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Jon Gilmore is the Pastor of Music Ministry at Cross and Crown Church in Colorado Springs, Colo.
A hymnal sits on a piano.
Engaging the Culture

Reasons to Sing Old Hymns

Old hymns allow us to dig deeper into our faith and add a melody to the life-giving teachings of scripture. Do you need a song of response for baptisms? There’s
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male worship leader playing guitar
Faith & Evangelism

How to Care 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
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A person points at the Bible and follows along as another person strums a guitar in the background, leading a worship song.
Faith & Evangelism

Worship 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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A small potted plant and gardening tools in the dirt, symbolizing the truth that we plant and water but God gives the growth.
Faith & Evangelism

Pastors, Be Faithful to God's Word

Every moment we take to speak the truth to one another is another seed cast onto the soil of that soul. It is not for us to determine where it
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Church members sit around a coffee table with Bibles open as one man plays his guitar for worship.
Faith & Evangelism

How to Worship God: Cultivating Godly Affections

Cultivating a heart tuned to worship God rightly requires that we take a fair inventory of our heart’s emotions in our worship.
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Young man is playing guitar and sing a song from Christian hymn book with bible on wooden table
Faith & Evangelism

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?
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A churchgoer holds a lit candle at a Christmas Eve service.
Faith & Evangelism

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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a church member raises their hand in worship as the worship team plays on stage
Faith & Evangelism

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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A photo of a microphone in front of an assembly. The photo of the microphone is sharp and in-focus, while the assembly in the background is blurred and softly focused.
Faith & Evangelism

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
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An American flag on a pole waves in the breeze. The sky in the background is overcast. 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 of God’s blessings in a way that is obedient to Scripture and therefore honoring to the Lord.
Engaging the Culture

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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Faith & Evangelism

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
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Man reading the Bible with a guitar on a table in front of him
Faith & Evangelism

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
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