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A WAY OF ENCOURAGING LOCAL CHRISTIAN MUSICIANS/ARTISTS IN YOUR REGION:
Providing Resources for your Local Christian Bookstores
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- Grace Wiebe (Sept 2001)
CONTENTS:
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Intro/Idea
First Letter - proposal to Christian Bookstores
Follow Up Letter
List of Resources to Recommend (as an example)
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INTRO:
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Many of you are interested in helping to further encourage Christian
musicians and artists in your city/region but may be wondering about
some ways in which that can be done without having to spend a lot of
time or money on it.
Following is one idea that you might wish to consider as an option...that
of sending a fax or email to the Christian bookstores in your city or
perhaps in cities across your country which might say something similar
to the following. (Many cities/countries have Christian Directories
which can provide this kind of information. It is also available on
the internet in many cases).
Potentially partnering together with local Christian bookstores in this
kind of way has great potential of seeing awareness of Christianity
& the Arts and the Great Commission issues growing in the local
churches and of seeing local Christian musicians/artists encouraged
and strengthened in biblical directions. The more that we can partner
together with local churches, missions, worship & arts ministries,
Christian and missions educators/equippers, resource providers, etc.,
the more effectively we can help to assist in the discipleship of Christian
musicians/artists in our cities/nations and indirectly/directly influence
the whole realm of music/arts and the media in our societies.
Ideas for a sample letter:
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Grace Wiebe
Great Commission Worship & Arts Center
Contact info:
August 22, 2001
Re: A Proposal re Christianity & the Arts Books, etc.
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Contents:
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Intro
Proposal
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Dear Brother or Sister;
It is a day when God is raising up, across the globe, an army of Christian
musicians and artists who desire to use their gifts to help them whole-heartedly
worship God, and to help others worship Him through their artistic expressions
– both locally and overseas through their own indigenous expressions
as appropriate!
In a day when the world and this generation is so greatly influenced
by music, the arts and the media, we as believers need to take seriously
our role in reclaiming music and the arts/media for the glory of God
and to be a part of seeing our cities and nation/s discipled as we’ve
been commanded in Scripture.
A big part of this process includes providing resources and training
which can help to equip Christian musicians and artists to understand
the role of music/arts in the Bible, the role of musicians and artists
in the Bible, and their role in the Great Commission. It is also imperative
that Christian musicians/artists understand the great need for godly
character as they move forward in their artistic pursuits as they are
led by the Holy Spirit.
The Great Commission Worship & Arts Center – located in Surrey,
BC - is seeking to partner with many aspects of the Body of Christ to
help to establish and strengthen the biblical foundations of musicians/artists
in our cities/nation who will bring glory to God through the arts and
help to reach our cities and nation (and beyond) through the arts.
PROPOSAL:
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I would like to propose to you a potential partnership that we could
enter into:
1) I would like to send you a listing of key books and videos/cassettes,
etc. for you to consider making available for sale in a Christianity
& the Arts section through your store.
2) In exchange, I would be happy to help pass the word around through
my web site, through the Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus newsletter
and to the director of the Vancouver Arts Network (Christian) (who also
has a newsletter networking Canadian Christian musicians and artists)
that your store has these resources available.
Would this be something you would consider? If so, please contact me
in this regard and I will send you a listing of some key resources which
are excellent and very helpful!!
I’m also sending you a Word97 attached file of free music/arts resources
that are available for Christian musicians/artists which you may wish
to photocopy and make available to those that buy your Christianity
& the Arts books/videos/cassettes, etc. from your store to help
them move forward in these directions. The resource sheet also includes
the vision statements of the various worship & arts ministries that
I’m representing.
I will look forward to hearing from you in this regard and trust that
we will be able to work together to help to assist Christian musicians
and artists in our cities and nations in making an increasing difference!
Many thanks for your time and considerations in this regard, and may
God bless you greatly in every way for His glory!
With much appreciation,
Grace Wiebe
Great Commission Worship & Arts Center
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CONTENTS
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Follow-up letter to the above for those that express
interest...
