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Authors: Barry Liesch, Donald P. Hustad
ISBN-13: 9780801063565, ISBN-10: 0801063566
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Date Published: April 2001
Edition: REVISED
Barry Liesch is a professor of music at Biola University and has served as music/worship director for a number of churches. He has written People in the Presence of God as well as numerous journal articles. Liesch lives in California.
Shows pastors how to balance new worship ideas with the traditional while focusing on the purpose of praise and fellowship.
Foreword | 9 | |
Acknowledgments | 11 | |
Introduction | 13 | |
Part 1 | Contemporary Worship Services | |
1. | Culture, Choruses, and Hymns | 19 |
2. | Teaching, the Spirit, and Our Congregational Songs | 37 |
3. | Free-Flowing Praise | 53 |
4. | Journey into the Holy of Holies | 67 |
5. | Designing the Service | 77 |
6. | Drama, Scripture, Technology | 91 |
7. | Inspiring the People's Song | 101 |
Part 2 | Pressing Issues | |
8. | Is Worship a Performance? The Concept | 121 |
9. | Is Worship a Performance? The Implications | 133 |
10. | Worship: Christ's Action and Our Response | 141 |
11. | Worship That Models the Purpose of the Church | 161 |
12. | Resolving Tensions over Musical Style: Peter | 177 |
13. | Resolving Tensions over Musical Style: Paul | 189 |
Part 3 | Ministering with Others | |
14. | Volunteer and Staff Relations | 209 |
15. | Identifying and Attracting Worship Musicians | 219 |
16. | Why Seminaries Should Teach Worship | 229 |
Appendices | ||
1 | The Argument behind Chapter 2 | 235 |
2 | Resources at www.worshipinfo.com | 245 |
3 | The New Worship Musician Software | 247 |
Notes | 249 | |
Index | 267 |