South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] A number of writers on “How to Lead a Worship Service” suggest that the SONG LIST be drawn up. Excellent idea. But well known Worship Leader […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] A recent post from TGC Worship commented that ‘Worship Leader Burnout’ was even more common than ‘Pastoral Burnout’. It expressed this graphically: “If preaching/teaching pastors are […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] December 2013. The Church was packed, the congregation sang their hearts out. Christmas Carol after Christmas Carol, celebrating the Birth of the Lord Jesus Christ over […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] The first Christmas Carol was sung from the sky by angels. The words, but not the music, have been preserved for us by Dr Luke, in […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Tigers face extinction. The rhino population is diminished by more than 2 per day. At current poaching rates, elephants will disappear within 12 years. Our grand-children […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Gateway News reported (September 6, 2013) that dozens of ‘noisy’ churches have been closed down in Cameroon. The measure began to be implemented on 23rd August, […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] September 24 is “Heritage Day” when the various communities in our rainbow nation consciously remember and value their roots in the past, roots that give them […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Worship all over the world will move onto a higher and richer plane when song-writers take First Corinthians 12:4-7 seriously: “Now there are varieties of gifts, […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice]Sorry ~ I missed my June Worship column. I was about to write it when a severe heart attack crunched through my chest. After 10 days of haze […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] The ‘Sons of the Pioneers’ captured the essence of Cowboy life on the Western Plains with songs like ‘Cool Clear Water’ and ‘The Last Round-up’. Their […]