For example:
Grace Wiebe
Great Commission Worship & Arts Center
Re: Christianity & The Arts resources proposal
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Dear Brother or Sister;
...
“...Thanks so much for your interest! I'm sending you the attached Word97
file which lists some books/resources which are available. It includes
a number of potential Christianity & the Arts sections which you
may wish to consider making available on your shelves, etc....(let me
know if it doesn't come through okay and I can re-send it via text format.)
Thanks : )
1) Christianity & the Arts - this would probably be the category
you would want to begin with since it's the most basic. This includes
some books on worship which can be found at:
http://DiscipleTheNations.org/index10.html
2) Reclaiming Music and the Arts for the Kingdom of God - this is also
something that many Christian musicians and artists are interested in
these days! (whether 'missions-focused' or not) - I would recommend
making these available as well.
3) Book List on Music & the Arts in Missions - this is a bit more
specialized, but I'm in the process of letting local Christian educators
(ie. Regent, ACTS, TWU, Christ for the Nations, Bible colleges, etc.)
re missions, music, arts and media know about these books and would
be happy to let them know that your store carries them or would make
them available for their contacts or students taking courses in these
fields, etc. (something we're also working on developing with them as
able)
4) Books Related to Ethnic Music and the Arts - again, this is more
specialized, and again, I'm in the process of letting local Christian
educators (ie. Regent, ACTS, TWU, Christ for the Nations, Bible colleges,
etc.) re missions, music, arts and media know about these books and
would be happy to let them know that your store carries them or would
make them available for their contacts or students taking courses in
these fields (something we're also working on developing with them as
able)
I hope this helps...let me know if you have further questions...and
I'll look forward to hearing what you are interesting in doing with
this so that I can let local folks know and hopefully pass some business
on to you as you help to encourage our Christian musicians/artists and
the Church at large re the arts in the 'bigger picture'!
Have a great day and God bless you and all the staff there! I greatly
appreciate your service!
Warmly,
Grace
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Attached file to send to them:
CHRISTIANITY & THE ARTS BOOKS/VIDEOS/TAPES, etc.
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Contents:
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1 Book List on Music & the Arts in Missions
2 Books/Tapes on Biblical Perspective On Music & the Arts
3 Reclaiming Music and the Arts for the Kingdom of God
4 Books Related to Ethnic Music and the Arts
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1. BOOK LIST ON MUSIC AND THE ARTS IN MISSIONS
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CONTENTS:
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LET THE NATIONS BE GLAD: The Supremacy of God in Missions
MUSIC AND MISSIONS: Discipling Through Music
MUSIC THROUGH THE EYES OF FAITH
STATE OF THE ARTS - From Bezalel to Mapplethorpe
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LET THE NATIONS BE GLAD - THE SUPREMACY OF GOD IN MISSIONS
-by John Piper
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It's about God-centered mission rather than centered on people, although
the outworking of God-centeredness always affects those around us. -
C 1993. Baker Book House.
http://desiringgod.org/catalog/missions.htm#Let The Nations Be Glad
To give you a little taste, John Piper says:
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MUSIC IN MISSIONS: Discipling Through Music
- by T.W. Hunt
- http://www.iteams.org/ITeams/resource/crdb/cr101254.html
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Reaching and training people of different cultures through music. Includes:
The Role of Music in Missions, The Missionary Musician, Indigenous Music.
Six-page appendix of music scores. Paper. *Baptist publishing house
U.S. Price: 9.95, Broadman publishers....order: 127 Ninth Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37234
1-800-677-7797
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MUSIC THROUGH THE EYES OF FAITH - Harold M. Best
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"Christian musicians know of the obligation to make music as agents
of God's grace. They make music graciously, whatever its kind or style,
as ambassadors of Christ, showing love, humility, servanthood, meekness,
victory, and good example...Music is freely made, by faith, as an act
of worship, in direct response to the overflowing grace of God in Christ
Jesus."
