David peterson, engaging with god, a biblical theology of worship, intersvarsity press 2002. Glad formed on the campus of west chester state university of pennsylvania when singer ed nalle auditioned for a new christian band. Nov 12, 2011 bob kauflin is director of sovereign grace music. He oversees the production of their albums and teaches on congregational worship through worshipgod conferences, seminars, and his blog. Cd this project emerges from a conviction that hymns still speak with power. Worship matters will inspire you as a worshiper and spur you on as a leader of worship.
Worship matters by bob kauflin is a great read on the subject of worship. Leading others to encounter the greatness of god by kauflin, bob abebooks. Leading others to encounter the greatness of god, in which he sought to connect a biblical theology of worship with what worship leaders actually do on sundays. Combining biblical foundations with realworld application, kauflin. Kauflin spends the opening section of the book dealing with the attitude and character of the worship leader. Worship matters ebook bob kauflin the good book company. The worship matters video intensive with bob kauflin is a 12session video course designed to build congregational worship on biblical principles that transcend cultures, generations, and ethnic groups. We can worship god through our eating, drinking, typing, speaking, cooking, driving and countless other ways. A popular definition of the worship leaders role is by bob kauflin. We talk about bob kauflin s excellent book, worship matters. I worship god by singing by bob kauflin sovereign grace. I am so thankful for the guidance bob kauflin gives us in true worshipers. He oversees the production of their albums and teaches on co. Bob kauflin is the worship leader of covenant life church in maryland, and recent author of worship matters, an excellent treatise on what worship is.
Perhaps the greatest conversation ever recorded on the subject of worship. After pastoring for twelve years, he became director of sovereign grace music in 1997. Combining biblical foundations with realworld application, a pastor and professional. Worship matters intensive with bob kauflin sovereign grace.
Bob kauflin the human voice in congregational worship. Bob kauflin is a pastor, songwriter, worship leader, and author with over. Took place with a worldly, immoral woman, and not with a holy man. Director of sovereign grace music, wrote worship matters. I worship god by singing by bob kauflin posted in art, bible, charismatic, worship for many years now, bob kauflin has been leading about worship, thinking about worship, and teaching on worship. A pastor, worship leader, and songwriter, bob kauflin selected, adapted, and arranged these songssome of them familiar, some new, and some newly revised. A faithful worship leader magnifies the greatness of god. Bob kauflin explains how a biblical theology of worship connects with what. Leading others to encounter the greatness of god kindle edition by kauflin, bob, paul baloche. There are so many layers to this quote i find each time i read it or quote it i focus on. When the awakening of the spirit to the work of the son leads us to the father.
Through the book, bob builds congregational worship on biblical principles that transcend cultures, generations, and ethnic groups. He is now the director of worship development for sovereign grace, overseeing its music projects and teaching on congregational worship. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Bob kauflin is teaching a new generation to take corporate worship seriously. The bob kauflin hymns project integrity music store. Worship matters by bob kauflin is a must read for any christian serving in the world of creative arts.
Mar 24, 2020 in a culture when sunday worship is more produced, polished, and professional than ever, its helpful to remember what really matters to god when we meet. Worship is gods gift of grace to us before its our offering to god. Worship matters foreword by paul baloche by bob kauflin. Bob kauflin traveled with the christian group glad for eight years as a songwriter and arranger before becoming a pastor with sovereign grace ministries in 1985. Bob kauflin is the director of sovereign grace music and the author of worship matters and this months offer true worshippers. Spirit and truth worship is a trinitarian way of approaching god. And it matters to every worship leader, because we have no greater privilege than leading others to encounter the greatness of god. This session focuses on how skillfully combining gods word with music magnifies the. After pastoring for 12 years, he became director of sovereign grace music in 1997.
Worship matters ebook leading others to encounter the greatness of god by bob kauflin. Nalle, along with bob kauflin, would write and produce much of glads early material while serving as lead vocalist. Worship matters foreword by paul baloche and millions of other books are. Bob kauflin, warship matters, leading others to encounter the greatness of god. After receiving a piano performance degree from temple university in 1976, bob traveled for eight years with the contemporary christian group glad as a songwriter, speaker, and arranger. Spirit by skillfully combining gods word with music, thereby motivating the gathered church to proclaim. This article was used with permission and can be read and shared by visiting where you can find insights, resources, and other tools for leading worship. It matters to us because worshiping god is the reason for which we were created.
