Holy Spirit, there’s a problem.” Continue reading
A New Old Book You Will Want to Read
“Unlike so many authors–all of whom, understandably, must promote themselves in some fashion since their writing helps support their families and careers–Noland never seems to make grandiose self-referential splashes or pronouncements.” Continue reading
A Prayer for Corporate Worship at the Beginning of a New Year
Happy New Year! I hope 2021 has started well for you. May God grant us grace to survive and thrive amidst whatever comes our way over the next 12 months. Doctoral dissertations in sociology will be written in the years … Continue reading
Thoughts on Worship in the Academy at the End of a Rough Year
We celebrated the blessed end of a really difficult semester this past Saturday in the Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts at Judson University. (OK, we really celebrated Christmas, as is our wont in early December, but this … Continue reading
Bidding Farewell to The Practice
“Those smaller fellowships that do survive COVID-19 might very well end up determining that the worship practices heretofore deemed immutably necessary for cultural relevance in 2021 and beyond no longer make sense for them in our current reality. And that might look a lot like The Practice. Here’s hoping.” Continue reading
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Songwriting Tips from the Experts, Part 11
I get to feature a Land-of-Lincoln homeboy in today’s post, Peoria-born Dan Fogelberg, who died far too young, 56, of prostate cancer back in 2007. I’m partial to the singer-songwriters anyway, but I’m especially partial to Fogelberg, whose “Longer” my … Continue reading
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