Institute for Christian Worship
Past Lectures
The audio recordings are listed in alphetical order by lecturer, and are available as MP3 files. These files can be played on most audio software, such as Windows Media Player or iTunes.
| Harold Best |
| Apr 24, 2003 |
"The Arts in Worship: Can't Art Just Be Art?" |
| Apr 24, 2003 |
"Authentic Multiculturalism and High Culture" |
| Apr 25, 2003 |
"Authentic Multiculturalism and High Culture: What of Quality?" |
| Michael Card |
| April 1, 2008 |
"The Lost Language of Lament" |
| April 1, 2008 |
"Worshiping the God Who Takes Everything Away" |
| Timothy Dudley-Smith |
| Oct 8, 2001 |
"Words for Worship" |
| Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty |
| Oct 6, 2005 |
"The Songs That Jesus Said: Singing the Bible for Young Worshipers" |
| Mar 27, 2006 |
"World Music for the Universal Church" |
| Mar 28, 2006 |
"Irish Hymns: A Singing Faith for the Worship Church" |
| Mar 28, 2006 |
"A Musical and Poetic Vernacular for Worship: Finding a heart language for the Modern Church" |
| Feb 22, 2007 |
"The New Hymns" |
| Feb 22, 2007 |
"The Making of Worship Songs for the Modern Church" |
| See also Stuart Townend, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty |
| Frank Fortunato |
| Oct 18, 2006 |
"Journeys into Global Worship: Around the World in Fifty Minutes" |
| Oct 18, 2006 |
"World Missions and Ethno-Doxology" |
| Oct 19, 2006 |
"Gushing Forth: Streams of Worship from the Nations" |
| Oct 19, 2006 |
"All the World is Singing: Portraits of the Rejoicing Global Bride of Christ" |
| John Frame |
| Apr 28, 2004 |
"Worshiping God's Way: Part I"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Apr 29, 2004 |
"Worshiping God's Way: Part II"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Apr 29, 2004 |
"Christian Worship Music: Is It Postmodern?"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Steve Halla |
| Mar 22, 2007 |
"Pestilence, Death, and Worship in the Throes of Despair" |
| Mar 22, 2007 |
"Light, Line, and Worship Through Transformation of the Everyday" |
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Lecture Notes for Mar 22, 2007 (PDF) |
| Robin and Bill Harris |
| Nov 1, 2007 |
"Ethnodoxology: In Search of Heart Music for Churches around the World" |
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"Missions, Music, and Worship: The Task of the Ethnodoxologist" |
| Jason Harms |
| Feb 21, 2006 |
"Lessons in Jazz from the Book of Daniel: Part 1" |
| Feb 21, 2006 |
"Lessons in Jazz from the Book of Daniel: Part 2" |
| Feb 21, 2006 |
"Jazz as a Means of Growing in the knowledge of God" |
| Michael Haykin |
| Feb 27, 2008 |
"Contemporary Baptist Worship in the 17th Century"
Handout (PDF), Manuscript (PDF) |
| Feb 28, 2008 |
"Contemporary Baptist Worship in the 18th Century, 1680s-1830s"
Handout (PDF), Manuscript (PDF) |
| Feb 28, 2008 |
"Contemporary Baptist Worship in the 18th Century: Baptism and the Lord's Supper"
Handout (PDF), Manuscript (PDF) |
| Donald Hustad |
| Mar 19, 2002 |
"Church Music and Worship in Crisis: Part I" |
| Mar 21, 2002 |
"Church Music and Worship in Crisis: Part II" |
| Mar 21, 2002 |
"Worshiping the God of Creation and Redemption: Part I" |
| Mar 26, 2002 |
"Worshiping the God of Creation and Redemption: Part II" |
| Bob Kauflin |
| Apr 5, 2001 |
"Worship: What Really Matters" |
| Apr 5, 2001 |
"Biblical Worship in a Postmodern Age" |
| Mar 7, 2002 |
"Music in Worship: Divine or Divisive?" |
| Mar 7, 2002 |
"Creativity in Worship: Novelty or Necessity?" |
| Mar 6, 2003 |
"Why the Cross Is Crucial in Corporate Worship"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 6, 2003 |
"Worship Music or Music Worship: The Meaning of Music in Congregational Worship"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 7, 2003 |
"Making the Most of the Modern Worship Movement"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 18, 2004 |
"What Is Word-Centerd Worship?" |
| Mar 18, 2004 |
"Visuals in Worship: How Do We See God?"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 18, 2004 |
"Woship and the Presence of God" |
| Mar 19, 2004 |
"Worship Leadership: Gift and Craft" |
| Mar 10, 2005 |
"Writing Songs for Congregational Worship"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 10, 2005 |
"Ten Core Values of Biblical Worship"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 10, 2005 |