In the book, kauflin covers not just why we worship, and not just on the biblical perspectives of worship, but also on the nuts and bolts of how worship leaders can lead more effectively, how we can keep ourselves grounded and avoid some of the pitfalls common to those. Our task part 2 from chapters 910 of worship matters1 transcript welcome to session 4 of the worship matters video intensive. Bob kauflin delivers on the title of worship matters. If you are a worship leader, i cannot recommend this book strongly enough. Many of the lyrics on this cd were written long ago by men. Worship matters video intensive sovereign grace music. Worship is our seths music space may 20, 2014 quote ive been using weekly by bob kauflin from his book worship matters. Worship is our humble, constant, appropriate, glad response to gods selfrevelation and his enabling. Worship matters focuses on the essentials of godhonoring worship, combining biblical foundations with practical application in a way that works in the real world. Bob kauflin is a pastor, songwriter, worship leader, and author with over thirtyfive years experience.
Bob serves as the director of sovereign grace music. Mar 26, 2008 bob kauflin covers a variety of topics such as the devastating effects of worshiping the wrong things, how to base our worship on gods selfrevelation rather than our assumptions, the fuel of worship, the community of worship, and the ways that eternitys worship should affect our earthly worship. Many of his thoughts are authentic, practical, theological, yet easy to understand. A salute to the average worship leader bob kauflin. Whether you serve in the music, production or creative team, the insights in this book are profound and practical. Looking at how worship relates to the gospel, reverence, idolatry, receiving correction, music, trials, and a lot more, this book will benefit leaders, musicians, and anyone desiring to grow in their understanding of biblical worship. Took place on the side of jacobs well, and not in the temple or a synagogue. Mar 26, 2008 buy the paperback book worship matters. Its designed to build congregational worship on biblical principles that transcend cultures, generations, and ethnic groups. Leading others to encounter the greatness of god crossway, 2008 is not just a good book on worship.
Mar 31, 2008 bob kauflin is a pastor, songwriter, worship leader, and author with over thirtyfive years experience. Christian worship, then, is the happy blend of offering to god our creator. Bob kauflin is director of worship development for sovereign grace ministries. We simply benefit from the perfect offering of the son to the father through the power of the spirit ephesians 2. Leading others to encounter the greatness of god kauflin, bob cover image. Jun 27, 2016 read a salute to the average worship leader by bob kauflin and more christian blog posts on. Bob kauflin explains how a biblical theology of worship connects with what worship leaders actually do on sundays in this video series. Even in the section on musical styles kauflin rightly argues that the music should serve the lyrics i think it is an unhelpful term which implies that we are only worshipping god when we are singing. It matters to god because he is the one ultimately worthy of all worship. He equips pastors and musicians in the theology and practice of congregational worship, and serves as a pastor at sovereign grace church in louisville, kentucky.
Music is great, jesus is greater by bob kauflin songtime. Upcoming intensives february 1721, 2021 june 2327, 2021 louisville, ky apply now in an effort to train congregational worship pastors and leaders more effectively weve begun offering the worship matters intensive, hosted by bob kauflin in louisville, ky. I didnt highlight as i was reading it, but if i did, the majority of the book would be highlighted. Worship is something we do with our bodies in all of life.
Worship matters video intensive with bob kauflin session 4. He teaches on congregational worship through worshipgod conferences, seminars, and his blog. This ebook is a collection of some of his best posts. Bob kauflin, pastor and noted songwriter, skillfully instructs pastors, musicians, and church leaders so they can root their congregational worship in. Worship matters is a book about corporate worship written for who he refers to as the worship leader, that is, anyone who leads the music and singing during a service. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Leading others to encounter the greatness of god by bob kauflin at indigo. Nothing is more essential than knowing how to worship the god who created you. Thats the theme of our 15th worshipgod conference this year, to be held july 2528 at grace church in frisco, tx. Weve begun to unpack this definition of a worship leader. This 5day intensive, based on bobs book, worship matters, is an intentional context where pastors read more.
Leading others to encounter the greatness of god and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mar 26, 2008 bob kauflin is a pastor, songwriter, worship leader, and author with over thirtyfive years experience. Matt redman, lead worshiper and songwriter, brighton, uk bob kauflin is teaching a new generation to take corporate worship seriously in a fashion that is simultaneously biblically faithful and addressing todays culture. This book focuses readers on the essentials of godhonoring worship, combining biblical foundations with practical application in a way that works in the real. Kauflin serves as the worship leader for covenant life church in gaithersburg, maryland and the director of worship development for sovereign grace ministries. Leading others to encounter the greatness of god primarily for people. This book focuses readers on the essentials of godhonoring worship, combining.
Bob writes as a pastor who understands whats at stake when we talk about worship, connecting our practices as the church gathered to the much bigger, alloflife reality of worship. Contemporary worship is a form of christian worship that emerged within western evangelical. Bob kauflin interview on how music works in worship duration. Sep 24, 2017 bob kauflin is director of sovereign grace music.
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