At my church, TCM Baptist Church in Lincoln, we’ve recently invested in a digital, app-based system for displaying music for our musicians - Planning Center’s ‘Music Stand’. Getting to this point was not quick and not straight forward, so I thought I’d give my thoughts and insights into how and…
Now that Christmas is over, you might be starting to think about the year ahead, and maybe new songs to introduce to your churches over the coming months. Overview This new album from Sovereign Grace came out just before Christmas. I'm sure you've heard at least bits of it already,…
Name: Matt Dennis Church: Christ Church Fulwood, Sheffield How have you been involved in church music ministry over the years? I’ve been serving in music ministry since not long after I became a Christian at the age of 17. A number of years later, I was encouraged by church leaders to consider…
Name: Richard Simpkin Role in Music Ministry Heading up the apprenticeship scheme, and organising the weekly teaching slot we do at Cornhill London Church: St Helen’s Bishopsgate, City of London How have you been involved in church music ministry over the years? I spent 5 years as a chorister at…
I have a really good friend who would love to write a book celebrating mediocrity. It’s a subject I’ve been thinking about a lot recently as both of my boys dive back into their schools. The worlds of academia, sport and music don’t seem to put a high value on…
Name: Heather Cowan Church: St Ebbes, Oxford What is your role within Music Ministry? A little bit of everything! I do mostly background things- emails, website, conference planning etc, helping the rest of the team do their thing, and then occasionally involved in some training and playing. I'm also part of the…
I'm very sorry if mentioning Christmas when it is still November is a big no no! But if you are involved with your church's music, I've no doubt Christmas has begun to be prepared for, particularly if you have choirs and whatnot! We are putting our tree up this week,…
Name: Ben Slee Church: Christ Church Mayfair, London What is your role within Music Ministry? I am involved in training apprentices, in writing the Dwell Richly Course, and in the team who are setting up 3:16 Music for writing and recording new music, which will become more active in the next year-…
A number of years ago, I read this helpful post by Mike Cosper, who in turn is building on the work of Harold Best. The framework they put forward has stuck with me as a useful tool to help evaluate what we are doing as Christians who make music. “What type…
Name: Andrew McKenna Church: ChristChurch Banstead Role within Music Ministry : teaching and training, and organising online resources such as blogs, and hopefully soon, podcasts. How have you been involved in church music ministry over the years? I started playing music in church as a young teenager, and pretty soon…
Hillsong Worship have recently released a new album named 'Awake'. It's their first studio album in a long time and it is a beauty in terms of production. Slick, interesting, emotional, and filled with musically beautiful songs. However.. lyrically, we might have some issues.
Name: Andy Fenton Role within Music Ministry? Team leader, and involved in teaching and practical training. Church: Christ Church Kensington How have you been involved in church music ministry over the years? I've worked at 4 churches over the past 18 years, and so have been able to experience different…