Music

“Father Ogalo says he was simply trying to ‘bring the youth closer to the church,’ in an interview with local media.” CNN

For discussion - does the New Testament allow women to lead music during worship services? What saith the Scriptures? I’m curious as to what this community thinks on this issue. In most fundamental-evangelical circles, this hasn’t been traditionally done. Is this Biblical?

“The nuanced personal, practical, theological, and spiritual dynamics of Christian musicians negotiating their professed faith while pursuing careers in popular rock music is the subject of Mark Joseph’s meticulously researched book Rock Gets Religion: The Battle for the Soul of the Devil’s Music.” National Review

Challies: When our churches turned away from hymnals to instead sing lyrics projected on a screen, here is some of what we gained.

“Most of them seemed to have been written with the band in mind more than the congregation. What I mean is that they were unpredictable and often went beyond my vocal range and ability.” Challies

DBTS Blog: I propose the following four principles as a baseline for what I think is acceptable music in a worship service.

Babylon Bee: “I always said that instrument of evil would get us into trouble,” longtime church member Helen Van Wagner told reporters.

2. ‘Mary, Did You Know?’

Yes, she knew. She obviously knew. For a song that’s trying to be biblical, you really don’t know much about the Bible. Between Gabriel and Isaiah, she definitely knew. Thanks for checking.

The Future of Music in the Church