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“Essential Songs” Survey Results
After something like 10 hours wrangling with all this data, I think I have some results to share with you. You can click on the images in this post to see the results, or download the whole thing as a PDF here. Please, comment, repost, and share with anyone you think might be interested. Is […]
Filed under: Hymns, Singing, Songwriting, Worship, Worship Leaders | 1 Comment
Tags: best songs ever written for church, favorite hymns of all time, Hymns, top advent songs, top christmas songs, top hymns
Most Essential Songs- Poll
I’m partnering with my friends over at Cardiphonia to put together an informal list of the “50 Songs Everyone Should Know.” With this poll we’re aiming to discover which songs are the most important to your particular congregation, and from the aggregate results, to produce a helpful, though informal, list of 50 songs “everyone should know.” […]
Filed under: Corporate Singing, Hymns, Leading Worship, Worship, Worship Leaders | 4 Comments
Imagine a skeptic visits your church. She is not sure what she thinks about God, Christianity, or organized religion in general, but she came because her friend invited her. She walks in late and the first thing she encounters is the music at your church. As she absorbs the scene–the musicians up front leading, the […]
Filed under: Congregational Participation, Corporate Singing, Evangelism, Leading Worship, Performance, Singing, Worship Leaders | 12 Comments
Tags: attractional worship, christianity, Evangelism, skepticism
In my last post, I argued that making music is a great experience that God intends for everyone, not just musicians. And it’s the musicians’ job at church to lead music in such a way that it invites people into the experience of music making. To underscore this point, I want borrow a sentiment from […]
Filed under: Congregational Participation, Leading Worship, Worship Leaders | 7 Comments
Tags: 1995, Mr. Holland's Opus, Richard Dreyfuss, Stevie Wonder
The purpose of music in corporate worship is to facilitate corporate singing.
Filed under: Congregational Participation, Corporate Singing, Leading Worship, Performance, Worship Leaders | 14 Comments
