SOMETIMES SILENCE IS LOUD Passion founder Louie Giglio has written a compelling account of the worship movement's January 2005 gathering in Nashville, Tennessee, and its subsequent concert recording, PASSION: HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD, in stores April 12, featuring Chris Tomlin,…
How To Write A Really Mediocre Song What NOT to do in writing a worship song. Bob Kilpatrick's comical look at common pitfalls to avoid in songwriting.
God Of Wrath I want to build cathedrals. I want to use words and notes rather than stone and mortar. I want to write songs that help us gain perspective and say corporately that this God we pursue and who pursues us is so massive that it sometimes makes our…
Where Are God's Celebrity Chefs You would have thought that when it comes to learning about worship, we would seek our inspiration from the Psalms. Of course we do use a lot of them, but does your church overhead ever project the words "I envied the arrogant when I saw the…
Intimacy With God: The Secret Of Paul's Success Paul Oakley has become something of a specialist youth worship leader, and he's more than happy about that. 'I think God's given me a heart for that age group,' he says. 'I love to see them really worshipping. There's no pretense with them - if they…
Author: Keith Getty and Stuart Townend
Stories Behind The Songs... "The Power of the Cross" is a meditation on the sufferings of Christ. Over the past couple of years, we have been working through the Apostles Creed and writing hymns teaching the fundamental beliefs of Christianity. The Creed teaches that 'He…
Facedown In Worship For Matt Redman, worship is about much more than simply writing or singing a song to God. It's as much about breathing as it is about chords and lyrics. "As we know, worship is about the whole of life," he says. "I'm trying to 'worship God in the…
Once Again: The Story Behind The Song I love Brian Doerksen's description of what makes a great worship song - "a universal theme, expressed in a unique way". I try and run every song I write through that grid. When it comes to universal themes, there's none greater than the cross.…
Cheri Keaggy Stories Behind The Songs - There Is Joy In The Lord
Author: Stuart Townend
Great Things In Small Packages So you have the task of leading worship in a small group. Just how do you start? Fear not. Stuart Townend shares some practical tips. If you're like me, your experience of worship in small groups will have been...well, varied. Worship times have…
Worship With The Children Of Sandtown What's it like to worship with Sandtown? Just ask DC Talk's Toby McKeehan. After the children's choir joined him on stage last year, he was so moved he signed them to his Gotee Records label. And then there's Michael W. Smith. Some of the kids…
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