Comments on: Becoming A Worship Songwriter: Let’s Get Started

By: Hakim

Hakim — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:59:57 +0000

I find myself worshiping in a song I don’t know…..it caused me to seek counsel in worship song writing so that I might pass out some of the melodies that sneak into my memory in my worship time.
thanks for the advice

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TWC’s Great Songwriting Tips — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:40:14 +0000

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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:32:25 +0000

[...] how to establish the community through regular workshops and fellowship. But if your goal is to produce new worship music for your church fellowship, then your songwriting group hasn’t arrived until it’s doing [...]

By: Travis Jones

Travis Jones — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:23:26 +0000

Bobby –

Very good article. The follow-up comment I would add is that I think we need to continually challenge ourselves at writing better, clearer, singable lyrics. A resource I recommend to all aspiring songwriters is Pat Pattison’s book Writing Better Lyrics. He helped me understand how verses function and his creative writing exercises can really help you get out of a slump.

By: Lynne Drysdale Patterson

Lynne Drysdale Patterson — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:18:58 +0000

Songwriting for worship is a daunting endeavor, but your article suggests some solid methods to begin the process. We know by observing Creation that God is a God of order and organization. There is heart and craft to writitng a worship song. Worship and reading the Word is lifestyle and bears song fruit!

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By: Brad Loser

Brad Loser — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:53:58 +0000

Bobby,

Thanks for the insight. I appreciate the way you have pointed people to scripture. We can only worship God because He has revealed Himself to us and the place He has revealed Himself is in the scriptures. To many worship leaders are more familiar with the instruments they lead with than they are with the Word of God. Dive into the ocean of Truth and soak it up – that is where it ALL begins.

A couple of other thoughts that come to mind that have helped me as I begin to write – Don’t try and write the next HIT! Write to serve your local church. Know one knows the needs of the people you lead better then the ones leading them – so write to serve them. We are building worshipping communities – and the songs we sing play a significant role in that process.

Thanks for the humility and grace with which you share!

Brad Loser
http://www.thinkworship.com

By: Joel Klampert

Joel Klampert — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:31:37 +0000

Awesome article…bobby …great stuff

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FredMcKinnon.Com » Blog Archive » Songs that Get’r Done — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:22:58 +0000

[...] I’d put songwriting in the “worship arts” category, it’s truly an art form. I’ve written quite a few songs over the years myself, but as a worship leader, I’m always excited to find “the songs” that truly are “getting it done” in the context of personal or corporate worship. (oh yeah, for a great article of worship songwriting, checkout Bobby Gilles’ article on the new TheWorshipCommunity.Com) [...]

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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:47:40 +0000

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