I am one of the volunteer band leaders at New England Chapel in Franklin, MA. I am the father two awesome boys who love rock n roll as much as their Dad does.
Beautiful Things by Gungor. Great message obviously, but also it uses the pronoun "us" in the choruses. This nicely counters the rabid individualism of our consumer culture.
We open with a non-church song that relates to that week's theme so that any and everyone coming into the hall can feel welcomed and relate (part of the Double Ramp Model that we utilize)
I always change the lyrics when I come across bad theology in praise music (constantly) and hymns (occasionally). The rapture is bad theology and the act of a band leader letting it be articulated misses the chance to educate the congregation.
Posted in: What Song Inspires Your Mission?
Beautiful Things by Gungor. Great message obviously, but also it uses the pronoun "us" in the choruses. This nicely counters the rabid individualism of our consumer culture.
Posted in: How Should a Worship Service Begin?
We open with a non-church song that relates to that week's theme so that any and everyone coming into the hall can feel welcomed and relate (part of the Double Ramp Model that we utilize)
Posted in: Theology in Song: The Rapture
I always change the lyrics when I come across bad theology in praise music (constantly) and hymns (occasionally). The rapture is bad theology and the act of a band leader letting it be articulated misses the chance to educate the congregation.
Posted in: Orthodoxy and In Christ Alone
I am going ahead and changing my chord sheets for this song to "love of God was magnified" as we speak