conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations {channel_description} {channel_language} Copyright 2011 2011-03-16T06:15:28+00:00 Defining Worship? http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/defining_worship/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/defining_worship/ Defining Worship?

In a recent post, I mentioned how our worship leadership practicum class is studying The Heart of the Artist by Rory Noland this quarter.  It is essentially about just that - focusing on building and maintaining a "healthy heart" as an artist.  It addresses real-life, practical, personal issues...

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In an article for Worship Leader Magazine, Lee Martin McDonald -- a former New Testament professor at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada -- offered his conclusions about 10 worship guidelines from the early churches:
 
1. Worship was sacrifice.
2. Worship was...
]]> 2011-03-16T01:47:11+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations Tuning Out the Din http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/tuning_out_the_din/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/tuning_out_the_din/ (This is a modified version of an article published in the Feb. 11, 2011 edition of The SEMI, a student publication sponsored by Fuller Theological Seminary's Office of Student Affairs.  Learn more about The SEMI at ...

]]> 2011-03-02T00:09:27+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations Motives for Ministry http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/motives_for_ministry/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/motives_for_ministry/ Motives for Ministry

In a recent article entitled "Motives for Ministry" published in Worship Leader Magazine, Paul Baloche candidly shared about his experiences when he first began leading worship.  He also wrote about his philosophy of songwriting and his heart behind ministry.  On the topic of songwriting, he...

]]> 2011-03-01T23:06:57+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations Excellence vs. Perfectionism http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/excellence_vs._perfectionism/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/excellence_vs._perfectionism/ Excellence vs. Perfectionism

 

This quarter, one of the classes I am taking is the Worship Leadership Practicum.  It is a very practical, helpful class directed at preparing us for the challenges of being in worship and music ministry.  The book we are studying for the class is The Heart of the Artist by Rory Noland, and...

]]> 2011-03-01T22:49:04+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations Vocal Artistry http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/vocal_artistry1/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/vocal_artistry1/ Vocal Artistry

"A vocal artist is different than a singer.  Singers reproduce notes and words.  Vocal Artists are able to connect heart to voice and find the ability to accurately convey their heart's message through their songs.  Singers approach their stage presence with what they think they should be doing...

]]> 2011-02-24T23:59:07+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations The Art of Songwriting http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/the_art_of_songwriting/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/the_art_of_songwriting/ The Art of Songwriting

One of the greatest aspects about being a musician and worship leader is creativity.  The appreciation of beauty in the world around us can be a powerful tool of inspiration in our leadership, ministry, and music-making.  One way I love to express creativity is through songwriting.

I’ll never...

]]> 2011-01-31T05:29:39+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations Why do we keep from singing? http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/why_do_we_keep_from_singing/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/why_do_we_keep_from_singing/ Paul of Tarsus (or, depending on which biblical scholar you ask, whoever wrote the canonized epistles to the Ephesian and Colossian churches) instructed first-century Christians to sing praises to the triune God, characterizing worship as a vital element of Jesus-centered living:

"Do not get...

]]> 2011-01-30T01:07:54+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations Unhip and unashamed http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/theres_nothing_hip_about_faith/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/theres_nothing_hip_about_faith/  

I was terrified from the very beginning.  The floorboards were completely exposed.  The walls were mostly bare except for a rare Joy Division seven-inch and I think a few abstract paintings.  The couch we sat on was cramped and uncomfortable, and I vaguely remember half the cushions being...
]]> 2011-01-27T23:39:17+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations David: The Tender Warrior http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/david_the_tender_warrior/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/david_the_tender_warrior/ David: The Tender Warrior

I completely understand that the sheer fact of putting this on a public forum is somewhat counteracting the point, but for all of you who are involved in ministry, I thought this was way too important not to share.  This is from Dr. David Jeremiah’s Bible study called “The Tender Warrior.”...

]]> 2011-01-27T23:20:54+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations A word on Terry Mattingly’s Christmas “rant” http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/a_word_on_tmatts_christmas_rant/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/a_word_on_tmatts_christmas_rant/ Terry Mattingly, an Antiochian Orthodox journalist who runs the popular blog GetReligion.org, responds to a Wall Street Journal article that accused him of writing an anti-Christmas rant, simply because he acknowledged that Easter is a more important holiday in the church worship calendar:

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]]> 2011-01-27T22:48:09+00:00 conversations http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations Rise Up & Sing! http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/rise_up_and_sing11/ http://www.brehmcenter.com/initiatives/fredbock/conversations/rise_up_and_sing11/ Rise Up & Sing!

One of the books I’ve been reading lately is “Rise Up & Sing” by Lex Buckley.  It’s a book geared specifically for women in worship ministry.  There are also contributions from Beth Redman, Christy Nockels, and Kathryn Scott.  If you are a woman involved with worship, I highly recommend...

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