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The Hymn of the Month

  Does your congregation introduce a “hymn of the month” every four or five weeks? I once watched John L. Bell, a well-known figure in the world of congregational song, […]

Reflections on 3 Non-Classic Christmas Songs

Blogger Shannan Baker is a postdoctoral fellow in music and digital humanities at Baylor University, where she recently finished her Ph.D. in Church Music (2022). She is a member of […]

A Tale of Two Melodies – When Hymns Are to Be Sung in Cantonese Part III of V

A Tale of Two Melodies – When Hymns Are to Be Sung in Cantonese (Part III of V: The Myths)       The Myths As we have discussed in […]

Don’t Hesitate

Mykayla Turner holds a Master of Sacred Music with a Liturgical Musicology concentration. She recently obtained her A.C.C.M. in Piano Performance from Conservatory Canada, and she is currently completing a […]

A Tale of Two Melodies – When Hymns Are to Be Sung in Cantonese Part II of V

A Tale of Two Melodies – When Hymns Are to Be Sung in Cantonese (Part II of V: The Technical Problems)   Changes in Time In recent missiology, in the […]

The Illusion of Unity

Mykayla Turner holds a Master of Sacred Music with a Liturgical Musicology concentration. She recently obtained her A.C.C.M. in Piano Performance from Conservatory Canada, and she is currently completing a […]

What Does the Church Sing?

Blogger Shannan Baker is a postdoctoral fellow in music and digital humanities at Baylor University, where she recently finished her Ph.D. in Church Music (2022). She is a member of […]

Questions for the Director – Indigenous Hymnody

  Here’s a question I got recently that, while not common, is important. I am not an expert on the topic, so I hope my reply will simply be a […]

Questions for the Director – Getting My Song Published

This is a question I get on the regular. To write this response, I’ve asked long time hymnal editor and Fellow of The Hymn Society Bob Batastini to chime in. […]

A Tale of Two Melodies – When Hymns Are to Be Sung in Cantonese Part I of V

A Tale of Two Melodies – When Hymns Are to Be Sung in Cantonese (Part I of V: The Meeting of Two Melodies) Being a native speaker of Cantonese, singing […]