Harold Best is dean of the convervatory of music at Wheaton College:
Illionis, and the vice president of the National Association of Schools
of Music. copyright 1992 Published by Christian College Coalition, HarperSanFrancisco
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STATE OF THE ARTS - From Bezalel to Mapplethorpe
- by Gene Edward Veith, Jr., Crossway Books
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"We cannot escape the arts. They permeate our lives and our culture
- the décor, architecture, music, entertainment, everyday utensils.
The imagination of this age, its ideas and concepts, percolate throughout
the culture via the arts. These ideas affect us for good or for evil.
The choice is not whether to live with art; we must choose whether to
live with good art or bad art. Art - like all things human - needs to
be redeemed. Christians cannot abandon the arts to the secular world,
but can use them to display God's glory. This book will help us develop
an informed artistic taste, open yet critical, discerning yet appreciative
of what is truly excellent." (from book's back cover)
Order from: http://www.opengroup.com/open/atbooks/089/0891076085.shtml
I have found this book to be incredibly helpful!!
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2. BOOKS/TAPES ON BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE ON MUSIC AND THE ARTS
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CONTENTS:
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ART & THE BIBLE
CALLED TO CREATE
MORE LIKE THE MASTER: A Christian Musician’s Reader
MUSIC THROUGH THE EYES OF FAITH
STATE OF THE ARTS
The Arts: A Biblical Framework
The Artist: A Spiritual Foundation
THE HEART OF THE ARTIST
THE MINSTREL SERIES
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ART & THE BIBLE
- by Francis A. Schaeffer
- http://www.gospelcom.net/ivpress/title/443.html
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ISBN: 0-87784-443-7 To order: mail@ivpress.com
Copyright ©1998 by InterVarsity Press ®
Francis A. Schaeffer offers a biblical perspective on the arts.
Reader comments on the book: A reader from Mpls, MN , July 1, 1998
"Schaeffer uses big-picture view to discuss art. If you've read any
of Schaeffer's books you know that the foundation of his Christian beliefs
is the idea that God's ultimate reality implies that the spiritual life
applies to every aspect of human life. In "Art and the Bible" Schaeffer
works from this premise to discuss the subject of art and it's place
in life. He begins by identifying places in the Bible where references
are made to art, and he analyzes each in detail to identify deeper meaning
and implications. Later Schaeffer offers some perspectives on art. Especially
relevant is his analysis that art projects a world view. He maintains
that as Christians are to do in every other area of life, a Christian
artist has the opportunity and obligation to project the Christian worldview
through the his/her body of work. As part of this discussion Schaeffer
asserts that since the ultimate reality of God is really truth itself,
the worldview projected by a piece of art is one of the standards by
which art may be judged (he identifies three others: technical excellence,
validity-honesty to one's self and worldview, and the integration of
content and vehicle).
Schaeffer's detailed examination of what art is, does, and how art does
what it does provides an extremely useful perspective from which to
view the subject. I highly recommend this book."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0877844437/frederickwebmastA/002-7270495-5585240
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CALLED TO CREATE (Christian Witness and the Arts) -- Edited by Carol
Walden
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Includes:
The Rebirth of Creativity in the Church - Ron Trudinger
Missions and the Arts - Uli Kortsch
Creativity, Television and Banners - Karen Madsen Pascal
The Responsibility of the Artist - Vince Corozine
Christians in the Arts - Rich Buhler
Journalism - Michelle Green
The Musician and Music - Bill Davidson
Dance - Chris Filipowicz
Art - Moira MacKay
Mime & Drama - Marcia Hill Berry
To order your copy write to: YWAM, PO Box 94187, Richmond, BC V6Y 2A3
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MORE LIKE THE MASTER: A Christian Musicians Reader
By: Hertenstein, Jane // Begbie, Jeremy // Editor: Card, Michael
http://www.netstoreusa.com/rkbooks/094/0940895250.shtml
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Softcover 140 pages
A manual of practical, spiritual and relational advice, this book is
for aspiring and veteran musicians who are serious about music and ministry.
