{"id":3927,"date":"2013-08-15T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2013-09-26T16:15:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T21:15:55","slug":"helping-worship-leaders-find-new-songs-goal-of-cmu-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2013\/helping-worship-leaders-find-new-songs-goal-of-cmu-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Worship Leaders Find New Songs Goal of CMU Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Songs for Worship<\/em>\u00a0to be held November 2; will also address issue of musical style<\/strong><\/p>\n

WINNIPEG, August 15, 2013<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 With so many new songs in so many different styles being written for worship these days, how can worship leaders even begin to sort through them all?<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people suggest that more songs have been written for worship since 1970 than were written in the two thousand years prior,\u201d says Christine Longhurst, who teaches at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t know if that\u2019s true, but it often feels like it. There\u2019s a steady stream of new songs coming at today\u2019s song leaders and worship leaders. It\u2019s tough to keep up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Helping worship leaders discover the best new songs is the goal of New Songs for Worship, to be held Saturday, November 2, 9:30 AM \u2013 12:15 PM at CMU\u2019s Chapel, 600 Shaftesbury Boulevard in Winnipeg.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Led by Longhurst, a former worship pastor and author of the popular re:Worship blog (re-worship.blogspot.ca<\/a>), the workshop will also address issues of musical style.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll look at new music in a wide range of styles\u2014new contemporary hymns, Praise & Worship, and everything in between,\u201d says Longhurst. \u201cThe goal is to help leaders find ways to bridge the stylistic gaps that often exist in congregations.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s workshop will also include a look at the recent resurgence of traditional hymnody.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of today\u2019s contemporary songwriters are drawing from traditional hymn sources for their inspiration,\u201d Longhurst says. \u201cWe\u2019ll take time to look at these new trends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The workshop is also \u201ca chance to interact with song leaders and worship leaders from other congregations who face similar challenges and opportunities,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

New Songs for Worship<\/em> is presented by CMU, with sponsorship from the Mennonite Brethren Church Manitoba, Go Mission!\/EMMC, and Mennonite Church Manitoba. Cost of the workshop is $35 ($25 for additional registrants from the same congregation). Students and seniors are $20. For more information, or to register, contact Cori Braun at cbraun@cmu.ca<\/a> or 204-487-3300.<\/p>\n

A second New Songs for Worship<\/i> workshop is planned for January 25, 2014 in Winkler, MB.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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