Artistic Theologian 10 (2023): 65-83 Benjamin P. Snoek is campus pastor and adjunct professor of theology at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois. He is a Ph.D. candidate in theological studies at Columbia International University and an ordained pastor … “I’LL BRING YOU MORE THAN A SONG”: Right Worship in Evangelical Perspective Read More »

Artistic Theologian 10 (2023): 43-64 Braden McKinley is a Ph.D. student in Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves as Worship Pastor at Central Church in Collierville, TN.   Worship at its core is a proclamation … THE NEGLECT OF CONFESSION IN CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP MUSIC Read More »

Artistic Theologian 10 (2023): 25-42 David W. Music is professor emeritus of church music at Baylor University, where he taught from 2002 to 2020.   Isaac Watts was a voluminous letter writer who corresponded widely with people on both sides … AN “EPISTOLARY WAR”: Letters on Hymnody between Isaac Watts and Thomas Bradbury Read More »

Artistic Theologian 10 (2023): 4-5 Joshua A. Waggener serves as professor of church music and worship and coordinator of doctoral worship studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.   The issue of spiritual formation in Christian worship continues as a persistent … SONGS THAT SHAPE US Read More »

The Worship Design Project (WDP) is a survey of music and worship ministries of the highest attended churches (top 500) in the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States conducted in the spring, summer, and fall of 2014. The WDP … Worship Design Project Read More »

Artistic Theologian 9 (2021): 19–41 Download PDF Nathan Burggraff, PhD, is assistant professor of music theory and director of the music theory and piano departments at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Narratives in contemporary culture have become increasingly narcissistic. This is … “I Wanna Talk about Me”: Analyzing the Balance of Focus between God and Man in Congregational Songs of the American Evangelical Church Read More »

Artistic Theologian 9 (2021): 161–178 Download PDF Jessica McMillan, DMA, is the director of the Doctor of Musical Arts program at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She teaches music and worship related courses at both NOBTS and William Carey University … A Comparison of Ancient Near Eastern Lament to Selected Passages of Biblical Lament Read More »

Artistic Theologian 9 (2021): 5–18 Download PDF Joseph R. Crider, DA, is dean of the School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. This article is an excerpt from his forthcoming book, Scripture-Guided Worship: A Call to … Worship on the Cart of Experience Read More »

Artistic Theologian 9 (2021): 1–4 Download PDF Scott Aniol, PhD, is associate professor of church music and worship and director of doctoral worship studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. What would it mean for our worship to be truly shaped … Scripture-Shaped Worship Read More »

Artistic Theologian 9 (2021): 43–59 Download PDF Laramie Minga is pastor of worship and discipleship at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, LA, and a PhD student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The Second Great Awakening (1790–1840) began with a … New Forms of Old Measures: Nineteenth-Century New-Measures Revivalists’ Understanding of Their Methodologies Read More »

Artistic Theologian 9 (2021): 61–80 Download PDF Mark A. Snoeberger, PhD, is professor of systematic theology and apologetics at the Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary in Allen Park, MI. He first presented this paper on November 20, 2020, at the national … On the Decline of “Unmodified” Psalmody in the English Tradition: A Question of Hermeneutics and Ecclesiastical Mission Read More »

What are we really doing when we gather for corporate worship each week? For some today, the main purpose for which we gather is evangelism; every service is designed to bring in seekers and move them toward conversion. For others, … Gospel Renewal in Corporate Worship Read More »

Many churches recognize the importance of utilizing traditional hymns in corporate worship, and hymnals remain valuable sources of such historic Christian songs. However, in an internet age, some worship planners are unsure of how to effectively use a hymnal. Here … Using Hymnals in Your Worship Planning Read More »

A presentation prepared for the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society and presented here for the Southwestern Seminary Worship Colloquium.

Worship colloquium presentation Braden McKinley

Worship colloquium presentation by Dean Dr. Crider.

A sermon from Psalm 96 preached by Dr. Scott Aniol.

Worship colloquium presentation by Dr. Travis Kerns

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Worship colloquium presentation by Dr. David Dockery.

Dr. Burggraff’s presentation at the 2020 Resourcing Worship Virtual Conference.

In this video presented as part of the Resourcing Worship Virtual Conference, Dr. Joe Crider explains why we gather on Sunday mornings:

In this video workshop presented as part of the Resourcing Worship Virtual Conference, Dr. Scott Aniol explains how to plan gospel-shaped worship, and why it is important.