Respected musicians and authors explore such topics as the philosophical
and theological roots of Christian music, the long, hard road of a traveling
musician, breaking away from the 'label' metality, the role commerciality
and art play in an artist's decisions, yielding one's self and art to
God, and finding the balance between art and ministry--is it one or
the other?
Publication Date: October 1996 ;
Publisher: Cornerstone Press Chicago
More Religion~Christianity Titles
ISBN: 0940895250
OUR PRICE
USA/Canada: US$10.00
Australia/NZ: A$23.50
Other Countries:US$14.90
can
also order here
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MUSIC THROUGH THE EYES OF FAITH
By Harold Best
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San Francisco: Harper, 1993.
Christian musicians know of the obligation to make music as agents of
God’s grace. They make music graciously, whatever its kind or style,
as ambassadors of Christ, showing love, humility, servanthood, meekness,
victory, and good example…Music is freely made, by faith, as an act
of worship, in direct response to the overflowing grace of God in Christ
Jesus.
Harold Best is dean of the convervatory of music at Wheaton College:
Illionis, and the vice president of the National Association of Schools
of Music. copyright 1992 Published by Christian College Coalition, HarperSanFrancisco
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STATE OF THE ARTS - From Bezalel to Mapplethorpe
- by Gene Edward Veith, Jr., Crossway Books, Wheaton, 1991
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][[][][][][]
"We cannot escape the arts. They permeate our lives and our culture
- the décor, architecture, music, entertainment, everyday utensils.
The imagination of this age, its ideas and concepts, percolate throughout
the culture via the arts. These ideas affect us for good or for evil.
The choice is not whether to live with art; we must choose whether to
live with good art or bad art. Art - like all things human - needs to
be redeemed. Christians cannot abandon the arts to the secular world,
but can use them to display God's glory. This book will help us develop
an informed artistic taste, open yet critical, discerning yet appreciative
of what is truly excellent." (from book's back cover)
Order from: http://www.opengroup.com/open/atbooks/089/0891076085.shtml
I have found this book to be incredibly helpful!!
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The Arts: A Biblical Framework - Colin Harbinson, International Festival
of the Arts
The Artist: A Spiritual Foundation - Colin Harbinson, International
Festival of the Arts
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This is a set of 8 cassette tapes. EXCELLENT!! The second set includes
4 tapes & a booklet with full color diagrams that follow the tape
series. This set sells for $50.00 US plus $4.00 S&H within the US.
Outside the US the S&H varies depending on the weight. Colin's 30+
years in using the arts in ministry and his natural teaching gifts have
enabled him to create extraordinary resources for the Body of Christ,
especially but not exclusively for those interested & called to
performance ministry. To order or request further info: P.O.Box 81,
Peninsula, Ohio 44264-0081 USA. Make the checks out to Colin Harbinson
Tape Ministry, if you will please. You may also contact Colin Harbinson
at: colin_harbinson@compuserve.com
Some Topics Included:
The Artist and Ego Creation, Commission and Caution
The Reconciliation of All Things The World, the Kingdom and the Arts
Creative Communication The Artist and Spiritual Warfare
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THE HEART OF THE ARTIST
- by Rory Noland
- http://www.willowcreek.org/cgi-bin/DynamicFrames.pl?Template=/Resources/RSCHome.html&Target=/Resources/RSCHome_welcome.html
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
This book is like no other you've ever read. Written for artists, by
an artist, this frank, well thought-through book deals with several
tough issues all artists in ministry face, such as:
• Servanthood vs. Stardom
• Excellence vs. Perfectionism
• Managing Your Emotions
• The Spiritual Disciplines of the Artist
Follow-up questions for group discussions and personal action steps
built into each chapter make this an excellent resource for small group
study.
An excellent book! A must for every Christian artist (in my opinion).
