I recently wrote about decisions regarding what songs we should sing. I originally focused on decisions about lyrics but then was asked about how we respond to questionable sources, what do we do if the song comes from a writer/church with an iffy theology. That’s an important question. However, the issue goes deeper. As I… Continue reading The problem with worship culture and how we can be counter cultural
Tag: contemporary worship
Jesus lover of my soul: In defence of love songs to Jesus
Every so often, someone kicks off a debate about the superiority of traditional hymns against inferior contemporary worship songs, or vice versa. Usually one of the big claims is that old hymns are full of doctrinal truth whilst modern worship focuses on sentimental love lyrics with the derogatory label “Jesus is my boyfriend songs”. I… Continue reading Jesus lover of my soul: In defence of love songs to Jesus
Teaching right worship and right feelings: The pastor’s responsibility as worship leader
If “the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever”[1] then that tells us a little about what the primary role and duty of pastors is all about. If we were made and redeemed to worship God, to praise him and to enjoy and delight in his presence, then the pastor’s… Continue reading Teaching right worship and right feelings: The pastor’s responsibility as worship leader
Time to sing?
One offshoot of the conversation about how long should a sermon be has been some conversation about how much time we should give to singing. In jest, intended as a bit of a light hearted poke at the way people were getting dogmatic about the 20 minute or the 40 minute sermon, I ran a… Continue reading Time to sing?
Hymn Wars: What our contemporary worship lacks
There are some internal Christian disagreements that raise their head just when you least expect them to. Worship wars is one of them. There has been a long history of seeing the contemporary music of your era as deficient to tradition and compromised. At the same time, those writing newer hymns and songs have determinedly… Continue reading Hymn Wars: What our contemporary worship lacks
Contemporary worship songs by subject
One of the things many people involved in leading worship miss about having a traditional hymn book is the provision of an index that sorts songs by subject. The benefits of such an index are twofold. First, it enables you to choose songs linked to the specific sermon theme that week, secondly it enables you… Continue reading Contemporary worship songs by subject
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