Initial Reactions: A Visitor's View of Praise and Worship
This article provides an evaluation of a worship service where the music was according to the so-called praise and worship style.
This article provides an evaluation of a worship service where the music was according to the so-called praise and worship style.
This article considers our worship language: the liturgy and the music. It emphasises that liturgy and music are the most meaningful language we use.
This article reflects on music in worship, and says that it must be structurally sound. The text and the tune need to be well-matched. The article provides a host of useful questions to ask in evaluating the merits of a song for worship, and they revolve around three standards: the insight, perfection, and inexhaustibility of the song.
This article concentrates on music in the Western "classical" tradition, and evaluates from a Reformed perspective.
This article shows how biblical songs can be used by Christians to encourage one another in faith through music (Colossians 3:16).
This article gives reasons why the Psalm singing should not be exclusive in church music, but how other songs can be included in the worship service.
Music is God's gift to His people. Just like any other gift, however, it can be used for good or evil. This article distinguishes between good and bad music. The author also appeals to young people to use the natural instrument which God gave - the voice - in order to sing unto the Lord in the worship service.
After showing that rock music is a form of cultural expression, this article calls for a criteria to evaluate rock music. Christians often fail to understand rock music. The author shows that looking for technical excellence, integrity, aesthetic expression, political expression and moral scope in rock music can be a way of evaluating it.
What kind of music is appropriate in church? This article looks at the use of instruments to support congregational singing during the worship service. The author does this by examining John Calvin's reaction to the use of instruments.