Category: Instruction
Ken Myers – “Encountering the Really Real in Musical Beauty”
Glory and Beauty
Psalm 19 begins by telling is that “The heavens are telling the glory of God.” Glory is a word we use a lot on our worship. We have a short hymn that we recite or sing numerous times in every …
Teaching, Admonishing, and Harmoniously Singing
Today, I want to begin with a passage in the New Testament that refers to the music that we employ in worship, music which gives us an opportunity to experience music through our ears. This is from the third chapter …
More to be Desired Than Gold
When we look through the Bible to learn something about beauty, we need to think about how the Bible teaches about other things with beauty standing nearby. What do I mean by describing beauty as standing nearby? Let me read …
Beauty, Gift, Love
I’ve been asked to give a series of brief talks about lessons from the Bible on the relationship between worship and beauty. Even though the Bible doesn’t give us a lot of specific teaching about what beauty is, or a …
Ken Myers – “Musical Discipleship in the face of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism”
Joseph Crider – “Uzzah’s Dead: Modern Worship on the Cart of Experience”
How to Teach a New Song to a Congregation
Download a handout (PDF) A vital aspect of most church services is congregational singing, a centuries-old tradition. In order for new songs to be added to a church’s order of service, church members need to learn the songs to sing. …