CCM Magazine seeks your help in selecting the 2006 Reader Choice Award winners. Vote today! Several of our friends are nominees for Best Worship Artist, including David Crowder, Aaron Shust, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, and Chris Tomlin. Other nominees in this category include Paul Baloche, Israel Houghton, Donnie McClurkin, Martha Munizzi, and Darlene Zschech. Or …
Category Archive: Worship Leading
For those who “lead worship.”
Aug 28 2006
“A” Worship In a “B” Body
Part I, Singing to the DeafI started singing as soon as I could speak. I used to entertain guests from the stage of our bay window using the chord from a window shade as my microphone. Tickets were free and I took requests as long as you stayed within the parameters of Conway Twitty and …
Aug 23 2006
The Case for Reciting Creeds in Worship
Creeds. Some of us use them regularly in worship, others do not. Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has published a lengthy and helpful piece on the value and history of creeds. Some topics covered: Saying who we are Enriching worship Remembering what matters Creeds help explain what and why Who uses creeds Apostles’ and Nicene …
Aug 21 2006
The Essence of Worship | Coty Pinckney
Guest Author: Coty Pinckney We have seen that the fundamental purpose of the church is to bring glory to God; that is, to show what He is like. We also said that "providing opportunities for worship" is a secondary purpose. But what is the relationship between worship and bringing glory to God? What is the …
Aug 08 2006
Tim Hughes | Profile
WorshipTogether profiles UK worship leader Tim Hughes, author of the song "Here I Am To Worship." The introduction: "The first time I ever came across Tim Hughes, he was leading worship at a church youth group. My friend and pastor, Mike Pilavachi, who heads up Soul Survivor, said, ‘This guy’s definitely got something.’ He was …
Jul 28 2006
Advice for prospective worship leaders
Travis Cottrell, worship leader for Beth Moore’s Living Proof conferences, provides five points of advice for aspiring worship leaders. Made available by Baptist Press, the site also includes a sidebar story about Cottrell and provides this brief bio: Cottrell has produced nine Living Proof worship albums with LifeWay. The most recent, “The Lamb Has Overcome” …
Jul 27 2006
Technology and Worship
ByFaithOnline has posted an article by Quentin Schultze entitled "Technology and Worship." Here’s a snippet: Perhaps the best term we could use today to talk about the value of new technologies in worship is the biblical concept of "fittingness." Does the use of particular technologies in particular ways fit with the purpose and flow of …
Jul 22 2006
Part Three: Musical Mush
Part two of the commentary initiated by Chuck Colson yesterday, as a followup to controversial comments made about worship in February. During recent decades, many a church has found itself foundering on the rocks when it comes to what kind of music to use in worship. Cultural change, like a fast moving tide, has left …
Jun 30 2006
Lineup for WorshipGod06 Conference
WorshipGod06 is just around the corner. The conference for worship leaders has established a blog and there they have published the lineup for the main sessions: A People of His Presence – Jeff Purswell From Eden to Heaven, God desires to dwell among a people He has redeemed for Himself. Jesus – Our Access into …
Jun 17 2006
Q&A Fridays – Managing Multiple Musicians
Bob Kauflin, Woship Leader at Sovereign Grace Ministries answers this email from someone whose music team has grown in size, resulting in less-gifted musicians still on the team. Do you set thresholds for talent/ability that must be met in order for people to participate in the leading worship? What about ‘good people’ who don’t meet …
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