I’m Honored to Participate

Good morning!
My/our son Jared has revamped his blog, With | One | Voice with an admirable purpose and objective as it relates to worship ministry.  He’s asked me to contribute and it was an honor to say “Of course!”
Take a look, bookmark With | One | Voice so you can check in periodically to see [...]

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Unplugged Worship and Praise

I’m leading a concert this afternoon.
But you can’t hear it.
There’s a praise team at the front of the platform, passionate singers, two to my left, two to my right. The rhythm section is compact and very precise.  “Tight” they’d say, “Comes from working together a lot.”
Too bad you can’t hear them.
The choir is 50, maybe [...]

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A Must-Read for You

Hey there —
If you’re in music and worship ministry you need to stop by “With| One| Voice” and read or review Jared’s recent entry
the |pursuit| of a worship team
Definitely a “Selah” (think about it) post.
Go see.  Go think.

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What do you hold in your hands?

I remember the first time I heard the song, Moses. We hosted the Chorale from Grace College in Omaha, Nebraska one Sunday; I was the church’s Minister of Music. The chorale’s conductor and I got along great and the more I learned about him the more I found myself looking [...]

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Church Copyright Blanket Licenses

Copyright laws can be confusing, can’t they?
I recently received this excellent summary of what a church can and cannot do under certain copyright blanket licenses so am passing it along, with links to the licensing agencies mentioned.
We all have our opinions, including me, but our Lord expects His children to live in compliance to the [...]

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Photostory Goes to Church

I can remember as a kid enjoying the stories and testimonies of God at work in places abroad but rolling my eyes when the visiting speaker or missionary said “…so if we could have the lights, please, we’ll show you the slides.” I was just sure we were in for too-long, over-detailed, too-much-information [...]

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The Best Music – Where?

There was a day when to hear the world’s best music you went to church. Hundreds of works originally written for public worship are now enjoyed by general audiences as part of classical repertoire. Over time and for a myriad of reasons, quality musicians began performing, writing and arranging elsewhere. We won’t [...]

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He Is So Great…

Okay, folks, I’m turning to you for help in filling in some blanks in a song I’ve been singing the last couple of days;  it’ll help if you’re over forty, and like traditional sacred music.      (Well it will!)
In the late 70’s a talented young tenor by the name of Kent Walters sang this [...]

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Eye Contact During Corporate Worship

When a teacher has something special to say to the class, he or she waits until all eyes are up front; even insists that it be so before the news or instruction is delivered.
When a parent wants to be sure he hears and understands, little Timmy finds his hands cradled in strong, gentle hands [...]

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Copyright — a bird’s-eye view

We’re careful about copyrights in church music – at least we should be. I tell churches often:
Licensing and royalties we can budget for.
Fines we never do.
(Yes, that’s an original. Have I copyrighted it? No. Help yourself if you want.)
Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac had [...]

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