Music is so integral to public worship that it is
inevitable that a visitor’s first impression and final evaluation of
a service will be largely based upon what they heard and whether
they liked it.
The only problem with this is that many people judge the
music ministries of a church based more upon personal preferences of
style rather than upon biblically informed convictions.
Furthermore, we lament the fact that churches have felt
pressed to define their music ministries as either “Traditional” or
“Contemporary” since such simple and lazy categorizations are
essentially meaningless.
While our music might seem to fit well into the “Traditional”
category, we prefer rather to think of it as:
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Music that lifts our hearts up and away from this
world
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Music that communicates the divine nature of public
worship
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Music that supports the scriptural and doctrinal
lyrics
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Music that meets an established standard of excellence
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Music that is conducive to congregational
singing
