What Qualifies for Church Music? (Part 1)
Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship the Way We Do
Text: Colossians 3:16
Theme: What Qualifies for Church Music? (Part 1)
Test One: Is it theological?
- It should be orthodox.
- It should be meaningful.
- It should be clear.
Test Two: Is it God-centered?
- God should be the subject and the object of our worship.
- Personal pronouns may be express our needs or response.
Test Three: Is it excellent?
- It should be non-distracting.
- It should be fitting.
- It should have musical quality.
Test Four: Is it congregational?
- It should celebrate the human voice.
- It should celebrate participation.
It is good to sing praises to our God ~ Psalm 147:1