If you're new to the idea of 'Embodied worship' - you can read some background on it here.This is the story of how I used it for the first time with a group of unsuspecting workshop participants at the South Island Ministry conference.So I began writing pieces of music that were sparse lyrically, but still rooted in the classical liturgy, which is itself, inspired by the big-story of God's salvation. First we are called by...
Read MoreRead MoreSo while I was down south, I led a workshop at the South Island Ministry Conference, held at East Taieri Presbyterian Church. The conference has become a bit of an institution now, in a really good way, and this year I got to lead a seminar entitled, 'Where is music going in worship?'It was a dangerous title. It was also given to me, because I didn't come up with one before they had to send...
Read MoreRead MoreAnother day off and another new chapter in the Embodied Worship Project. You can read other posts about it here and here. It is my way of using music in worship to explore how we can enact the story of God in our world - rather than just talk about it, or even worse, just listen to someone else talk about it. In the posts linked about I have worked through the movements of 'Call...
Read MoreRead MoreA few months back, I started working on a side project (now that I'm a real musician I'm allowed one. My wife said so). The project was to see if I could write music that was more of a sound track for a kind of worship that doesn't really exist in my world yet.Much of our worship is static. It is stunted. We stand up to sing. We sit down to pray (or vice versa...
Read MoreRead MoreSo I've been working on a new song - although its less a song and more a 'piece'. Its a totally different direction for me, so I confess I'm a little nervous sharing it...
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