Please open your hymnal . . .

"Please open your hymnal to hymn number 199."

Interview With Bob Kauflin

Great interview with a great man: Bob Kauflin.

Required watching for everyone involved in music ministry.

meetings

I had a meeting today from 9 till 12:30. Then 1:30 till 4:30. Easter plans. Good Friday. February.

Question: why does it take 20 jelly bellys to have a good idea?

Have your own meeting to discuss. :-)

RZIM: worship setlist

Last week, I led worship (with the world's greatest brother, Tobi, Mary, Chris, and Jack) for Ravi Zacharias summer school at Wheaton College. I know, I know. I should have told you earlier. Sorry!

The group was very diverse. There was "raising-hands-girl" and "arms-folded-guy" right next to each other, but their love for the Lord went beyond their postures. Very interesting, so my song choices were pretty conservative to try to serve the group. I got the feeling that if we had done a church plant with just the people in that room, it would have been very . . . smart.

I'm sure it was the only summer school course in the country that opened with singing. Some truth is so great: it demands more than lecture. More than discussion. More than debate. It demands to be sung.

Here's the song sets that I used!

MONDAY
Come, Christians, Join To Sing (updated by Kevin Harnett)
Everlasting God
Knowing You
Great Are You, Lord (Steve and Vikki Cook)
He Is Exalted

TUESDAY
Our Great Savior (arr. Stowell/Westerholm)
How Deep The Father's Love For Us
Lion and the Lamb
Once Again
Here Is Love
Wonderful Cross

WEDNESDAY
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Everlasting God (Brenton Brown)
Humble King
Fairest Lord Jesus
How Great Is Our God (Tomlin)

THURSDAY
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy Is The Lord (Tomlin)
You Are My All In All
Jesus, You Are Worthy (Brenton Brown)
In Christ Alone

FRIDAY
O Worship The King
Lord, Reign In Me
Jesus, You Are Worthy
Nothing But The Blood (hymn)
How Great Thou Art

Suggested Worship Books

I just taught a seminar on worship resources, and passed out the following list to about 40 worship leaders and church folks at our Harvest University. Any I should add for next time?

Books on Worship

Bennett, Arthur. Valley of Vision. Banner of Truth, 1983

Carson, D.A. (ed.). Worship: Adoration and Action. Baker Book House, 1994

Engle, Paul (ed.) Exploring the Worship Spectrum: 6 views Zondervan, 2004

Frame, John M. Worship in Spirit and Truth. P & R, 1996

Kendrick, Graham. Worship. Kingsway Communications, 1984

Longman, Tremper III Immanuel in Our Place: Seeing Christ in Israel's Worship (The Gospel According to the Old Testament). P & R Press, 2001

Mahaney, C.J. Humility. Crossway, 2005

Noland, Rory. Heart of the Artist, The. Zondervan, 1999

Page, Nick. And Now Let's Move Into a Time of Nonsense: Why Worship Songs are Failing the Church. Authentic Media, 2005

Peterson, David. Engaging With God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Intervarsity Press, 2002

Piper, John. Desiring God (3rd Ed.). Multnomah Publishers Inc, 2003 (chpt. 3 especially)

Redman, Matt. The Unquenchable Worshipper: Coming Back to the Heart of Worship. Regal Books, 2001

____________. Facedown. Regal Books 2004

Ross, Allen P. Recalling The Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the Garden to the New Creation. Kregel, 2006

Tozer, AW. Whatever Happened to Worship. Christian Pubns, 1985