Selecting Worship Songs
Selecting Worship Songs
A Guide for Leaders
Authors: Christopher Bounds, Constance Cherry, Mary Brown
Selecting songs for worship is one of the most important things that worship leaders do, because we are formed by the songs we sing. Today, more than ever, worship leaders have a wide range of choices. On what basis will we make our selections? The popularity of the song? The worship leader’s favorite? The request of a parishioner? The hottest worship band on tour? Learn to use the song-selection tool created by three professors: a theologian, a poet, and a musician, to answer these questions and more in Selecting Worship Songs: A Guide for Leaders.
About the Authors:
Christopher T. Bounds is professor of theology at Asbury Theological Seminary, served as the Dean of the School of Theology & Ministry and Professor of Systematic Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University, and served eight years as a pastor in Arkansas.
Rev. Dr. Constance Cherry is Professor Emeritus of Worship and Pastoral Ministry, and Affiliate Professor at Wesley Seminary, Indiana Wesleyan University. She is also a founding faculty member of The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, teaching DWS 702 every term since 2000.
Dr. Mary Brown is an emeritus professor of writing at IWU and acclaimed poet.