April 2012
57 posts
Training in Arts in Mission: 2 Courses in England,...
European Training Programme (ETP) of Wycliffe/SIL: It’s that time of year to shout from the rooftops that the best course in the world is coming up again!!! (Modest, huh?) If you are wondering what ethnoarts-based missions is all about, why not come to England and learn how to encourage communities around the world to communicate God’s message through their own art forms? Just four weeks of...
African Barbershop Beatbox A Capella Dance - Alex...
Alex Boye is a very talented singer that came across my radar not long ago. Here’s his newest song and dance:
He writes,
When Im happy i like to dance. When Im not happy, i dance, then it makes me happy. Its a total win/win situation!! This song is a song of gratitude spoken in 4 different languages expressing my gratitude to God for the goodness of life. The English translation of the...
Kari Jobe - "Somos la Luz"
Kari Jobe released her latest album 2 days ago - thanks to Alyssa for bringing this to my attention!
Donde Te Encuentro is the Spanish-language version of her hit album “Where I Find You.”
The current song being promoted is ‘Somos la Luz.’ Here’s a staged lip-sync version to the audio of the album, though the video and audio are not synchronized very well.
This...
Multicultural Worship for Recent Missions...
Gospel for Muslims is a ministry based in Dallas, Texas. It was founded by Dr. Abraham Sarker, originally from Bangladesh. www.gospelformuslims.com
Once or twice a year they put on a special event, the Muslim Background Believers (MBB) Conference. The global worship ensemble that I co-lead, called ISHQ, was originally formed to lead worship at one of these conferences in 2009. We’ve led...
Song Cycle From Sojourn Worship Leaders Bobby &...
In yesterday’s post I introduced you to the great bluesy singing of Kristen Gilles, part of the Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
Today she released a free 4-song EP, of songs composed by her and husband Bobby.
Get it here: http://noisetrade.com/kristengilles
They write, “We believe these hymns cover themes and Bible stories that aren’t conveyed in many songs...
How Great is Our God (World Edition) Live @...
I profiled the studio version this “world edition” version of this famous song in an earlier post. Here’s a live version.
Languages: Hindi [vocables], Indonesian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Zulu, Africaans, Mandarin
The splendor of the King Clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice, All the earth rejoice Sidney Mohede (Indonesian): Terang-Nya bersinar Kegelapan...
Death Has Lost Its Sting (Celebratory Blues for...
<a href=”http://sojournmusic.bandcamp.com/track/death-has-lost-its-sting” data-mce-href=”http://sojournmusic.bandcamp.com/track/death-has-lost-its-sting”>Death Has Lost Its Sting by Sojourn</a>
This is a great bluesy “retuned hymn” with lyrics based on ‘Psalm 3’ by Isaac Watts.
See a live video here:
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Carried to the Table (communion song by Leeland)
Here’s a great, recent song for communion.
Leeland is a Christian rock band from Baytown, Texas. The band was formed in 2004. Lead singer Leeland Mooring has been writing songs since age 11. The band has released 4 albums so far. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeland_(band)
Wounded and forsaken
I was shattered by the fall
Broken and forgotten
Feeling lost and all alone
Summoned...
The Church's One Foundation (retuned hymn by Aaron...
Aaron Hale of Kansas City just released this retuned hymn version, Americana style - I like it!
Embedded from http://soundcloud.com/aaronhale/the-churchs-one-foundation
Christ Has Died, Christ Has Risen, Christ Will...
See the outline for this terrific worship service at http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/christ-has-died-christ-has-risen-christ-will-come-again
Sources for materials in this service:
All songs were taken from two sources: AAHH refers to the African American Heritage Hymnal (Chicago: GIA Publications, 2001) SNC refers to Sing! A New Creation (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications,...
Worship During the 50 Days of Eastertide
“Since the good news of Easter can hardly be contained in a single day’s celebration, Easter is the first of fifty days of Eastertide, the “Great Fifty Days” that lead to Pentecost. This season is designed for extended celebration, for exploring the ramifications of Easter for the redemption of all creation, and for joyful Christian living.”
See oodles and oodles of resources at...
Motif Worship Presents: Tengo Libertad
From Jelani Greenidge:
This an anthem of praise en Español by praise-and-worship superstar Marcos Witt, from his 2005 album Dios Es Bueno. And ever since we heard this tune, we couldn’t get it out of our heads… so of course, we had to cover it instead. Tengo Libertad means “I have liberty” … or, more loosely … “I’m free.” It’s a...
The Mission of Worship (forthcoming book by Sandra...
Sandra Van Opstal is the Worship Leader for Urbana, a large missions conference that happens every 3 years in the US with up to 20,000 people (mostly college students). http://urbana.org/urbana-12/whats-urbana/speaker-and-team-bios/urbana-12-speaker/sandra-van-opstal
Sandra’s forthcoming book is called ‘The Mission of Worship.’ Information is at:...
Hark the Voice of Love and Mercy (It Is Finished),...
Words: Jonathan Evans & Benjamin Francis, 1784. Original Music: William Owen, 1852. New Music: Jeff Koonce, 2005.
I was not familiar with this old hymn … but here are two versions of it by contemporary Christian groups. Both have an Americana feel, but the arrangements are somewhat different. And the first one is more guitar-driven while the second one is more piano-driven. I enjoy...
Intercultural Christian Celebrations from Ash...
Sister Doris Tureck has written an excellent article you can download at: http://content.ocp.org/shared/pdf/general/TL092Turek.pdf
The details of celebrations that she describes fit within the Roman Catholic framework. Protestants may find the general ideas to be helpful and adaptable.
Here are some excerpts about some of the celebrations that she describes:
1. Las Tres Caídas (The Three Times...
Rebecca Malope sings "Jesu Ke Matla" (trilingual...
Video caption for this 2004 music video:
“This rich sotho-tswana/english song has always made me worship.It is from Rebecca Malope’s album Amakholwa which i believe it is one of those albums that crowns her as the African Queen of Gospel of all time. Malope’s music is enjoyed by millions of people in South Africa and the whole world.Jesus is the Power,victory over sin and the...
Resources for Cross-Cultural Liturgical Ministry...
“Cross-cultural liturgical ministry demands skills beyond those acquired through liturgical formation and musical competence. The following resources are useful in developing the necessary cultural competence for ministry with ethnic and minority groups in your parish, school, or diocese. Add one or two books from each section to your library.”
Continue reading the bibliography in PDF...
Good Friday Service Order 2012 (Multicultural...
Josh Davis and friends lead Proskuneo, a multicultural worship ministry. They recently became based in Clarkston, Georgia, one of the most multicultural cities in North America.
Josh shared the Worship Service Order for Good Friday (2012) on the Proskuneo blog, here: http://proskuneo.org/2012/04/good-friday-service-order-2012/
We had our first Good Friday service in Clarkston this past week at...
Psalm Festival Mini-grants Program [You want to do...
One of the great treasure from the Calvin Worship Symposium last January was the new Psalter they produced and gave to everyone.
At the beginning of Lent, I planned a service of Penitential Psalms, using this Psalter as a resource.
In a later post I’ll highlight the non-western Psalm settings. For now, you need to know about this fantastic program where you put on a Psalm Festival using...
The Homogeneous Church: Is It Biblical?
Often when you talk about multicultural worship, that will lead to a discussion of a multicultural church.
But how does this relate to the so-called Homogeneous Unit Princple (HUP) as taught by Donald McGavran?
Find out what Donald McGavran really taught, and why he said, “…there is a danger that misapplication of the (HUP) will lead congregations to become exclusive, arrogant, and...
