GLOBAL CONSULTATION ON ARTS AND MUSIC IN MISSIONS (July 12-15, 2021)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 16, No. 3 (March 2021) Formerly known as GCoMM (Global Consultation on Music and Missions), the newly minted name GCAMM (Global Consultation on Arts and Music in Missions) only compels us to remain evermore faithful to our primary values. Originally conceived over twenty years ago, our gatherings have served as a meeting juncture for musicians with the Gospel message of Jesus Christ; yet today, we acknowledge the
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Thinking Ahead: A Christmas Festival of Lessons & Carols (part 2 of 2)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 12, No. 7 Â (July 2017) (original cover artwork by Emily Ozier for our 2010 Festival of Lessons & Carols) THE ELEMENTS OF A LESSONS & CAROLS SERVICE (continued) 2. THE THEME Obviously the theme is the birth of Christ! But often we have looked at the Christmas story from varying angles, with an overarching sub-theme giving direction and focus to the individual lessons and to the
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“with my song I give thanks to Him”
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 12, No. 4  (April 2017) For the past two-and-a-half years, our church’s Worship Choir has embraced a theme verse: The LORD is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped;My heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.(Psalm 28:7) Our pastor’s wife painted this verse onto a long wooden plaque, which hangs
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Phrases: Musical “Sentences”
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 12, No. 3Â (March 2017) Phrasing in music is what rounds out musical thoughts, and enhances the beauty, balance and symmetry of the music. IN NATURE In nature, we find beauty, balance and symmetry. And beautiful objects are often not square, but rather curved and rounded off: IN ART In art, beauty, balance and symmetry are also important elements:: IN ENGLISH In English, sentences are rounded off with
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The Reformation of Worship
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 11, No. 10 (October 2016) We usually think of the Reformation of the 15th Century in terms of doctrinal renewal. The Reformers were not seeking to bring new or original truths to the Church; rather they were zealous to bring back to the Church the biblical/apostolic teaching concerning salvation, which had been largely lost to the Church. Hence their emphasis on justification by grace alone, through faith
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