Album Review – Hillsong Worship, “There is More (Live)”
The Context Hillsong Worship, not to be confused with Hillsong United or Hillsong Young & Free, is a behemoth in the “industry” of music for Christian worship. Considered individually, each […]
19th of February 2019
A Song of Renewal for the Lenten Season
Felicia Patton is a lifelong Chicago native and worship leader at Urban Village Church. Felicia received an undergraduate degree from North Park University followed by two graduate degrees from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. […]
15th of February 2019
Album Review – The Porter’s Gate Worship Project, “Volume One: Work Songs”
The Context The Porter’s Gate is a collaborative effort between many songwriters and artists, spearheaded by Isaac Wardell. Their stated goal is “… to build an ecumenical community that invites […]
11th of February 2019
What “The Sound of Music” Taught Me About Congregational Song
Blogger David Bjorlin is a worship pastor at Resurrection Covenant Church (Chicago), a lecturer in worship at North Park Theological Seminary (Chicago), and a published hymnwriter. A […]
6th of February 2019
Album Review – Greg LaFollette, “Songs of Common Prayer”
The Context As the title clearly reflects, this album is a collection of songs whose lyrics are either directly drawn or adapted from the Book of Common Prayer. The artist, […]
5th of February 2019
Reflections on The Porter’s Gate Songwriting Retreat
Blogger Rylan A. Harris is Minister of Worship & Arts at Ray of Hope Christian Church in Atlanta, Georgia while he pursues a Master of Religious Leadership with a concentration in Music and […]
24th of January 2019
Album Review – Liturgical Folk, “Crumbs”
The Context Liturgical Folk was born in the collaboration of songwriter Ryan Flanigan and poet Nelson Koscheski. “Crumbs” is the third album released in 2 years, with most songs written […]
7th of January 2019
Giving Advent and Christmas a Post-Op Performance Evaluation
Author – Adam Perez is a doctoral student in liturgical studies at Duke Divinity School. I hope that you, dear reader, had a wonderful season of music and worship during […]
4th of January 2019
2019 – Hopes, Dreams, and Introductions
As we worked toward the launch of The Center over a year ago, we developed a set of guiding stances for the work of The Center for Congregational Song. I’d […]
20th of December 2018
“Sing! An Irish Christmas” Concert Review
Author – Brian Hehn is the Director of The Center for Congregational Song I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the Getty “Sing! An Irish Christmas” concert […]
