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Music and Vital Congregations

Author : William Bradley Roberts
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898696232
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book Music and Vital Congregations written by William Bradley Roberts and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congregations that are alive and vibrant have vital music programs. How did they get that way? There are sensible and practical steps to develop such a program which begins with a clear vision of the end product. This book addresses the many interrelated issues of defining and embracing the leadership role in the church music program that is required of clergy in parish ministry and essential for a healthy congregation. Clergy and musicians work toward the same goals; however, clergy are trained differently from musicians. How does this fact impact their relationship, and how can they learn to work together in an atmosphere of mutual respect? The practical issues of employment can be addressed more effectively in this atmosphere. If one is looking for the right musician for the parish, what qualities does one seek? How does one find such a rare and gifted individual? A successful search complete, how does the clergyperson work harmoniously with the music leader? This book provides a blueprint for: • Developing a vision for music in your parish • Locating a musician who is a partner in ministry • How music comes and goes in the church’s repertoire • Moving from musician as performer to musician as pastor

Music and Vital Congregations

Author : William Bradley Roberts
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898698375
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book Music and Vital Congregations written by William Bradley Roberts and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congregations that are alive and vibrant have vital music programs. How did they get that way? There are sensible and practical steps to develop such a program which begins with a clear vision of the end product. This book addresses the many interrelated issues of defining and embracing the leadership role in the church music program that is required of clergy in parish ministry and essential for a healthy congregation. Clergy and musicians work toward the same goals; however, clergy are trained differently from musicians. How does this fact impact their relationship, and how can they learn to work together in an atmosphere of mutual respect? The practical issues of employment can be addressed more effectively in this atmosphere. If one is looking for the right musician for the parish, what qualities does one seek? How does one find such a rare and gifted individual? A successful search complete, how does the clergyperson work harmoniously with the music leader? This book provides a blueprint for: • Developing a vision for music in your parish • Locating a musician who is a partner in ministry • How music comes and goes in the church’s repertoire • Moving from musician as performer to musician as pastor

Worship for Vital Congregations

Author : Talitha Arnold
Publisher : Tpp
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Worship for Vital Congregations written by Talitha Arnold and published by Tpp. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author graciously shares her current congregation's remarkable success story during her leadership. She offers functional strategies to lead worship, information on how to develop as a spiritual leader, ways in which the congregation can understand the importance of worship, and much more.

The Sounds of Our Offerings

Author : Charlotte Kroeker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566996724
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book The Sounds of Our Offerings written by Charlotte Kroeker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sounds of Our Offerings is good news about the music of the church. It recounts what has been learned from studying nine congregations where music promotes the full, active, conscious participation of the worshipers and where it has done so consistently and coherently for many years. Pastors and musicians reflect on their work together and offer rich insights about what works and what does not. Lay musicians and members of the congregation also share their experiences with music in worship. Though no site was without its struggles, and at times difficult choices had to be made, for the most part, we see unremarkable, week to week, year to year, faithful rendering of music for prayer and praise. We see that sometimes the nature of the music took a slightly different turn, one that built upon the foundations of the past. The music choices in these churches are not restricted to one particular era or style, but rather reflect the broader church's music repertoire, including the best recently written music. These are the stories of churches with a reputation for their fine music programs, churches that, with their leaders and congregations, have worked out these programs in consistent, coherent ways. In most cases, the programs span multiple priests/pastors and musicians. The Sounds of Our Offerings is about excellent music and how it has found its way into the life and faith practices of these congregations.

All Things Necessary

Author : Marti Rideout
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898698944
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book All Things Necessary written by Marti Rideout and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete revision of a detailed resource which has been the essential guide for church musicians working in the Episcopal church for over 20 years. A Guide to the Practice of Church Music (1989) was originally written by Marion J. Hatchett, who taught for many years at the Episcopal seminary at Sewanee, was key in developing materials for The Hymnal 1982. This updated revision contains brief, but articulate discussions of the role of music in the church, the variety and nature of music ministries (people, cantor, choirs, organists, directors, instrumentalists, clergy, and music committees); principles for the selection of hymns, psalms, canticles, and other service music and their sources in materials from CPI and beyond; guidance for planning services for all rites of the church in the BCP and the Book of Occasional Services. Updated revision includes hymnals, electronic resources, and materials published since The Hymnal 1982.

