*Although screen monitors are used these days, I remember the interaction while sharing a hymnal and singing together with the person next to me in church – pointing out each stanza on each staff to ...

What is the future of congregational singing, especially in North America over the next 10 years? How is it changing? How can and should technology play a role? These questions are of first importance ...

(RNS) — 'This idea that we need to be at war with each other over worship styles, I find ridiculous,' said center director Brian Hehn. (RNS) — Praise team leaders, organists, gospel choir members and ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Although the chancel choir, the soloists, and the instrumentalists are all vital contributors to the music of worship, our ...

Rite and Reason: Why is it that Irish Catholics do not have a tradition of singing in church? Gerard Gillen considers the problems… Rite and Reason: Why is it that Irish Catholics do not have a ...

Read the sidebar article on the making of the new PCUSA hymnal. Hymnals are more like telephones than automobile tires. Tires wear out visibly and require replacing. Telephones, on the other hand, ...

Christian congregations have not always been allowed to lift up their hearts in songs of praise. St. Ambrose, 4th Century Bishop of Milan and teacher of St. Augustine, seems to have started ...

(RNS) — They are words the Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, never thought he would hear himself say. “Based on the science that we are learning about this week, we are urging and I ...

One of Pope Francis’ more memorable aphorisms, from a homily in 2014, is: “You’re able to shout when your team makes a goal, but you cannot sing the Lord’s praises?” I have heard parish song directors ...