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Learning Reconciliation Through Worship Music And Community, David Bailey
Learning Reconciliation Through Worship Music And Community, David Bailey
Symposium on Worship Archive
Forty years ago Dr. Martin Luther King stated, “11 o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America.” Forty years later, the racial segregation has not changed a lot, and the segregation has spread to other areas such as age and class. In this workshop, we will discuss practical methods to use worship music as a tool in the ministry of reconciliation within a local church context.
What's New At Hymnary.Org, Harry Plantinga, Greg Scheer
What's New At Hymnary.Org, Harry Plantinga, Greg Scheer
Symposium on Worship Archive
Hymnary.org continues to grow. This year we received a grant from the NEH to incorporate the Dictionary of North American Hymnology into our database, have added information and page scans, are creating opportunities for hymn-related publishers, and have developed a beta version of a new search engine. New and seasoned users of Hymnary.org are invited to this session to hear about the latest developments and to provide feedback for future improvements.
A Gospel Medley: African-American And Beyond, Kenneth Wallace
A Gospel Medley: African-American And Beyond, Kenneth Wallace
Symposium on Worship Archive
The word “medley” has multiple layers of meaning; we can speak of a gospel medley of songs, then there is the fact that African Americans are themselves a medley of cultures, We will sing and reflect on the multiple meanings, experiences, techniques, and values offered in African American and other cultures and music.
Medleys Of Praise: Creating Flow Within A Medley Of Congregational Songs, Robert Nordling
Medleys Of Praise: Creating Flow Within A Medley Of Congregational Songs, Robert Nordling
Symposium on Worship Archive
In this session we will use the Thursday Vespers Service (led by Robert Nordling) and walk through the design, planning and preparation involved using various instruments. Q/A time will follow, with time to explore options for instrumentation, transitions, copyrights, etc. Full packets of the medleyscore and parts will be distributed to those who attend.
Re-Tuning The Lyre, Karen Campbell
Re-Tuning The Lyre, Karen Campbell
Symposium on Worship Archive
Psalms have been part of personal and public worship in Ireland since the times of St. Patrick. Yet, today some react against the tradition of metrical psalm singing. The Worship Panel of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland was tasked to examine, revise and refresh the use of psalms in corporate worship. This workshop will demonstrate some newer Irish psalm settings for worship and suggest ways for creative use of the Psalms in worship so that the next generation will come to know God, ‘even the children yet to be born so that they in turn will tell their children’ (Psalm …
Fresh And New, Tried And True Ii: A Session On Hymn-Based Piano Collections For Worship, Norma De Waal Malefyt
Fresh And New, Tried And True Ii: A Session On Hymn-Based Piano Collections For Worship, Norma De Waal Malefyt
Symposium on Worship Archive
“If we only had / could…” can become too common a phrase in smaller congregations. God invites us to worship as we can, not as we can’t. Paul Detterman spends the vast majority of his time working with “wee kirks” (under 70 in worship). This session will equip and encourage even the smallest congregation (or small group within a larger community) to design and experience deep, joy-filled worship using everything God has given them and requiring nothing more.