Worship across the Racial Divide

Author : Gerardo Marti
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199912165
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Worship across the Racial Divide written by Gerardo Marti and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity. Worship across the Racial Divide offers a surprising conclusion: that there is no single style of worship or music that determines the likelihood of achieving a multiracial church. Far more important are the complex of practices of the worshipping community in the production and absorption of music. Multiracial churches successfully diversify by stimulating unobtrusive means of interracial and interethnic relations; in fact, preparation for music apart from worship gatherings proves to be just as important as its performance during services. Marti shows that aside from and even in spite of the varying beliefs of attendees and church leaders, diversity happens because music and worship create practical spaces where cross-racial bonds are formed. This groundbreaking book sheds light on how race affects worship in multiracial churches. It will allow a new understanding of the dynamics of such churches, and provide crucial aid to church leaders for avoiding the pitfalls that inadvertently widen the racial divide.

Congregations in America

Author : Mark Chaves
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674029445
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Congregations in America written by Mark Chaves and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Americans belong to religious congregations than to any other kind of voluntary association. What these vast numbers amount to--what people are doing in the over 300,000 churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples in the United States--is a question that resonates through every quarter of American society, particularly in these times of "faith-based initiatives," "moral majorities," and militant fundamentalism. And it is a question answered in depth and in detail in Congregations in America. Drawing on the 1998 National Congregations Study--the first systematic study of its kind--as well as a broad range of quantitative, qualitative, and historical evidence, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the most significant form of collective religious expression in American society: local congregations. Among its more surprising findings, Congregations in America reveals that, despite the media focus on the political and social activities of religious groups, the arts are actually far more central to the workings of congregations. Here we see how, far from emphasizing the pursuit of charity or justice through social services or politics, congregations mainly traffic in ritual, knowledge, and beauty through the cultural activities of worship, religious education, and the arts. Along with clarifying--and debunking--arguments on both sides of the debate over faith-based initiatives, the information presented here comprises a unique and invaluable resource, answering previously unanswerable questions about the size, nature, make-up, finances, activities, and proclivities of these organizations at the very center of American life.

Beyond the Worship Wars

Author : Thomas G. Long
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566994764
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Worship Wars written by Thomas G. Long and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost every congregation is experiencing tension over worship. Many congregations have been participating in a renaissance of worship known as the "liturgical movement" and have reclaimed worship forms that have served the church for centuries. Yet because the church today is operating in a radically changed cultural environment, many people in our society do not understand liturgical worship and thus we must find language, music, themes, and images that speak to the unchurched, spiritually seeking person. In Beyond the Worship Wars, Thomas G. Long discusses the nine characteristics of vital and faithful worship practiced by a wide range of "third-way" congregations—all characteristics that make for vital and faithful worshi

From a Mustard Seed

Author : Bruce G. Epperly
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566995280
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book From a Mustard Seed written by Bruce G. Epperly and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-07-21 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small congregations can have beautiful worship! In From a Mustard Seed: Enlivening Worship and Music in the Small Church, an experienced pastor-professor and an experienced church musician provide a model for faithful and excellent worship in congregations that average 75 or fewer people in weekly worship. While the limitations of small congregations are obvious to their members and leaders, the possibilities for creative music and worship are often greater than we can imagine. Epperly and Hollinger integrate theology, spiritual formation, and practical guidance for nurturing diverse, inspirational, and transforming worship in small congregations. Grounded in a solid theology of worship, they provide tried-and-true approaches to congregational music and singing, worship planning, liturgies that transform, and healthy partnerships between pastors and church musicians. God is present in small congregations, and the authors help pastors, church musicians, and active laypersons awaken to God's activity in every aspect of worship and music. They illuminate possibilities for opening to God in worship and music through their own stories, the stories of congregations and their pastors, practical counsel, spiritual practices, and theological reflection.

The Bible Challenge

Author : Marek Zabriskie
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1848255039
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book The Bible Challenge written by Marek Zabriskie and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible Challenge is an invitation to journey with fellow believers from across the world and across the Anglican Communion through the entire length and breadth of the Bible, and to experience the full sweep of the biblical record in the course of a single year. For each of 365 days, there is a selection of readings comprising Old Testament, Psalm and New Testament passages, insightful commentary by one of a hundred theologians and church leaders from around the Anglican Communion, a prayer for the day and questions for reflection. UK contributors include: Nick Baines, Rosalind Brown, Jeffrey John, Archbishop Barry Morgan, Mark Oakley, June Osborne, Martyn Percy, Emma Percy, Michael Perham, Stephen Platten and others. The Bible Challenge is supported by a website www.thecenterborbiblicalstudies.org and its international advisory board includes Rowan Williams, Paula Gooder, David Ford, Graham Tomlin and many senior figures from around the Anglican world.

