Phillip Jensen writes about congregational singing, and makes some valuable points about the place of singing when Christians gather, what helps and what may inadvertently hinder. What makes good congregational singing? It’s not that it is loud or in tune and in key. All those things are important but they are not the critical factors. …
I think this is a prevalent trend among Australian men, as well. From Marc Cortez’s Everyday Theology blog (which also has a video grab): Alistair Begg recently spoke at Western Seminary. And just before he got into his sermon, he went on a fascinating little digression about the fact that American men don’t sing during …
Thoughtful set of values/guidelines/principles for those involved with leading singing in Christian churches from Simone Richardson. Here’s one: Our job is to facilitate the singing of the congregation. We lead the music in such a way so that the congregation sings heartily. The measure of our success as church musicians is not in how good we …
Lots of people are referring to this post (which is consciously framed in a gracious and constructive manner), particularly these three points: 1. If we, the congregation, can’t hear ourselves, it’s not worship. Christian worship is not a concert. In a concert (a particular “form of performance”), we often expect to be overwhelmed by sound, …
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