NASHVILLE (BP) -- As worship pastor Andrew Lucius selects songs for Christmas worship, he is considering specific needs in the Georgia congregation he serves. Among his conclusions: singing only the
I absolutely love Christmas music. As early as possible each year, I begin listening to it. In fact, I’ve decided that if merchants can begin airing holiday commercials on TV right after Halloween, I can start listening to Christmas carols, too. Have you ever pondered
The Christmas season often is particularly poignant as larger congregations present cantata productions with multi-member choirs. Three smaller congregations in the Jefferson City, Mo., area joined their choirs to present that "big" sound for outreach in their communities this year.
According to a recent study by LifeWay Research, 70 percent of Americans enjoy hearing Christmas songs in December, but one in five Americans (21 percent) said it is is “overdone,” while seven percent find it “annoying.”
Two years ago, when Chris Monroe visited the Precious Children International Village near Kottayam, India, it was not with the intent of starting a school of music in cooperation with the India Baptist Theological Seminary there. Nevertheless, as an outgrowth of that visit, Monroe, associate