Come, Let Us Sing

Author : Robert S Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906327606
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Come, Let Us Sing written by Robert S Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ponder Anew

Author : Jessica Nelson
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1640654453
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Ponder Anew written by Jessica Nelson and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive look at how church music is changing in the 21st century. There is no lack of resources for the church musician focusing on particular skills or repertoire. But this is the first collection of essays created specifically for musicians working in parish ministry that imagines how those vocations will change along with the evolving church. Ponder Anew chronicles the rapid changes in the church music landscape in the last 20 years including the role of technology, education, relationships with clergy and choristers, and cultural presumptions. Contributors are parish musicians, professors, clergy, and bishops.

Vital Christian Community

Author : Philip Brochard
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1640655212
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Vital Christian Community written by Philip Brochard and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve characteristics of healthy Christian communities and the congregational and personal practices that develop them. Congregations have been the bedrock of mainline Christian life and practice for centuries but in recent years many have dwindled in energy and impact. Leaders conclude that change is needed, that they can’t keep applying the same models and practices that have served in the past but no longer seem to work. At a time when all kinds of institutions are being buffeted by swift and strong cultural forces, Brochard and Newton believe the congregation to be a primary site for the transformation of individuals, communities, and the world and that the measures for congregational vitality begin with health, faithfulness, and effectiveness as local expressions of the Church. The authors offer readers insights into developing a sense of purpose, building trust, encouraging curiosity, becoming more collaborative, appreciating productive conflict, and other vital skills.

Corporate Worship

Author : Matt Merker
Publisher : 9marks: Building Healthy Churc
ISBN 13 : 9781433569821
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (698 download)

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Download or read book Corporate Worship written by Matt Merker and published by 9marks: Building Healthy Churc. This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this addition to the 9Marks Building Healthy Churches series, Matt Merker explores the biblical understanding of corporate worship as an activity where God gathers the church by his grace, unto his glory, for their mutual good, and before the world's gaze.

Christian Congregational Music

Author : Monique Ingalls
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317166779
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Christian Congregational Music written by Monique Ingalls and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Congregational Music explores the role of congregational music in Christian religious experience, examining how musicians and worshippers perform, identify with and experience belief through musical praxis. Contributors from a broad range of fields, including music studies, theology, literature, and cultural anthropology, present interdisciplinary perspectives on a variety of congregational musical styles - from African American gospel music, to evangelical praise and worship music, to Mennonite hymnody - within contemporary Europe and North America. In addressing the themes of performance, identity and experience, the volume explores several topics of interest to a broader humanities and social sciences readership, including the influence of globalization and mass mediation on congregational music style and performance; the use of congregational music to shape multifaceted identities; the role of mass mediated congregational music in shaping transnational communities; and the function of music in embodying and imparting religious belief and knowledge. In demonstrating the complex relationship between ’traditional’ and ’contemporary’ sounds and local and global identifications within the practice of congregational music, the plurality of approaches represented in this book, as well as the range of musical repertoires explored, aims to serve as a model for future congregational music scholarship.

The Language of the New Century Hymnal

Author : Arthur G. Clyde
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608992845
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Language of the New Century Hymnal written by Arthur G. Clyde and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Influence of Music on the Development of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)

Author : Benson Vaughan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532633343
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Influence of Music on the Development of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) written by Benson Vaughan and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the influence of music on the development of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). This narrative is historically driven, but relies upon an interdisciplinary approach to draw on the insights of ecclesiology, theology, liturgiology, church development, and especially music. This study utilizes a chronological and systematic approach to the relationship between music and the Church of God in the United States during the first 125 years of the denomination’s history, from 1886 to 2011. For over a century, music has been an often-neglected dialogue partner at the table of academic discussion and this research argues for recognition and a proper place in Pentecostal history. Along with primary and secondary sources, the important element of “living archives” is investigated in this work; these are interviews with people who participated in historical music events in the Church of God. The book also relies upon musical examples to explore the influence of music upon the shaping of the denomination’s history and theology.