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THE MINSTREL SERIES
- cassette series by Ray Hughes
http://selahministries.com/ray.htm
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For more/ordering info: http://selahministries.com - Selah Ministries:
PO Box 5, Norene, Tennessee, USA 37136 SELAH@aol.com or SelahNotes@aol.com
Ray is a musician and worshipper, and founder of Selah Ministries. He
teaches an in-depth course on minstrel worship at The Foundry in downtown
Nashville and is actively involved with the Provision ministry there.
He also serves on the MorningStar ministry team based in Charlotte,
NC. He travels with the intent to declare over entire cities and regions
the new sound of victory the Lord is raising up for these end times.
Through his teaching, preaching and prophesying, he aims to help restore
the prophetic and apostolic order of musicians and minstrels across
the land. His dream is to see the King of Kings high and lifted up,
inhabiting the worship of a people of truth that are submitted to and
dominated by the Spirit of the Living God.
Order for Musicians Chief Musicians
The Book of Psalms Instruments of Praise
Selah The Singers
The Singers 11 The Prophetic Song
Music in Church History The Prophetic Song 11
Music in Church History 11 The Holy Mantle
Sounds of Many Waters Titles and Inspiration of Psalms
Worship All the Time Music is the Power
An EXCELLENT tape series!!
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3. RECLAIMING MUSIC AND THE ARTS
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CONTENTS:
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CALLED TO HONOR HIM - How Men and Women are Redeeming Cultures
THE ARTS & CULTURAL RESTORATION
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CALLED TO HONOR HIM - How Men and Women are Redeeming Cultures
- written by Sosene Le'au.
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Says Sosene, "This book is my journey of discovery through the birthing
of "Island Breeze Ministry". The ministry's mandate is "Redeeming the
Cultures of the Nations to Fulfill the Great Commission." The book is
available in print and electronic format. The book is available at $12.95
US. and the Diskettes (2) with an Island Breeze worship tape for 18.95.
The electronic format is available. "Called to Honor Him is not available
through Christian stores until this fall. It is available from Sosene
T. Le'au, Box 273965, Tampa Fl . USA. 33688-3965 Email: 74222.410@CompuServe.COM
Very interesting and helpful!
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The Arts & Cultural Restoration - Colin Harbinson
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This is a set of 4 cassette tapes & includes a booklet with full
color diagrams that follow the tape series. It deals with the redemption
& restoration of our cultures for the Lord. This set sells for $50.00
US plus $4.00 S&H within the US. Outside the US the S&H varies
depending on the weight. Colin's 30+ years in using the arts in ministry
and his natural teaching gifts have enabled him to create extraordinary
resources for the Body of Christ, especially but not exclusively for
those interested & called to performance ministry. To order or request
further info: P.O.Box 81, Peninsula, Ohio 44264-0081 USA. Make the checks
out to Colin Harbinson Tape Ministry, if you will please. You may also
contact Colin Harbinson at: colin_harbinson@compuserve.com
Another excellent tape series!!
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4. BOOKS RELATED TO ETHNIC MUSIC AND THE ARTS
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CONTENTS:
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A TIME TO SING: A Manual for the African Church
CLEARLY COMMUNICATING CHRIST: Breaking Down Barriers to Effective Communication
DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS HYMNODY - AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR CROSS-CULTURAL
WORKERS
DIVERSE WORSHIP: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN AND HISPANIC PERSPECTIVES
LET THE WHOLE WORLD SING: The Story Behind the Music of Lasaunne 11
MY TONGUE IS THE PEN: How Audiocassettes Can Serve the Non-Reading World
PEOPLE OF THE DRUM OF GOD – COME!
THE CATALYST LIBRARY - Tools for Encouraging the Growth of Indigenous
Hymnody
THE COLOR OF WORSHIP – Honor: What Love Looks Like
THE SOUND OF THE HARVEST - Music's Mission In Church and Culture
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A Time To Sing. A Manual For The African Church
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A review by Sue Hall
King, Roberta R. 1999. A Time To Sing. A Manual For The African Church.
Evangel Publishing House: Nairobi, Kenya. 183p.
