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Do You Have Musical Benchmarks For Your Worship Team?
Thanks to Steve Ball for sharing his thoughts with The Worship Community! Republished with permission - originally published here.I believe we should all be aiming to excel in what we do – both individually and as part of the worship team. But having a musical benchmark that doesn’t enable new members to join easily really bothers me. Maybe it’s my ‘music teacher’ background wanting to see students develop, but I’ve seen too many people get discouraged (or worse, hurt) over the years by being told they are not good enough. … Read this story...
REVIEW: Reuben Bidez – the Signs of God
Reuben Bidez The Signs of God (Independent) In all honesty, you may not be ready for this. Following his big, anthemic, modern rock, corporate worship CD, GENERATION, Reuben - an Atlanta-based worship artist - felt a tug on his soul to do something quite a bit different with this project. Fans of Gungor, take note: though THE SIGNS OF GOD sounds nothing like Gungor, that same stretched feeling you got when first challenged by Gungor’s unorthodox take on worship resides here as well, for many reasons. … Read this story...
Sunday Setlists #184
Share your worship confessionals, recaps, and setlists for the week of: Sunday, January 29, 2012 Welcome to the 184th consecutive week of "Sunday Setlists". The purpose of "Sunday Setlists" is to share a recap of your worship services. What songs did you use, what arrangements? What worked really well and what didn't work as well as you'd like? What issues did you have preparing? What is the sermon series? How about creative elements used in the service? You don't have to be the pastor or worship leader to participate. We would really love to get reviews from the perspective of those in our congregations each week. Also be sure to join us for our online group Bible study, beginning Monday, February 6, 2012. We'll be using Dwayne Moore's Heaven's Praise. You'll need your own copy of the book. See this post for details and make sure to check in at our forums. … Read this story...
The Worship Community Loves YOUR Voice
We at The Worship Community would like to extend our continued thanks and appreciation for all of you who continue to be a part of our community. Whether through weekly participation in Sunday Setlists, where people from all over share their experiences, testimonies, struggles, ideas, problems/solutions, and song setlists from their worship gatherings each week... ...Or whether over in the TWC forums discussing 'all things worship' with brothers and sisters in Christ from around the world... ...or if you're a regular reader of our articles here on the front page. Thank you! Thanks for being a part of building and nurturing this community. … Read this story...
Recent Articles
5 Reasons To Use Liturgical Music In Your Contemporary Service
Republished with permission from Alex Mejias. Originally published at HighStreetHymns.com. As a person who grew up in the age of CCM and “contemporary” worship, I had little exposure to traditional liturgies and “liturgical music.” I think … [Read More...]
Worship Songwriting: What is the GQ (God Quotient) of Our Worship Songs?
Thanks to Mark Snyder for sharing this great approach with TWC. Not only is it a great practical approach to writing worship song lyrics, it's also a great way to analyze our Sunday Setlists. Worship songs are an area of vastly differing opinions. … [Read More...]
The Worship Community Loves YOUR Voice
We at The Worship Community would like to extend our continued thanks and appreciation for all of you who continue to be a part of our community. Whether through weekly participation in Sunday Setlists, where people from all over share their … [Read More...]
Online Group Study: Heaven’s Praise by Dwayne Moore (Begins February 6, 2012)
Join us here at The Worship Community as we host a worldwide group Bible study beginning Monday, February 6, 2012.Heaven's Praise, a 6-week Bible Study by Dwayne Moore, is the follow up to the well-received and widely utilized Pure Praise study.TWC … [Read More...]
Songwriting: What Rhetorical Device Can Martin Luther King Jr Teach Songwriters?
Originally published by Bobby Gilles at MySongInTheNight.com (republished with permission).Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the great figures in U.S. history: a skilled orator, passionate preacher and principled civil rights advocate. He should also … [Read More...]
TWC Reviews
REVIEW: Reuben Bidez – the Signs of God
Reuben Bidez The Signs of God (Independent) In all honesty, you may not be ready for this. Following his big, anthemic, modern rock, corporate worship CD, GENERATION, Reuben - an Atlanta-based worship artist - felt a tug on his soul to do … [Read More...]
Review: The Loft Sessions by Bethel Music
Thanks to Kim Castro and Mat Reames for sharing their thoughts and insights on Bethel Music's newest release, The Loft Sessions, which releases today. Kim Brian and Jenn Johnson, Jeremy Riddle, and other artists met to create an experimental and … [Read More...]
Sojourn Music presents A Child Is Born
Release Date: November 22, 2011 Free Track at NoiseTrade Christmas at Sojourn has always been a unique thing. From the first year in the life of the church, Sojourn have been fascinated by the more gritty side of the Christmas story. The church … [Read More...]
Jesus Culture: Awakening CD Review
This past Tuesday, Jesus Culture released their 6th album. Awakening is a double album recorded live at the Jesus Culture Awakening conference in Chicago last august. This double album has 16 songs with an average song length of 6 minutes. It clocks … [Read More...]
Review/Interview: Hymns & Sacred Songs by Leigh Nash
Thanks to Melanie Siewert for providing this review and interview for The Worship Community!Leigh Nash fans are in for a special treat! After 5 years, she is releasing her first solo album, Hymns & Sacred Songs through Kingsway. For those who … [Read More...]
Sunday Setlists
Sunday Setlists #184
Share your worship confessionals, recaps, and setlists for the week of: Sunday, January 29, 2012 Welcome to the 184th consecutive week of “Sunday Setlists”. The purpose of “Sunday Setlists” is to share a recap of your worship services. What songs did you use, what arrangements? What worked really well and what didn’t work as well [...]
