Over the past several weeks, a brief history of the use (or non-use) of instruments in the Church’s worship has been sketched. The main point I wished to drive home was that, while a cappella worship is strange in our culture today, it is absolutely not strange when the entire breadth of Christian history isContinue reading “Why We Sing A Cappella in Church”
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A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 3
Over the past couple of weeks, the history of musical instruments in worship service has been briefly surveyed. This week, we’ll consider specifically the Restoration Movement. As with other reform movements, the Restoration Movement began with a rejection of instruments in worship. The movement was based on a call to strict faithfulness to the BibleContinue reading “A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 3”
A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 2
Last week we pointed out how a cappella music in worship, far from being an oddity, was the norm throughout the early Church. This week, we’ll pick up with the Protestant Reformation and consider some subsequent developments. One trend that is seen especially during this time period is the connection between Church reform and theContinue reading “A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 2”
A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 1
“Oh, you’re the ones with no instrument.” Perhaps you’ve heard that before. One of the “distinctives” of churches of Christ is a cappella singing during worship. That we do not have a band or even a piano is considered by many to be an oddity. And it is true that in our 21st century AmericanContinue reading “A Cappella Worship Service: Setting the Context, pt. 1”
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