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Scott Aniol November 20th, 2008
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Dan Forrest just sent me a new hymn he recently finished. It’s a rich hymn about the Church.
“Change Your Church, O God”
Text: John Dalles
Tune (SUBER ROAD): Dan Forrest
Scott Aniol November 18th, 2008
I have been contacted by a missionary from South Africa who is looking for a music pastor. Contact us if you are interested in inquiring further.
Administrator November 14th, 2008
Imagine quality church music by major composers available for you to use at the click of your mouse. Imagine choral and instrumental pieces you can print, copy, and distribute to your musicians at a moment’s notice. Imagine new hymns you can find by theme and use with you congregation.
Now, imagine paying whatever you can afford for this new music. Continue Reading »
Scott Aniol November 13th, 2008
I just received another resume from a fine music pastor looking for a church near a seminary (Detroit, Minneapolis, or Ankeny).
So I have two music directors looking for churches.
Scott Aniol November 13th, 2008
We are in contact with a quality, experienced, theologically-minded music pastor looking for a new church in which to minster. If you are a pastor or other church leader in need of a music pastor, please contact us. We will be delighted to connect you.
Scott Aniol November 12th, 2008
January 22-24, 2009
I would like to strongly encourage you to make plans to attend this weekend music ministry retreat. The keynote speaker, Kevin Bauder, is highly qualified to speak helpfully on the subject of worship and music. There will be workshops for all levels of music ministry, including beginning music reading, accompanying, church music administration, music philosophy, and more.
This retreat/conference will be well worth your time, whether you are a pastor, music director, church musician, or layman.
Scott Aniol November 10th, 2008 Updated: November 12, 2008
This was originally published in the October issue of InTune, a Church Music Review. Click here for a free subscription.
Many church choir directors don’t think that they can perform difficult music with their group. They have only enough time to rehearse more simplistic music for Sunday services.
Scott Aniol November 8th, 2008
I recently received the following question:
I have for sometime, about 2 years, had questions regarding worship and emotions. I had ran across your website on my search for some content about this very thing. I do have a question if you don’t mind, actually a lot of questions, so here they are: To what degree should emotions play into worship and is that different per individual? Or are there absolute, objective, truths that apply to worship and a congregation as a whole? Are these things someone of my age thinks about often? I just feel as if worship amongst my peers and even in the Church has become a pusuit for emotional highs. These questions have slowly become quite distracting to me and another friend of mine. We spend most of our times together discussing this. It would just be great to have some direction of where to look, read, and think about. I understand that I have asked you, a person I don’t know, many questions, but I would really appreciate it if you would take some time and offer your thoughts. Regardless, Thanks Sir.
Here was my answer:
Scott Aniol November 7th, 2008
Please note: I discovered a major typo and have corrected it. If you downloaded this issue before 10:15 EST, please download the corrected copy.
Click here to download the October issue of Shema!, a “bulletin insert” periodical for Christians (PDF).
Scott Aniol November 5th, 2008
This week I spoke at Bob Jones Seminary for two days in a class on issues in Christian ministry. I prepared a 20 page paper to present to the class, which I plan to post in sections in December, but here is the full document in PDF format for those who are interested.
The point of the paper is to correct some fundamental presuppositions that I believe influence the typical believer’s views of music in life and worship. I deal with several categories of ideas that have been altered from the way biblical authors articulated them by Modernism and Postmodernism, leading the way for Revivalism and Charismaticism to shape contemporary philosophies of music and worship. I hope that it will be helpful in allowing believers to rightly apply the Bible to their musical choices.
Scott Aniol November 3rd, 2008
The following update was is sent monthly to those interested in Religious Affections Ministries. To subscribe to this update, click here.
Thank you for your interest in Religious Affections Ministries. Below you will find the latest information about what is happening with RAM, upcoming events, latest resources, and how you can pray for us!
Scott Aniol October 31st, 2008
What is the substance of acceptable worship? What elements are included in acceptable worship? Can we use drama in worship? What about elaborate ceremonies and rituals? What kinds of forms may be used in acceptable worship? Can we use instruments to accompany singing? Is it acceptable to use pop forms of music in our worship? This booklet seeks to answer that question.
Scott Aniol October 28th, 2008
Here are links to all the MACP sessions including my live-blogging, audio, and pdf notes:
MACP 2008 Culture, Contextualization, and the Church
Aniol Live Blog Introduction
Aniol Live Blog Conclusion and Evaluation Continue Reading »
Scott Aniol October 28th, 2008
From DBTS:
The 2008 Mid-America Conference on Preaching was held on October 16-17 at Inter-City Baptist Church in Allen Park, MI. The conference is sponsored each year by Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. This year’s conference theme was “Culture, Contextualization, and the Church.” Speakers included Dr. David Doran, Dr. Sam Horn, Dr. Drew Conley, and the faculty of DBTS.
Administrator October 27th, 2008
The doctrinal core of all biblical religion—the most fundamental of all fundamentals—is the shema (Deut. 6.4-9). It affirms the existence of one and only one true and living God, Yahweh. Since any object of worship becomes a god, to say that there is only one true God is to say that only one being is worthy of being worshipped. To worship anything other than the true God is to become an idolater.
Monotheism revolves around worship. If the shema is at the center of true, biblical religion, then worship is also the center of true, biblical religion. The two are inseparable. Therefore, for the monotheist, worship is a matter of the highest importance. Those who wish to be monotheists need to know what worship is. The temptation is to seek out lexical definitions of the various Greek and Hebrew terms for worship. Those who yield to this temptation will find that most of the words translated worship have something to do with bowing. They will also find that this knowledge furnishes them with little understanding.
Please note: I discovered a major typo in the current issue of Shema! and have corrected it. If you downloaded this issue before 10:15 EST, please download the corrected copy.
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