The Together for the Gospel conference, held Apr. 12-14 in Louisville, KY, is an every-other-year feast of insightful Bible teaching, passionate singing, and rich fellowship. It’s the
In recent decades ambient sounds have become omnipresent in church gatherings. Meetings start with a synth swell and every song after that is connected to the next with musical glue. Synth
A few years ago I attended the Sunday gathering of a church that primarily sang traditional hymns. The voices carried the songs and there were few, if
Many pastors, music leaders, and production personnel are breathing a deep sigh of relief after this past weekend. After all the planning, strategizing, prayer, preparation, and
Last week Donald Miller, probably best known as the author of Blue Like Jazz, wrote a blog post called, “I Don’t Worship God by
As a professional musician for almost 40 years, I’m at least mildly interested in the Grammys each year. Who are the young artists that
This post is based on a message I gave at the Christian Musician Summit in 2008. When Christian musicians get together, we tend to assume
I’ve been musing recently about how we express our musical opinions. Why do we feel so strongly about songs, bands, and styles? And why
The first ten days of October found me in Australia. It was my first time there. Hopefully not my last. I was hosted by
Someone in my church recently sent me an email asking why we play music behind different portions of the Sunday meeting (prayers, baptisms, readings,
Back in November I had the privilege of speaking at the Christian Musician Summit in Seattle, WA. In one of the main sessions, I
This past weekend I had the privilege of presenting a workshop at Crowder’s Fantastical Church Music Conference in Waco, TX. Through a series of
