choirs
Sandra Crouch, influential musician, minister, sister of Andraé Crouch, dead at 81
By Adelle M. Banks — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — ‘You don’t get a driver’s license to learn how to drive,’ she said of her controversial ordination. ‘You get a license because you know how to drive.’
Big churches sound alike. Little churches are the ‘Wild West’ of music, study finds.
By Bob Smietana — July 7, 2023
(RNS) — Worship professor Will Bishop said that focusing on the most popular worship songs can miss what churches are actually singing.
Donald Lawrence: On taking the legacy of gospel music mentor Edwin Hawkins abroad
By Adelle M. Banks — April 14, 2023
(RNS) — ‘A lot of times people make gospel music so much about religion, they forget about the art of it,’ Lawrence said.
Clergy, scientists grapple with thoughts of worship without congregational singing
By Adelle M. Banks — May 15, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Singing together is a big deal,’ said a Philadelphia pastor.
Many church choirs are dying. Here’s why.
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 17, 2014
(RNS) Praise bands aren't the only forces making church choir directors sing the blues.
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