Jon Gilmore

Jon Gilmore is the Pastor of Music Ministry at Cross and Crown Church in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Preparing to Sing Through the Storm

The next storm is coming, and my act-of-God bingo card still has plenty of empty spaces. Will I be ready for whatever comes next?
Jon Gilmore

Christmas Carols and the Value of Remembrance

"Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen[a] and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, 'Till now the Lord has helped us'” (1 Samuel
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Our Call to Worship: Is It Well with Our Singing?

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. He has raised up a horn for his people,
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Give Your Worship Leader a Break (by Training Up Others)

When the time comes to give our regular week-to-week worship leaders a break, it need not be a detriment to the normal rhythms of gathered worship. By preparing ahead of
Jon Gilmore

The Place of Patriotic Songs in Worship

Is there a place for patriotic songs in church worship? A better question is to ask how we might as shepherds teach our sheep how to be thankful for all
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Is All Christian Music Christian?

The Bible tells us to “test everything; hold fast what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). In the spirit of that command, I pose the following question: Is all that’s called
Jon Gilmore

Avoiding Theologically Unhealthy Songs

Perhaps you faithfully and accurately handle the Word in your sermon each Sunday. But what about your songs? Are they equally sound, equally faithful, and equally as useful as shepherding
Jon Gilmore

The Benefits of a Good Friday Service

Though most churches, if not all, celebrate Resurrection Sunday each year, not all set aside a specific service highlighting the passion narrative leading to and culminating in Christ’s death on
Jon Gilmore

Songs as Shepherding Tools

The New Testament demonstrates that the singing church accomplishes two things: it sings to praise God and to teach one another the truth of God. Are we using the incredible
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Cultivating a Culture of Thankfulness

Thankfulness is expressed through words and actions, which can be taught. But the harder challenge is to train the heart to be thankful in the first place.
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Caring Well for Your Worship Leader

By and large, the greatest need of every worship leader is for their pastor to come alongside them. As Aaron and Hur held up the hands of a weary Moses
Jon Gilmore

To Live Stream or Not to Live Stream

"But since we were torn away from you, brothers, for a short time, in person not in heart, we endeavored the more eagerly and with great desire to see you
Jon Gilmore

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