This past weekend we had guest lecturer, Dr. Paul Jones at Faith Baptist Bible College. He is the Organist and Music Director at historic Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA where he conducts the Tenth Church Choir and the Tenth Chamber Players.
He held three lectures on hymnology and music in the church as well as conducting a hymn festival. Friday night was Reformation Hymns Old and New: A Hymn Festival. The hymn festival was an incredible time of learning the history behind the hymns and then singing them together in a corporate act of worship.
I was only able to attend the Thursday night lecture and the Friday evening Hymn Festival. Both of the events were incredible learning experiences. Even though Dr. Jones is Presbyterian he lines up almost exact with most Baptists. In fact he was raised in a Baptist church in New Brunswick.
His lecture on 'Hymnody in a Post-Hymnody World' was very encouraging. Many people in our church constituency do not understand the concept of worship at all. Dr Jones used the Bible as his primary reference and it was a blessing to hear him lecture about the importance of hymns and music in the corporate worship service.
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