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10 Reasons to Oppose New Church Music
Posted on November 19, 2018November 19, 2018

10 Reasons to Oppose New Church Music

Church music can be controversial. So much so that disagreements over church music have been referred to as “worship wars.” But the internet is built for controversy. So here are 10 reasons to oppose new music in church. Continue reading 10 Reasons to Oppose New Church Music

Worship: A Definition
Posted on July 18, 2018October 14, 2018

Worship: A Definition

At the beginning of each chapter in Essential Worship, Greg Scheer gives a quick assignment to help the reader engage in the material for the present chapter. The first chapter’s assignment was “How do you define worship?”¹ I confess that I did not take Scheer up on his challenge then. Still, I thought it was an … Continue reading Worship: A Definition

Classical Jazz: A Pentecostal Liturgy
Posted on April 27, 2018

Classical Jazz: A Pentecostal Liturgy

We need good liturgy. I am a worship arts pastor at a pentecostal church. I went to a pentecostal college for my undergraduate degree. I grew up in the home of a pentecostal pastor (and not just any pentecostal pastor, but my favourite pentecostal pastor: my dad). I have a deep love and appreciation for … Continue reading Classical Jazz: A Pentecostal Liturgy

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