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Archives for February 2015
#75: Meredith Andrews On Vertical Church Band, Songwriting, & Balancing Family & Ministry [Podcast]
Today’s guest is a powerhouse! Singer/Songwriter, worship leader, wife, and mother of 3, we welcome Meredith Andrews to the Beyond Sunday Podcast.
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Why Every Worship Team Must Balance Creativity And Accessibility
There’s a tension in worship that is discussed over and over. It’s something that faces us all.
It’s the relationship between creativity and accessibility. Is the goal of Sunday’s music to be fresh and new or to be accessible to the gathered church?
It’s obviously a tension we must live with, rather than a problem to solve.
Every worship leader and creative arts pastor was inspired by the Super Bowl halftime show with Katy Perry. It fueled our imagination for making bigger and better art in our gatherings (plus, who wouldn’t want to come riding in on Voltron this Sunday morning?)
But when does creativity become the focus instead of God and His glory? Or when do we know we’re not being creative enough?