Should worship leaders ever override the congregation’s song preferences?
At the heart of every local church is a delicate tension between what a congregation wants to sing and what they need to…
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Are hymn committees in churches necessary or just a source of division?
In many traditional and contemporary churches, the “hymn committee” or music selection team is tasked with a significant responsibility: deciding which songs will…
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Did the “worship wars” of the 1990s permanently damage the church?
The Battle for the Sunday Morning Sound During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, a deep cultural divide swept through Christian congregations…
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Is forcing a congregation to sing hymns they don’t know a form of pastoral control?
In the dynamics of church leadership, the choice of corporate worship music is often viewed as a simple aesthetic decision. However, when church…
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Are churches that ban contemporary music secretly legalistic?
In modern religious circles, the debate over worship styles often centers on a highly debated question: Are churches that ban contemporary music secretly…
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Should pastors have the final say on what hymns are sung in church?
Every Sunday, a delicate balance must be struck between the spoken word and the sung word. The question of whether a pastor should…
