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Music Ministry News – January 2026

January 29, 2026

I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. (Psalm 89:1) As we look ahead to the rest of 2026, here are some mini…

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Sing when you’re winning?

October 22, 2025

As a supporter of Watford Football Club, there haven’t been many occasions in the last few years (or the last many years) to sing joyfully at how well my team is doing. Thankf…

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Singing to One Another while under Restrictions

October 1, 2020

I was invited to take part in a webinar for church leaders organised by the FIEC, where we discussed the challenges of singing together when we can't sing together as churches. You can watch the whole…

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It ain’t over ’til the congregation sings

August 25, 2020

This past Sunday our church had live singers singing in front of a congregation for the first time in over 5 months. A good number of churches in the UK are now able to meet for in-person services. So…

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Songs for Streams

April 24, 2020

Below are a number of songs that friends of ours have recorded for use in their own churches, with lyrics included. They are recorded to varying degrees of quality, and most are by no means meant to …

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Three things to work on during lockdown – keys edition

April 17, 2020

If you’re finding yourself with a wee bit more time on your hands during lockdown, and would like a few piano-for-church tips to work on, here we go! Obviously every church is different, and every p…

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‘Can’t we just stick the service online?’

March 17, 2020

UPDATE - 24th March 2020Since the last update to this blog, CCLI have released a Streaming Licence. In light of this release and its implications, along with other clarifications that have come in rec…

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London conference 2020 talks

February 12, 2020

On 25 January 2020, we gathered together with loads of musicians and directors from around London for a day of training and encouragement in All Souls Langham Place. It was a really fantastic day thi…

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Planning centre – review

January 10, 2020

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 w…

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Mediocrity is under-rated

December 2, 2019

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…

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Music for, from and facing the church

November 11, 2019

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 evalu…

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| Hillsong Worship – Awake | Review

October 23, 2019

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 w…

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