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What are the roles of music and musicians in worship? How do choral and instrumental music work together to create sacred drama? What are the criteria for evaluating music programs? Explore these and other issues and tap the resources for building a strong music ministry in your congregation.
WORSHIP : Music
  New Harmonies: Choosing Contemporary Music for Worship (Book)
Terri B. McLean, Author.
Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 1998.
Easy to read, and accompanied by a CD (with 30-second clips that demonstrate good and bad music), New Harmonies provides a model for selecting contemporary worship music and for functioning as a worship team.
A Song to Sing, A Life to Live: Reflections on Music as Spiritual Practice (Book)
Don E. Saliers, Emily Saliers, Authors.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2005.
Exploring music’s effect on the human condition and its use to praise God, this conversation between father (a music professor/organist) and daughter (Indigo Girl singer/song writer) offers an understanding of music’s power and many purposes.
 Culturally-Conscious Worship (Book)
Kathy Black, Author.
St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2000.
This book examines the cultural and liturgical issues related to multicultural, inclusive worship. Black explores cultural complexities, defines related terms, and shows how churches can embrace culturally-sensitive change.
Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit : 101 Best Loved Psalms, Gospel Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the African American Church (Book)
Gwendolyn Sims Warren, Author.
New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1997.
This text offers not only the words and music for 101 of the best-loved songs from the African American Christian tradition but also the history of these songs, as well as evidence of their power to inspire, heal, and redeem.
Inclusive Yet Discerning: Navigating Worship Artfully (Book)
Frank Burch Brown, Author.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2009.
Frank Burch Brown holds that we need to cultivate a well-grounded understanding of the larger religious purpose of the worship arts. This understanding requires us to be both inclusive and discerning in our choices.
Leading the Church's Song (Book)
Robert B. Farlee, Editor.
Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press, 1999.
In this book and CD, over 23 accomplished church musicians offer discussions and examples of the skills and attitudes needed to bring congregational song to life.
Music and Theology (Book)
Don E. Saliers, Author.
Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2007.
In this brief book, Don Saliers examines the intersections between music and theology, the abstractions of language and the sensuality of music, and distinctions about so-called "sacred" and "secular" music.
Music in Christian Worship: At the Service of the Liturgy (Book)
Charlotte Kroeker, Author.
Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2005.
This essay collection explores the role of music in Christian worship from philosophical, historical, theological, aesthetic, and cultural perspectives to help readers make musical choices that are meaningful in their settings.
The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church (Book)
Barry Wayne Liesch, Author.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 2001.
Examining the often emotional subject of contemporary music, The New Worship outlines the worship planning process involved as well as the dynamics and tensions surrounding changes in worship styles.
Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today (Book)
Paul S. Jones, Author.
Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2006.
The author of this essay collection argues that scriptural principles should inform a church's music ministry. He then challenges assumptions about music in the church, and offers practical suggestions for change.
Songs for LiFE: A Children's Hymnal (Book)
Emily Brink, Author.
Emily Brink, Editor.
Grand Rapids, MI: CRC Publishers, 1994.
This children's hymnal includes both traditional hymns and newly written songs.
Te Deum: The Church and Music (Book)
Paul Westermeyer, Author.
Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press, 1998.
This book provides an introductory overview to the history, theology, and influence of church music from its roots in the Old Testament through contemporary times, with a focus on song.
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