Journal
Acoustic guitar has long held a quiet but vital place in Christian worship music, sitting beneath soaring electric leads and thundering drums to provide the…
When worship leaders gather around a piano in a Sydney church hall or sing softly over an acoustic guitar at a campfire near Perth, the desire to capture what…
Every worship team across Australia eventually faces the same moment: Sunday is coming, the setlist is ready, and one of the regular musicians has just sent a…
Sunday morning at a typical Australian church often looks like a snapshot of the nation's cultural mix. You might find baby boomers singing "Great Is Thy…
A studio recording can be beautifully arranged, carefully edited and sonically impressive. Yet worship is more than an exercise in precision. It is a gathered…
Worship songs have a way of sliding toward mirrors. We sit with a guitar in a Perth living room or a Brisbane chapel, and the lyrics drift to what we feel,…
When the waters of the Red Sea closed over Pharaoh's chariots, the people of Israel broke into song. At the centre of that moment stood Miriam the prophetess,…
Modern worship leaders carry more gear than ever. Cables snake across the floor, click tracks pulse through in-ears, and lyrics scroll on a glowing rectangle…
Worship songs are strongest when people can sing them together. A melody may sound impressive in a recording, yet feel uncomfortable in a church when its…
Singing in church is more than producing a pleasant sound. When people understand the words they sing, worship becomes a response of faith, gratitude and…