At last - a resource written with our African colleagues in mind. Dr.
King’s book aims to equip small groups wishing to meet to compose indigenous
heart-music Scripture songs with all that they need to:
form such a group,
seek the Lord in His word regarding music and heart worship,
analyse indigenous music styles and forms,
begin and continue writing new songs in a style felt to be their own,
and
make recordings.
The material is equally useful to outsider facilitators who might be
engaged in encouraging such activities – people such as pastors, missionaries,
ethnomusicologists, etc. King’s focus is resolutely Biblical, offering
great resources to all involved in a music ministry through clear Bible
studies and ideas for application into a local context. Particularly
helpful are her suggestions for appropriate song text Scriptures for
churches in different stages of formation and growth. Each section ends
with a challenge to the reader and those working with small composing
groups to pursue Bible studies and research on local music. A number
of tables showing how to make orderly comparisons of different themes
are included. The final index (including even the names of the composers
cited) and Scripture index are great helps in browsing the text for
specific elements. There is not a large bibliography, but key texts
(Chenoweth, Chernoff, Klem, Kraft, Merriam, Nettl, Nketia, Sogaard,
etc) are referenced and should be made available through SIL libraries.
Dr. King includes an extensive chapter on discovering song form, written
from the perspective of insiders discovering their own music. Examples
of the “call and response” song form, ranging from very simple to “high
text load” are given. The texts are given in an African language and
an English translation, along with a score in Western notation for some
of them. All that is lacking is a CD of the actual performances to serve
as examples to groups.
Throughout, graphic icons are used to flag up different suggestions,
technical definitions, tips and practical examples from King’s 22 years’
experience across the African continent. Her metaphors such as music
as soup requiring certain ingredients, or a song as a mango which grows
and ripens, could be applied in many settings. Her approach bears in
mind both the monolingual village location and the multi-lingual urban
context, encouraging believers to define what is their heart music before
beginning to compose. Perhaps the only criticism would be the amount
of preparation prior to composition that she suggests, although it is
understood that groups will be worshipping together from the beginning
using the musical resources that they already have available to them.
This book is a great resource for all those involved in facilitating
workshops or local composing groups, and would be a good tool to give
to local Scripture Use committees for continuation of the composition
process after an initial workshop. A translation into French would open
up the text to thousands more of our African brothers and sisters in
Christ who long to sing a new song to the Lord.
Can be ordered from: School of World Mission,, Fuller Theological Seminary,
135 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91182
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CLEARLY COMMUNICATING CHRIST: Breaking Down Barriers to Effective Communication
- by Landa Cope
- http://www2.gospelcom.net/uofn/colcom/icolcom1.html
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Today's society requires relevant communication. Landa Cope is uniquely
gifted to both appraise our generation's conditions and to articulate
clearly the Biblical answers. She accomplishes this in a down to earth
and unreligious way. Landa will make you think, challenge your sacred
cows, and help you communicate the Message in a fresh, life-giving style,
much like Jesus Himself did...
YWAM Publishing, PO Box 55787, Seattle, WA 98155
This book is not specifically geared to Chrisitanity and the Arts, but
is certainly helpful in considering the whole realm of arts as communication.
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DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS HYMNODY - AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR
CROSS-CULTURAL WORKERS
- by Dianne Palmer-Quay.
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For more info contact Dianne at:
Table of Contents:
Intro: The use of Music in Worship
The Modern Rise in Indigenous Hymnody
A Brief Look at Hymnody, Worldwide
Recommendations for Encouraging Indigenous Hymnody
Conclusion
Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography of resources on indigenous hymnody, etc.
Very helpful book for missions-minded musicians who wish to help encourage
the development of indigenous hymnody in our local multicultural Christian
communities or overseas.
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DIVERSE WORSHIP: African-American, Caribbean and Hispanic Perspectives
-- By Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid
http://www.gospelcom.net/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/isbn=0-8308-1579-1
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Length: 259 pages; Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches; ISBN: 0-8308-1579-1
Retail Price: $15.99 US
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“…Let the nations sing.
