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Strengthening Music Ministry in the Evangelical Church
focuses on the making of music in church worship. It offers music directors and pastors a practical road map for insuring hearty congregational participation in their musical praise, as well as corresponding helps in building a well-rounded program of music. Passionate in tone, Strengthening Music Ministry
calls on evangelical worship leaders to align their musical choices and practices commensurate with the changeless principles of scripture.
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Prologue
The fast-paced rate of societal change bidding the evangelical church to move with the times continues unabated. Church music, faced with the march of a culture largely out of step with the basic tenets of the Christian faith, needs frequent review and shoring up. Whatever style and format worship might take in the future, its music will need to be examined and discipled in the light of Scripture. This present work is offered as an aid in those endeavors.
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Part I consists of four chapters: (1) Visiting (2) Evangelicals (3) Strengthening Music Ministry in Evangelical Worship and (4) Furthering the Reach of the Church’s Music Ministry. This section, concerned with practics, chronicles my church visitations, defines the term evangelical, and makes specific suggestions for strengthening the music ministry of the evangelical church.
Part II hosts four chapters: (5) Culture and Religious Popular Music (6) Music (7) Church Music and Aesthetics: Theological Insights and (8) Scriptural Discernment Extended. This division examines Christian contemporary music in some depth. It delves into the aesthetics of music and digs deep into the Scriptures for guidance in carrying out music ministry.
Part II supplies the rationale for implementing Part I. Theological and philosophical, Part II makes a compelling case for building up the music ministry of the evangelical church along the lines of Part I. Ultimately it is God’s Word that empowers church music to reach its full potential in any given place.
My writing of this book postulates accepting the present reality of evangelical music-making with grace and respect. I offer to each musician and church leader these old/new thoughts with the hope and prayer that they will be valuable in helping to fulfill each leader’s pastoral/musical calling. Expanding the kingdom, maturing the saints, and glorifying God are objectives worthy of our best efforts. To that end these pages are dedicated.
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