This is part (2) on a series looking at John Newtons contributions to modern hymnody.
If you have a few moments this week read John Newton’s preface to his Olney hymns. He wrote it in 1779 but as far as I can tell its as good advice today as ever – it’s a virtual treatise on [...]
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Song Writing 101 by John Newton
Posted in Pastoral, tagged John Newton, Olney hymns, songwriting, William Cowper on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Sermon Songs of John Newton
Posted in Music, Pastoral, tagged John Newton, songwriting on March 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This is part (1) of a two-part series looking at John Newton’s approach to hymn writing. In part (2) we will look at the various ways that John Newton approached hymn writing and his influence on songwriters to the current day.
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Many of our favorite hymns from John Newton are found in Book 1 of his [...]
Gospel Liturgy Through Song
Posted in Music, Pastoral, tagged cardiphonia, Mid All the traffic, Sovereign Grace, Worship Matter's on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was reading the other day on the Worship Matter’s blog that Sovereign Grace Music is working on a CD that will move through the Gospel liturgy in song. It’s a great idea and one I’m sure they borrowed from a recent release ‘Mid All the Traffic‘. A CD we released that took the core [...]
Learning to Lament
Posted in Pastoral, tagged Christ the King, Haiti, lament, Southern Harmony, vertical Habits on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many of us in leadership in church’s are wrestling with how to shepherd our people through the tragedy in Haiti right now. Most of us don’t know how to lament, and the church hasn’t taught us. At Christ the King we are repenting of this and trying to provide some basic materials to help people [...]
Summer Reading List
Posted in Pastoral, tagged Annie Dillard, Eugene Peterson, Flannery O Connor, Psalms of Ascents, Reading on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Summer reading list has gotten off to a tremendous start this year. Not sure why…and not looking back.
Teaching a Stone to Talk {Annie Dillard}
A gift from a good friend that got lost in the shuffle of packing to move overseas. Looking forward to diving into my first dillard book.
Mao, a Life {Philip Short}
I have [...]
The Pastoral Work of Running Sound
Posted in Pastoral, tagged sound board, tech on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Running the sound board on sunday mornings is an incredibly pastoral work.
The preacher has spent the better part of his week thinking, reflecting, praying, and writing on a sermon for God’s people who are hungry for God’s word.
The worship director has also spent much of the week engaged in endeavors for the benefit of God’s [...]
The Church of All Ages
Posted in News, Pastoral, tagged Alban Institute, CICW, shorter catechism, The Church of All Ages on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was in Grand Rapids last week I got to meet Howard Vanderwell who was the general editor for a book that I contributed a small sidebar to “Singing the Catechism,” that talked briefly about the music I have written to the shorter catechism and how we used the songs in corporate worship at [...]
Standing before the throne…
Posted in Pastoral, tagged standing in worship on May 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Reasons why we stand in worship.
Musicians for the Churches: Reflections on Vocation and Formation
Posted in Pastoral, tagged begbie, witvliet on April 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Every year or two I read through the collection of articles published by the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale on the Formation of Church Musicians. download here.
Here is a section that really struck me this time. There is a lot of talk right now in the pca about how/if we can/should form worship leaders [...]
David is first and middle and last
Posted in Pastoral, tagged David, Psalms on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I stumbled on this great quote that is apocryphal John Chrysostom.
In the churches there are vigils, and David is first and middle and last.
In the singing of early morning hymns David is first and middle and last.
In the tents at funeral processions David is first and last.
In the houses of virgins there is weaving, and [...]
