Worship Music

“There are valid and interesting questions about the particularities that give contemporary worship music its resonance—borrowed conventions of secular love songs and pop ballads or associations with the aesthetics of high-energy arena rock concerts” - CToday

“Crowdfunded by a Kickstarter campaign, the hymnal is a collection of 150 hymns, including centuries-old mainstays like ‘A Mighty Fortress Is Our God’ … and more recent works like Michael Card’s ‘Barocha.’” - CToday

“With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. How will their financial incentives shape the church?” - CToday

“…he supports church musicians seeking excellence in everything they do… contemporary songs and technology that improve worship, as opposed to creating a ‘concert’ environment that separates stage performers from the congregation.” - GetReligion

“Scripture teaches it’s good to sing songs that voice both joy and sadness. But there’s another emotion Scripture commends to us and our churches that can get neglected: reverence.” - TGC

“Though we often conceive of corporate worship vertically, there’s a rich horizontal dimension too.” - TGC

“Today, January 13, we remember the Hussites who, on this day in 1501, published the first hymnal in history written in the language of the common people.” - Breakpoint

“I believe churches should move away from these kinds of services. My reason is simple: music-specific services actively promote division in the body of Christ.” - 9 Marks

“Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! …there was no misprint.” - Dan Wells

“1. More churches include at least one hymn in their worship services. …2. Congregational singing is as important as the worship style. …3. Hymnals are not rebounding even as hymns do. ” - Thom Rainer