by Mark J Martin | Jul 21, 2015 | Archived
There’s nothing like escaping to a beautiful mountain stream when life is busy. I recently went fishing early in the morning with my brother. He was fishing up stream a bit, and I was downstream just taking in the serene setting. It was spectacular. Mist...
by Mark J Martin | May 8, 2015 | Archived
Last week, I said that we music directors must repeat songs. Why do you think that is the case? One reason we should repeat songs more often is that the impact of a song is affected by its context. Here’s what I mean. A different combination of songs will bring...
by Mark J Martin | May 6, 2015 | Archived
One privilege you have in planning worship services is the opportunity to mix and match songs. Colossians 3:16 tells us to teach each other with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Giving attention to the flow of thought from one song to the next facilitates this...
by Mark J Martin | Apr 27, 2015 | Archived
Worship leaders at times fear repeating a song too often. We’ll pass over a song as we are planning because we feel we’ve sung it too recently. While there is a danger in wearing out a song (and I’m sure each of us has that song the congregation...
