This summer has been quite a season of change for the worship team here at Journey: Marlin Ivers, one of our worship leaders who has been with us since the beginning is moving to Indiana with his wife as she completes her graduate degree. It’s sad to see him leave…
This week was the third week of God at the Movies II and we looked at the movie Up and contemplated Life’s Journey. The Service Your Name is Holy (A), Brian Doerksen Everyday (B), Joel Houston Glory (E), Reuben Morgan Following the message Blessed Be Your Name (A), Matt Redman…
Part 3: The Lyrics Last week, we talked about the basic details of a song and the music. Today, we finish up by looking at the lyrics. Lyrics are a critical component of a successful worship song. A church’s theology comes as much from its music as its sermons. In fact,…
Part 2: The Music Yesterday, we talked about the technical aspects of a song – the objective parts of the song that can quickly decide if it’s a potential keeper or not. Today, we’ll look at the music. Here’s where it begins to get subjective. Personal preferences are important, as…
Finding songs for worship is easy. There’s no shortage of options in every style and genre and there are new ones constantly coming onto the scene. Finding good songs, however, is a challenge. There are many aspects to look at when it comes to selecting the right songs and through…
One of the blogs that I follow is Stuff Christians Like. John Acuff writes some pretty funny and insightful stuff about the weird things Christians tend to do. He had a great post the other day about clapping in worship that made me laugh – not just because it’s funny…