No. 10 - The Musical Legacy of Cane RidgeThe word “spiritual”, referring to a musical form, is so commonly used that one might question the need to say anything further. For those hoping to know a bit more about the origins of the African-American spiritual beyond...
No. 9 - Toward a More Inclusive Church MusicThe inspiration for Servanthood of Song came from my almost fifty-year career as a church musician. Classically-trained as a singer, voice teacher, and conductor, I had to learn that church music, if it is to be the powerful...
No. 8 - Tracing the Origins of Contemporary Christian MusicI remember my first encounter with what has been labeled “contemporary Christian music” as being in 1988. Oh, sacred pop in the form of songs like “Morning Has Broken” and “Let There Be Peace on Earth” had...
No. 7 - Music, Worship, and Evangelism The writings of Robert E. Webber (1933 – 2007), taken as a whole, are essential reading for anyone hoping make sense of the complexities of...
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