This is the second in a short series of posts looking at the task of choosing songs for Sunday services. The aim in this series is to provide a model for music leaders, pastors and others involved in selecting the songs you sing. In part one, we saw how singing is…
On the surface.. The temptation is to be too gushing about this album, because it is quite possibly the best songs-for-church album I've heard in a long time. Strong melodies, awesome words, and a really well produced album. It focusses on the ideas of endurance in hard times, dwelling on…
On the surface… This is a well put together album. Perhaps noticing how online streaming has changed how we listen, the Getty’s have this time released a short album- just 8 tracks in total, and they’ve done them well. Well produced, slick and accessible. Interesting to listen to, but not…
On the surface… This sounds like your standard contemporary christian album. Lots of rocking guitars and synths and strong bass and drums. Catchy riffs and sing loud in the car moments. We historically have some awesome songs from Tomlin (how great is our God, our chains are gone, Our God,…
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…