My palms were sweaty. The congregation was small. I was about to have my first ‘experience’. I grew up in the contemporary evangelical Anglican world, which had long since lost the tradition of Psalm singing: the hymns of Watts and Wesley (and later Kendrick, Redman, Getty, Hillsong et al) were…
On the surface Soaring melodies, strong vocals, synths and guitars galore, and the ability to make you feel something (even if you're not sure what that something is..!). A great album for singing in the car or while cooking the dinner. Background Hillsong is a bit of a mix of…
Church is awesome. It’s the place to be encouraged, to learn, to build each other up. To make friends and find our support. To sing and pray and rejoice and mourn and find a weird and wonderful family to help us run the race to the end. But as most…
Young teens (11-14s) are a group I think can sometimes struggle with singing. They’re at the stage where they’re often incredibly self-conscious and many are desperate for approval from their peers. They may be tempted to think that singing about Jesus isn’t cool or for them. But this is such…