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Music and Worship

DramaMusic and WorshipVisual Arts

Creating Local Arts Together

A Manual to Help Communities Reach their Kingdom Goals
Brian Schrag (2013)
Brian Schrag’s Creating Local Arts Together manual has both a stirring and exhilarating effect as the reader envisions the possibility of a community’s arts used for the purposes of God’s kingdom and, at the same time, is thorough and informative…
Richard
February 25, 2013
LiteracyMusic and Worship

Music: a bridge to literacy

Mary E Saurman (1993)
"Learning takes place when the activity is (1) receptor-oriented, (2) context-oriented, (3) repetitive, and (4) participatory… Indigenous music embraces all four of these learning components. Not only are the words in the people’s spoken language, but the music is also…
Richard
May 13, 2010
Music and Worship

Heart Sounds International

A Ministry of OM Arts
Heart Sounds International exists to help ignite culturally relevant and biblically appropriate worship, especially in places where Christ-followers are restricted, persecuted or unknown. Heart Sounds International promotes worship predominantly in the non-western world by providing services in audio and video…
Richard
November 26, 2008
Music and Worship

All The World Will Worship

Helps for Developing Indigenous Hymns
Brian Schrag, Paul Neely (eds.)
This “tool chest” of materials brings together a compilation of documents and research tools, each describing an idea, activity or concept to enable the missionary or Christian worker to encourage some aspect of indigenous hymnody. Book & CD-ROM, available from…
Richard
November 26, 2008
Music and Worship

Scripture Song Writing Workshops

Video: Sparking Creativity
"Because of these songs many are hearing the good news for the first time in their language... These songs, full of God's Word will not return void." This video highlights the role of ethnomusicology in running Scripture song writing workshops.
Richard
November 22, 2008
Music and Worship

A Time to Sing

A Manual For The African Church
Roberta King (1999)
Ever wondered how you can make songs in a more African style? Have you wanted to make songs that are closer to your heart and speak deep to your Christian faith? "A Time to Sing" gives you biblical guidelines for…
Richard
November 18, 2008
Music and Worship

Global Ethnodoxology Network

GEN envisions a future in which communities of Jesus followers in every culture engage with God and the world through their own artistic expressions. The Global Ethnodoxology Network offers networking, training, and resources for the flourishing of biblical and culturally…
Richard
November 7, 2008