We’re finally moving past CEO pastors and the big business of Christian music as purely entertainment – and into a place of authentically seeking after God, says author and musician Michael Card. Michael still writes and plays music (he’s written 19 #1 singles and sold more than 4 million albums), but has also been doing [...]

Assistant professor Heather Daugherty approaches worship with two questions: who is God? and who are we called to be? This energetic worship arts instructor at Trevecca Nazarene University says knowing why we do what we do may be the biggest challenge congregations face when it comes to that all important Sunday morning service. In this [...]

23 books and 53 recordings later, 0ne of Contemporary Christian Music’s pioneers, John Michael Talbot, is still going strong. The 58 year old Talbot tours most of the year, allowing the Spirit to breathe through his heart-touching gift of meditative music. He does it out of obedience to a Francis-esque call to ‘rebuild God’s Church.’ [...]

Billed as an intersection between justice, spirituality, and art – The Wild Goose Festival is poised to make Year Two its best yet. Gareth Higgins has been working on this U.S. version of the epic U.K.  Greenbelt festival that is aimed at helping real people have real conversations about really important topics from which no [...]

Sure, they’ve been going on for centuries, but Dr. Paul Westermeyer of Luther Seminary says today’s church arguments over music have rarely been this mean-spirited – or this simple to solve (note the difference between simple and easy…). Yes, liberating our congregations from the manipulative and emotion-based musical proclivities of the surrounding culture is our [...]

It’s our heritage, grace, and gift to the world, and Dr. Charlotte Kroeker of the Church Music Institute says church music is an invaluable way for congregations to remain healthy and reach the lost. I first heard about Dr. Kroeker when I came across her excellent book that profiles nine churches, telling the story of [...]