Comments on: Letting the congregation write worship songs…literally http://www.ourrisingsound.com/2008/06/20/letting-the-congregation-write-worship-songsliterally/ Where music, culture and worship meet. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:25:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Our Rising Sound » Blog Archive » Congregational Songwriting: the submissions are here http://www.ourrisingsound.com/2008/06/20/letting-the-congregation-write-worship-songsliterally/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Our Rising Sound » Blog Archive » Congregational Songwriting: the submissions are here Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:37:45 +0000 http://www.ourrisingsound.com/?p=113#comment-846 [...] few weeks back I wrote a post here about an idea I had for our church and that was to let our congregation write a worship song, literally. This was sort of a group songwriting exercise taken to the extreme. I value worship [...] [...] few weeks back I wrote a post here about an idea I had for our church and that was to let our congregation write a worship song, literally. This was sort of a group songwriting exercise taken to the extreme. I value worship [...]

]]> By: AGENTS OF FUTURE http://www.ourrisingsound.com/2008/06/20/letting-the-congregation-write-worship-songsliterally/comment-page-1/#comment-773 AGENTS OF FUTURE Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:21:26 +0000 http://www.ourrisingsound.com/?p=113#comment-773 I, for one, do NOT think you're nuts. We've been doing this for about ten years in our community. We also have facilitated a seemingly "unrelated" songwriting game which teaches the skill of free-flowing musical/lyrical ideas in a safe, supportive environment. When we did this in a "non-spiritual" (i put it in quotes because i don't personally that anything is really NON-spiritual) context, people were able to bring their confidence in contribution to the process of songwriting to a whole new level. You can hear 200 musical ideas we did together <a href="http://www.myspace.com/inkbrethren" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Todd I, for one, do NOT think you’re nuts.

We’ve been doing this for about ten years in our community. We also have facilitated a seemingly “unrelated” songwriting game which teaches the skill of free-flowing musical/lyrical ideas in a safe, supportive environment. When we did this in a “non-spiritual” (i put it in quotes because i don’t personally that anything is really NON-spiritual) context, people were able to bring their confidence in contribution to the process of songwriting to a whole new level. You can hear 200 musical ideas we did together here.

Todd

]]> By: Kendra http://www.ourrisingsound.com/2008/06/20/letting-the-congregation-write-worship-songsliterally/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Kendra Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:37:44 +0000 http://www.ourrisingsound.com/?p=113#comment-732 That is a great idea, I love it! Like Mark said, getting people connected on a personal level to worship is a huge part of what we are trying to do as a worship team and this is a great way to do that, if people take on the challenge. I think God is really going to do something amazing through this and I'm excited to see what the end result will be. That is a great idea, I love it! Like Mark said, getting people connected on a personal level to worship is a huge part of what we are trying to do as a worship team and this is a great way to do that, if people take on the challenge. I think God is really going to do something amazing through this and I’m excited to see what the end result will be.

]]> By: Mark http://www.ourrisingsound.com/2008/06/20/letting-the-congregation-write-worship-songsliterally/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Mark Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:49:47 +0000 http://www.ourrisingsound.com/?p=113#comment-730 I think this is a sick idea, getting people connected to the songs in a very personal way. If not connecting to the style or lyrical content is an excuse for not worshiping, (which is stupid, and shows a complete lack of devotion to God) then what a great way for them/us to get that connection by writing their/our own song? I hope people run with this if they are searching for a way to make that connection. Enough with the excuses of why they dont and get involved when the invitation is there. I think this is a sick idea, getting people connected to the songs in a very personal way. If not connecting to the style or lyrical content is an excuse for not worshiping, (which is stupid, and shows a complete lack of devotion to God) then what a great way for them/us to get that connection by writing their/our own song? I hope people run with this if they are searching for a way to make that connection. Enough with the excuses of why they dont and get involved when the invitation is there.

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