What are the universal constants of Christian worship? What are the
unique elements that arise out of diverse local contexts? How do we
appropriately respect and honor both the constancy and the diversity?
In Diverse Worship Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid explores the multiethnic
dimensions of worship by looking at three specific cultural contexts--African-American,
Caribbean and Hispanic. After surveying worship and culture through
history, he devotes a section of his book to each of these three cultural
context for worship. Maynard-Reid colorfully describes and characterizes
each worship tradition, and he explores its historical development and
change.
Throughout this engaging and enlightening book, we gain new perspective
on what it means to worship God.
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FEATURES & BENEFITS
examines the univeral constants of Christian worship
explores historical and cultural diversity in Christian worship
focuses on the models provided by three specific worship traditions:
African-American, Caribbean and Hispanic
attempts to find a synthesis between constancy and diversity for worship
in today's church
written by a scholar with personal experience in African-American, Caribbean
and Hispanic worship contexts
includes an extensive bibliography
Ordering info: mail@ivpress.com
Copyright ©2000 by InterVarsity Press ®
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LET THE WHOLE WORLD SING: The Story Behind the Music of Lasaunne 11
- by Corean Bakke
- http://pdb2.yahoo.com/shop?d=b&id=2697878
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...This book is an affirmation that our fellowship in Christ is not
dependent upon a forced unanimity of culture, language, musical styles
or modes of worship -- rather, that our fellowship springs from and
is dependent on the commonality of our salvation in Christ.....a remarkable
chronicle of Christian witness and music-making in a global, multi-language
and multi-cultural context......this book illustrates the hard work
that is necessary to enable the sharing of the liturgical gifts of God's
people across cultural and confessional lines; it also reveals the rewards
of such sharing...
Cornerstone Press, chicago ISBN: 0-940895-18-8 Music/Missions
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MY TONGUE IS THE PEN: How Audiocassettes Can Serve the Non-Reading World
- Marilyn Malmstrom
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This book emphasizes the importance of the integration of audio activities
into the overall strategy of literacy and language development. It is
designed to meet the growing need for documentation on the why's and
how's of audiocassette usage.
NOTE: There are also principles in this book which apply to the development
and utilization of various forms of media to reach the unreached through
music and the arts. There are millions of non-readers who may not ever
have the chance to become literate, but who are able to relate to an
appropriate presentation of the Gospel through music and the arts.
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PEOPLE OF THE DRUM OF GOD – COME!
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Ethnography of a Speech Surrogate Performance Paradigm
-- by Paul Neeley, 1999, Dallas: SIL, 300 pages
Have you ever thought about how to gather your rural congregation if
you were in the African bush? This book details how one church leader
in Cameroon uses a hollow log "talking drum" to communicate to everyone
in the area, calling them to early morning prayer twice a week.
The drummed poem changes every week as the various parts of the discourse
are rearranged, repeated, or omitted according to the performer's discretion.
The drum calls, entreats, exhorts, even insults people (calling them
"little monkeys" and "a solitary bush pig") as the drumming of the church
catechist reminds the villagers to remember the vows
they made at baptism and to come to church now. The final stanza warns
people to think ahead to the day when they will die and see God face
to face to give account of their lives - and to therefore act accordingly
here on earth.
The book gives unprecedented insight into how the traditional art form
of a "talking drum" can be used in the service of the church, communicating
to people using a medium that is culturally relevant. The book is fairly
academic, using the same material as in the author's dissertation, but
all technical terms are explained. The analysis ranges from the connection
of spoken syllables to the drumstrokes, to the creation of lines and
stanzas at the discourse level, to the level of community comprehension.
This study draws from such diverse academic disciplines as sociolinguistics,
anthropology, semiotics, cognition, performance studies, phonology,
communication theory, discourse studies, aesthetics, and ethnomusicology
to paint a multifaceted picture of the "art of the talking drum" used
to gather Christians in rural Cameroon.
