Ben Lucas has some great kids songs for use in your church or kids work. If you are in search of a song on a specific theme, get in touch with him (you can go via us) incase he has something that might be useful to you. Attached…
This year's Bible By the Beach conference was focussed around the idea of the unstoppable mission of God, and the power of the gospel to change lives and spread throughout the whole world. Attached below is the list of songs we did over the weekend, along with a…
Graham Beynon on the Psalms Saturday 7th February 2015 Talk 1 Talk 2 BMMC talk handout
Jonathan Stephens on Biblical Emotions November 15th 2014 Talk One Talk Two
Below is a list of some of the newer songs we’ve been introduced to recently and have used in various conferences. Some you will know already, some of them will not suit your church context at all, some you may not like at all, but some you may find…
SGP are running two great session for anyone invovled in church music in the area. The first, Friday 13th March at 6:45pm at St Pancras Church, will be mainly aimed at those who lead the congregation in music. The evening will include dinner, and both practical and theological training.…
Welcome back to our brief(ish) four-part trawl through the murky waters of art theology. We began, effectively, by asking the question: “How do we answer when we’re asked to justify art?” This demand for justification is something that artists are familiar with. It might come from parents: “Don’t you…
Looking at Crutches (continued) Since we started the last two posts with a quote from a composer, I thought this time we would begin with a painter. Unfortunately I began my search amongst the sayings of Salvador Dali, and I’m still trying to recover. So instead, here’s a little…
Looking at Crutches Here is how Anton Bruckner responded to his critics: “They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not. God has chosen me from thousands and given me, of all people, this talent. It is to Him that I must give account. How…
The Way Things Are “I always said God was against art and I still believe it. Anything obscene or trivial is blessed in this world and has a reward – I ask for no reward – only to live and to hear my work.” Such were Edward Elgar’s words…
It’s the thing you wouldn’t ever want the Lord to say to your musicians…. 23 Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. 24 But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! (Amos 5:23-24). What if,…
We've recently come across this song, and introduced it to our church the past few Sundays. It is really beautiful and worth looking at if you are doing a series on the cross, or Jesus work to bring us to the new creation, or are looking for a song for…