Sacred Song Consulting – Traditional Worship Consulting – Dr. Mark Bowdidge
Several weeks ago I was playing organ for worship in a local church. After the service concluded a member of the congregation came up to me and said “may I ask you a question about the organ?” I, of course, said “yes” and assumed the question...
The most public ministry of any church is the corporate worship of God. For most congregations the Sunday morning worship service is the “front door” to the church. But that does not mean that the church should plan and implement its worship to...
With this blog post we begin a new series in our “Nuts & Bolts” section. The blog posts in this series will be titled “Fix It” and will focus on an order of worship currently used in a congregation with analysis and recommendations for...
Traditional worship that is effective and meaningful will naturally focus itself around a central theme. In order to effect a thematic approach all of the elements must point in the same direction. To achieve this goal both the music and message...
The body of Christ is a family, and in this family we have fellowship with one another as The Church—all faithful believers throughout the world—and the church, our own local congregation. Fellowship is a crucialpart of the body of Christ. It’s...
Throughout the Bible we are instructed to be faithful stewards of all that God has given to us. We’re taught to bring our tithes and offerings to God in worship. The Psalms prescribe this responsibility. Jesus, in His earthly ministry, took an...
Everything we do in life requires some amount of preparation. Before we go to work in the morning we have a time of preparation that probably includes bathing, brushing your teeth, eating breakfast (not necessarily in that order). If we’re...