This book, a detailed example of an existing "ethnic art medium" now
used in a Christian context, is available from the author at
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THE CATALYST LIBRARY - Tools for Encouraging the Growth of Indigenous
Hymnody
- by Brian Schrag, June 1997
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To order: Ethnomusicology Dept., SIL, 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas,
TX 75326.
It's a library of "Catalysts" - a library of short, structured papers,
each which describe a single activity -or Catalyst- that may be used
to encourage the use of indigenous hymnody in a given situation. The
library includes supporting materials to aid in the research necessary
to implement the Catalysts. It's a library of tools and descriptions
of activities that have worked.
Some basics - more details available if you order from Brian.:
1. Background Research. Analyze a situation in terms of elements which
are conducive, and elements which act as barriers, to Christian musical
creativity.
2. Choice. Choose existing-or create new-Catalysts to capitalize on
the strengths, and overcome the barriers of the specific situation.
3. Application. Apply the Catalyst in an effective, efficient, way which
will reduce the chance of negative side effects.
4. Review. Review results, checking for acceptance and integration,
and modify plan accordingly.
About 60 pages.
Establishing a Commercial Cassette Program
Apprenticeships
Commissioning Scripture Songs
Church Music News and Information Periodical
Psalms Workshops
Scripture Use Workshops
Working with an Existing Worship Group
Researching Song Genres
Ideas for Data Collection
Biblical Imperatives Regarding Making Music
Classification of Instruments: Organology
Cultural Aspects of Music
Preliminary Thoughts on Evaluating Hymns and Music Styles for Church
Use
Just For Fun: Introductory Field Projects in Ethnic Music for the Non-Musician
Musical Glossary
Musical Observations
Analysis and Recommendations: A Practical Application
Preliminary Cultural Description of a Musical Event
Sociomusical Questionnaire
Song Genres - Check List for Initial Investigation
Ten Principles for Intercultural Community Work
Statement of Ethnomusicological Relevance
Examples of Ethnomusicological Relevance
Working Bibliography
MUSICIANS overview - ie. who are the musicians in the society?
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT overview - ie. what kinds of musical instruments
are there?
Very helpful for musicians helping to encourage local indigenous worship
expressions in our multicultural churches at home or overseas! An excellent
resource!!
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The Color of Worship
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Excerpts from pages 205-213 from: HONOR: What Love Looks Like – by Fawn
Parish, Copyright 1999, Published by Renew Books, a Division of Gospel
Light, Ventura, CA, USA
To order your copy: contact jparish@jetlink.net for more info.
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(Editor's Note) -- Fawn has written this timely, much-needed and very
valuable book about the restoration of HONOR needed in the earth today
and especially among believers! Included are some excellent excerpts
below about honoring other cultures. The book includes helpful stories
and information on this topic. This book provides for you some of her
thoughts regarding honoring the artistic gifts that God has blessed
other cultures with and us through these cultures, all as various manifestations
of His character and glory! Fawn’s message in the book and in the chapter
excerpted below are very much needed especially as believers around
the world seek to live out the roles God has given them in seeing the
Great Commission accomplished. I would highly recommend this book to
you!
Another helpful book to assist those who are also seeking to encourage
international believers in multicultural churches, for example.
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THE SOUND OF THE HARVEST - Music's Mission In Church and Culture - J.
Nathan Corbitt.
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Martin Luther, noting music's role in worship, once commented that "he
who sings prays twice." Serving as a vital complement to preaching and
teaching - and, in a sense, preaching and teaching through its own medium
- music has helped to characterize Christian denominations and spread
the gospel to the far corners of the globe. Presenting an integrative
blend of music, communications, and missions theory, THE SOUND OF THE
HARVEST examines music's role in the church and culture today, and also
present a multicultural outlook on this art form.
Nathan Corbitt is professor of communications and music at Eastern College
(USA), spent eleven years working in Africa in cross-cultural communications
and music.
Copyright 1998. Baker Books, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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