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Misdiagnosis
Written on 12 Jan, 2010 at 11:37 in Articles on Music, Featured | viewed 442 times and users have made 19 comments so far
There has been a lot of talk in recent years on the internet and at conferences about why young people are rejecting fundamentalism and/or a conservative philosophy of worship. Everyone likes to play the blame game, but the issue that... (Continue reading)
What is influencing fundamentalist worship today?
Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Worship, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 1,257 times and users have made 25 comments so far
As I consider the landscape of fundamentalism today,1 some characteristics of its worship encourage me, while others concern me. The primary influences on modern fundamentalist worship reveal the reasons for this mixed assessment. Three Influences Shaping Worship Today In my estimation, three... (Continue reading)
The Sovereign Grace/Getty Music Question
Written on 1 Jun, 2009 at 8:00 in Articles on Hymnody, Editor's Picks, Featured | viewed 4,720 times and users have made 23 comments so far
Just about everywhere I go, I am asked for my thoughts and opinions about using songs produced by Sovereign Grace Ministries, Stuart Townend, and/or Keith and Kristyn Getty. (Songs written by these writers are often closely associated, in large part... (Continue reading)
Correcting Categories, Part 9 – the Church Today
Written on 30 Apr, 2009 at 12:00 in Featured | viewed 330 times and users have made 3 comments so far
Today, the influences of Modernism, Revivalism, and Charismaticism in the Church’s understanding of the purpose and function of music in worship cannot be overestimated. First, because of Modernism, most Christian fail to understand the nature of emotion in human spirituality... (Continue reading)
Correcting Categories, Part 8 – Music and Emotion in the Church
Written on 29 Apr, 2009 at 12:00 in Featured | viewed 361 times and users have made 1 comment so far
A Radical Change Protestants have historically been suspect of Dionysian forms of music, especially in sacred contexts, because they recognized that spiritual life resides in the affections and not in the physical feelings. They did not want to stimulate artificial experiences... (Continue reading)
Spontaneous, Prophetic Songs
Written on 31 May, 2008 at 15:41 in News & Reviews | viewed 324 times and users have made 0 comments so far
Bob Kauflin posts some of the music from the Sovereign Grace New Attitude conference as well as two “spontaneous songs,” which he says are “prophetic impressions that express God’s heart for an individual, a group of people, or a specific... (Continue reading)
