Journal

A capo is often treated as a practical device for making a song easier to sing or play. In worship music, it can do something more expressive: it can change…

Singing has always been part of the people of God’s response to divine grace. In the New Testament, music is presented as a way to praise God, teach the faith,…

Advent marks the four weeks leading up to December 25, a season when churches around the world prepare hearts to celebrate the arrival of Jesus. Songwriters in…

In a worship set, the pause after a song can feel unusually exposed. The instruments stop, the voices settle, and the room is given a moment without musical…

Bringing a new singer into a worship choir can feel like introducing a fresh thread into a familiar tapestry. Across Australia, church communities from…

Across the Australian church scene, from the Hills campuses in Sydney to smaller gatherings in Hobart's sandstone chapels, a quiet conversation is unfolding…

Every worship team eventually faces the awkward moment when a vocalist keeps drifting flat or sharp during a familiar chorus. In a Sydney church plant or a…

There is a moment in many churches across Australia when the lights dim, the acoustic guitar begins to hum, and a room full of strangers becomes a single voice…

Writing about the cross sits at the heart of Christian worship music, yet it is also the territory most crowded with worn phrases. Every worship leader knows…

Most churches across Sydney, Brisbane and the smaller towns of New South Wales have walked the road of a worship gathering that simply refuses to end. The…