Congregational Worship Songs


Book Description

A unique anthology of 37 unison popular contemporary refrains and traditional hymn refrains for unison choir and congregation. Includes beautiful keyboard accompaniments, chord symbols, indexes for coordinating related hymns, keys and church seasons, and reproducible songsheets for choir and congregation.




Medleys for Blended Worship, Complete Collection


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Traditional hymns are often performed alongside contemporary praise and worship songs in many of today's church services, giving rise to the term "blended worship." This complete collection of all four Blended Worship books, by prolific Christian-music arranger Carol Tornquist, provides a valuable resource for pianists who want to play familiar hymn tunes in a tasteful and new style in addition to current praise songs recognizable to most congregations. To assist in planning, performance times are included. 172 pages. Titles: Amazing Grace with I Could Sing of Your Love Forever * Amazing Love (My Lord, What Love Is This) with What Wondrous Love Is This * Beautiful One with O Come, Let Us Adore Him * Blessed Be Your Name with At the Name of Jesus * Forever with Great Is Thy Faithfulness * Here I Am to Worship with O Worship the King * How Deep the Father's Love for Us with I Stand Amazed in the Presence * How Great Is Our God with Praise to the Lord, the Almighty * How Great Thou Art with God of Wonders * I Lift My Eyes Up with All Creatures of Our God and King * I Lift My Eyes Up with How Firm a Foundation * In the Garden with Knowing You (All I Once Held Dear) * Indescribable with Morning Has Broken * It Is Well with My Soul with Be the Centre * Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer with Nearer, My God, to Thee * Jesus Paid It All with The Wonderful Cross * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee with We Will Glorify * Lord, I Lift Your Name on High with Doxology * Majesty (Here I Am) with Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise * My Jesus, I Love Thee with I Love You, Lord * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing with Sing to the King * On Eagle's Wings with Be Thou My Vision * Open Our Eyes, Lord with Open My Eyes That I May See * The Power of the Cross (Oh, to See the Dawn) with Lift High the Cross * The Risen Christ




Unfashionable


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Argues that becoming an influential Christian and a force for good in the world often means being different and doing unfashionable things with regard to money, lifestyle, personal possessions, and relationships.




Singing the Congregation


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Contemporary worship music shapes the way evangelical Christians understand worship itself. Author Monique M. Ingalls argues that participatory worship music performances have brought into being new religious social constellations, or "modes of congregating". Through exploration of five of these modes--concert, conference, church, public, and networked congregations--Singing the Congregation reinvigorates the analytic categories of "congregation" and "congregational music." Drawing from theoretical models in ethnomusicology and congregational studies, Singing the Congregation reconceives the congregation as a fluid, contingent social constellation that is actively performed into being through communal practice--in this case, the musically-structured participatory activity known as "worship." "Congregational music-making" is thereby recast as a practice capable of weaving together a religious community both inside and outside local institutional churches. Congregational music-making is not only a means of expressing local concerns and constituting the local religious community; it is also a powerful way to identify with far-flung individuals, institutions, and networks that comprise this global religious community. The interactions among the congregations reveal widespread conflicts over religious authority, carrying far-ranging implications for how evangelicals position themselves relative to other groups in North America and beyond.




Doxology and Theology


Book Description

Beyond sound equipment and music charts, eleven noted worship leaders from around the United States write about the ministerial part of their work as it relates to the gospel, mission, disciple-making, liturgy, the Trinity, justice, creativity, family, and more.




Comeback Churches


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Church growth experts Stetzer and Dodson explain why most congregations plateau and then eventually decline, and they reveal how to revive a body of believers. Readers can learn the importance of lighting a spiritual fire, intentional evangelism, making disciples, forming small groups, and then watch pews fill up again. (Church Life)




Transformational Church


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It is time to take heart and rework the scorecard. --




Essential Worship


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An Essential Guide to Understanding and Leading Worship Worship leaders are adrift in a sea of worship resources, but, incredibly, no single book provides a simple introduction to worship and worship leading. Essential Worship is a concise, easy-to-read primer on the basics of worship theology and practice. Each concept is introduced clearly and concisely. Diagrams, charts, and bulleted lists make the information easy to digest. And preparation and reflection questions help readers apply the material to their own church context. Whether one is a beginner or an experienced worship leader, readers from all traditions will find in this resource a solid foundation for future success. It is particularly well-suited for the first-time worship or praise band leader, as well as for pastors who want to be more intentional about the music in their services.




In Christ Alone


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(Glory Sound Simply Sacred). The increasing treasury of modern hymns and sacred songs by Keith and Kristyn Getty and collaborator Stuart Townend are explored in this new resource designed for choirs of any level. Many of this writing team's biggest successes are included, all lovingly adapted by some of our most gifted arrangers. Music for the entire church year is contained in this collection. Transcending stylistic boundaries, the music and message are home in both contemporary-styled worship venues and traditional programs. Creative instrumental adornments offer additional options for performance while sensitive arranging make this compilation accessible to choirs of any size. Available separately: SAB, Listening CD, Preview Pack (Book/CD Combo), 10-Pack Listening CDs, Instrumental CD-ROM (Score & parts for flute, penny whistle, oboe, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drum set, percussion, violin 1 & 2, viola, cello *Note, instrumentation varies on each song), StudioTrax CD (Accompaniment Only), SplitTrax CD.




Hillsong Worship Favorites


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(Piano Solo Songbook). 12 powerful songs from Hillsong Church arranged for piano solo, including: Cornerstone * Forever Reign * From the Inside Out * Hosanna * I Give You My Heart * Lead Me to the Cross * Mighty to Save * Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) * The Stand * Stronger * What a Beautiful Name * Who You Say I Am.