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A New Song – Reformation Hymn
As you’re probably aware, 2017 marks the 500 year anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the door of a church building in Wittenberg, Germany. While not seeking to separate from the...
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Reflections on the 2017 Shepherds’ Conference
Last April a friend of mine at Grace Community Church texted me to say John MacArthur was going to invite me to lead the music for some of the main sessions at the 2017 Shepherds’ Conference. I thought...
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Human and Holy: Healthy Tensions of our Gathered Worship
In just under two months (July 27-29) we’ll be gathering in Louisville, KY for our second regional WorshipGod conference! The first was held in Pennsylvania this past March. We’re calling the...
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Music is Great. Jesus is Greater.
This past May, our youngest child, McKenzie, graduated from Boyce College with a degree in biblical studies, focusing on music and worship. After 4 1/2 years of study, persistence, practice, and...
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The Paradox of the Worship Selfie
Some time last year a friend who leads the music in his church texted me to express a concern. Social media has been on my mind lately. It seems it’s a great tool and a great danger. It can quickly...
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Prayer of the Saints Live Recording!
This coming Tuesday, July 25, Sovereign Grace Music will be recording our first live album in 6 years: “Prayers of the Saints.” If you happen to be in or near Louisville, we’d love to have you join us...
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Reflections from WorshipGod17: Human and Holy
It’s been over a week, but I’m still enjoying the rich time we had at WorshipGod17 MidWest. The conference was called Human and Holy: Exploring Healthy Tensions in Our Gathered Worship. We looked at...
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Is it Humility to Leave My Name Off a Song I Wrote?
Recently someone wrote me and asked: A young woman in our church has written a few songs that we have taught but she doesn’t want to let anyone know she wrote them. I think she feels she is being...
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Worship Matters Is Now a Video Series
When I wrote Worship Matters in 2008, I wanted to pass on to younger leaders some of what I had learned from my mentors, study, and experiences of leading for three decades. My goal was to connect...
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Another New Reformation Song
Back in February, I posted a song that Chris Anderson and I wrote for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. We called it “Reformation Hymn.” I wrote about it in this post and Chris tells the...
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Worshiping a Limitless God with Limited Resources
Last month, prior to having the joy of participating in the Getty Sing! conference in Nashville, I chatted with Sol Fenne at a lunch sponsored by 20Schemes. Sol is a church planter, musician, and...
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Prayers of the Saints (Live) – Our New Album
Sovereign Grace Music released our last band album, Sooner Count the Stars, two years ago. I’m happy to announce that after reviewing 170 songs, we finally have another: Prayers of the Saints (Live)....
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To Use or Lose the Music Stands: Is That the Question?
In the past few years, a number of voices have emerged encouraging church musicians to lose their music stands. I don’t think anyone is saying it’s a matter “of first importance” to put the music...
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As I See It – Reflections at 63
This past Sunday I turned 63. I’ve reached that age when the question I get most frequently is some form of, “So, what have you learned after all these years?” Eight years ago, when I was an ancient...
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Registration for WorshipGod18 Now Open
In a culture when Sunday “worship” is more produced, polished, and professional than ever, it’s helpful to remember what really matters to God when we meet. That’s the theme of our 15th WorshipGod...
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The Paradox of the Worship Selfie
Some time last year a friend who leads the music in his church texted me to express a concern. Social media has been on my mind lately. It seems it’s a great tool and a great danger. It can quickly...
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To Use or Lose the Music Stands: Is That the Question?
In the past few years, a number of voices have emerged encouraging church musicians to lose their music stands. I don’t think anyone is saying it’s a matter “of first importance” to put the music...
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Thoughts on Choosing and Leading Songs at Conferences
I recently had the privilege of leading the worship in song for a number of sessions at The Shepherd’s Conference. Hosted by John MacArthur and Grace Community Church, this conference has been...
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Pastoring Through Song at the Shepherd’s Conference
In yesterday’s post, I shared some thoughts on planning and leading songs at a conference. In this post, I describe what that actually looked like at the recent Shepherd’s Conference. I’ve included the...
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From the Archives: Will the Sunday After Easter be a Letdown?
Many pastors, music leaders, and production personnel are breathing a deep sigh of relief after this past weekend. After all the planning, strategizing, prayer, preparation, and practice, the Easter...
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