"Worship Priorities for the Long-Term: Serving the Future Generations"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 11, 2005 |
"Arranging the Rhythm Section for Contemporary Worship"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Oct 24, 2006 |
"Piano Stylings for Effective Leadership in Contemporary Worship" |
| Oct 24, 2006 |
"Healthy Tensions in Corporate Worship" |
| Oct 26, 2006 |
"Vocal Arranging for Effective Leadership in Contemporary Worship" |
| Oct 26, 2006 |
"Congregational Worship as Pastoral Care" |
| Reggie Kidd |
| Nov 2, 2005 |
"A Red Guitar, Three Chords, and the Truth: Why We Sing"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Nov 3, 2005 |
"The David You Thought You Knew"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Nov 3, 2005 |
"Bach, Bubba, and the Blues Brothers: The Many Voices of the Singing Savior"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Ron Man |
| Mar 3, 2004 |
"The Gospel: A Call to Worship" |
| Mar 4, 2004 |
"Missions, Worship and the Glory of God" |
| Mar 4, 2004 |
"Worship in Perspective: Trans-Cultural, and Counter-Cultural" |
| Mar 17, 2005 |
"Jesus Christ, the Leader of Our Worship" |
| Mar 17, 2005 |
"Cultural Issues in Worship: Eastern Europe & the Middle East" |
| Max McLean |
| Oct 5, 2004 |
"The Word of God: Sharper Than a Two-edged Sword" |
| Oct 5, 2004 |
"Devotion for the Public Reading of God's Word" |
| Ken Myers |
| Feb. 27, 2007 |
"American Protestants and the Problem of Tradition" |
| Feb. 27, 2007 |
"The Problem of Contextualization in a Decadent Culture" |
| Feb. 28, 2007 |
"New Wine in Blue Suede Shoes? Christianity and Pop Culture," Panel Discussion with Dr. Russell Moore, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Dr. Mark Coppenger, and Ken Myers |
| Mar. 1, 2007 |
"Recovering the Word in an Image-based Culture" |
| Mar. 1, 2007 |
"Electronic Media and Restless Souls" |
| David Peterson |
| Apr 13, 2005 |
"What Really is Worship?" |
| Apr 14, 2005 |
"The Worship That Pleases God" |
| Apr 14, 2005 |
"Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: Does the Bible Direct Us in the Choice of Musical Styles?" |
| Apr 14, 2005 |
"Meeting God in the Gathering of His People" |
| Apr 14, 2005 |
"Worship that Jesus Makes Possible" |
| Lester Ruth |
| Feb 21, 2002 |
"A Rose by Any Other Name: Classifying Protestant Worship" |
| Feb 21, 2002 |
"What Makes Worship 'Contemporary'? Exploring Different Strands of Contemporary Worship" |
| Sep 19, 2006 |
"Lex Amandi, Lex Orandi: The Trinity in the Most Used Contemporary Christian Worship Songs" |
| Matthew Smith |
| Feb 19, 2004 |
"Sing to the Lord a New Old Song" |
| Feb 19, 2004 |
"Singing the Story: Hymns in a Postmodern Culture" |
| Stuart Townend, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty |
| Oct 5, 2005 |
"Modern Hymns: Christian Congregational Song for the 21st Century" |
| Oct 5, 2005 |
"Hymns, Worship, and Christian Thought, Part 1" |
| Oct 6, 2005 |
"Hymns, Worship, and Christian Thought, Part 2" |
| Kevin Twit and Indelible Grace |
| Feb 20, 2003 |
"My Grandmother Saved it, My Mother Threw It Away, and Now I’m Buying It Back: Why We Still Need Hymns in a Postmodern World" |
| Feb 20, 2003 |
"Hymns as Passion, Story, and Coummunity: Exploring Connections with a Postmodern World" |
| Feb 21, 2003 |
"New Music in the Christian Community: An Apologetic for Popular Musical Styles" |
| Mar 8, 2006 |
"Exploring the 'Why' behind the Modern Hymn Movement Part 1"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Mar 9, 2006 |
"Exploring the 'Why' behind the Modern Hymn Movement Part 2" |
| Mar 9, 2006 |
"Engaging the Emerging Church with Hymns"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Robert Webber |
| Feb 16, 2001 |
"Ancient-Future Worship" |
| Donald Whitney |
| Oct 14, 2003 |
"Private Worship Essential for Every Worship Leader: Part I" |
| Oct 15, 2003 |
"Private Worship Essential for Every Worship Leader: Part II" |
| Oct 14, 2003 |
"Worshipping in Truth Without Losing the Spirit: Part I" |
| Oct 16, 2003 |
"Worshipping in Truth Without Losing the Spirit: Part II" |
| John Witvliet |
| Sep 30, 2004 |
"Beyond Style: Planning Worship for Engagement with God"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
| Sep 30, 2004 |
"A More Profound Alleluia: Worship and Theology in Harmony"
Lecture Notes (PDF) |
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