Comments on: Singing with your eyes closed http://hunterbiblechurch.org/2009/09/10/singin-with-your-eyes-closed/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Pete Munday http://hunterbiblechurch.org/2009/09/10/singin-with-your-eyes-closed/#comment-1928 Pete Munday Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:20:18 +0000 http://hunterbiblechurch.org/?p=1143#comment-1928 Could u post another blog like this up again...i feel unichurch needs a bit of a push :) Could u post another blog like this up again…i feel unichurch needs a bit of a push :)

]]> By: Ben Danson http://hunterbiblechurch.org/2009/09/10/singin-with-your-eyes-closed/#comment-911 Ben Danson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:18:30 +0000 http://hunterbiblechurch.org/?p=1143#comment-911 I like this Dave. I absolutely agree with you. It is so easy just to go to church and go through the motions when it comes to singing with the rest of the congregation. This makes me think of the comments that i recently gave to a group of year 12 Music students about their music performances which are coming up soon. I remember telling those students who are going to be singing christian songs to sing the words believing them and meaning them. Not just to get up there and go through the motions. They need to convince those who are watching them that they believe what they are singing. I think in the same way we need to be making sure that we not only sing the songs but actually sing them believing and meaning what we sing. I like this Dave. I absolutely agree with you. It is so easy just to go to church and go through the motions when it comes to singing with the rest of the congregation.

This makes me think of the comments that i recently gave to a group of year 12 Music students about their music performances which are coming up soon. I remember telling those students who are going to be singing christian songs to sing the words believing them and meaning them. Not just to get up there and go through the motions. They need to convince those who are watching them that they believe what they are singing. I think in the same way we need to be making sure that we not only sing the songs but actually sing them believing and meaning what we sing.

]]> By: Kel Miles http://hunterbiblechurch.org/2009/09/10/singin-with-your-eyes-closed/#comment-815 Kel Miles Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:42:14 +0000 http://hunterbiblechurch.org/?p=1143#comment-815 There's a couple of thoughts in my head about this. Firstly, I already make the choice to sing or not to sing. I choose based on lyrics, the pitch of the song, and whether or not I actually know the song. It has been my experience that at the City congregation, we do sing a lot of songs that aren't within a comfortable vocal range (a lot of Emu Music, Nicky Chiswell etc). And with this, comes the follow up of how culturally relevant are the songs we are singing? I'm not waving a Hillsong flag, but I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that most of the people at church don't listen to music in the same musical style as many of the songs we are currently singing. There has, however, been a big improvement in song choice, which is great. Would I sing with my eyes shut? I'd love to. I try really hard each week to sing to God. Singing with my eyes shut is difficult when I am not familiar with the songs. As a muso, I'd love to continue to see the introduction of more contemporary songs. I worship God through playing my guitar and djembe. I worship God in my car as I drive singing to CDs. I think it would be great if we could continue to strive to worship God through music, and to do so in a way that is more relevant. There’s a couple of thoughts in my head about this. Firstly, I already make the choice to sing or not to sing. I choose based on lyrics, the pitch of the song, and whether or not I actually know the song. It has been my experience that at the City congregation, we do sing a lot of songs that aren’t within a comfortable vocal range (a lot of Emu Music, Nicky Chiswell etc). And with this, comes the follow up of how culturally relevant are the songs we are singing? I’m not waving a Hillsong flag, but I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet that most of the people at church don’t listen to music in the same musical style as many of the songs we are currently singing. There has, however, been a big improvement in song choice, which is great.

Would I sing with my eyes shut? I’d love to. I try really hard each week to sing to God. Singing with my eyes shut is difficult when I am not familiar with the songs.

As a muso, I’d love to continue to see the introduction of more contemporary songs. I worship God through playing my guitar and djembe. I worship God in my car as I drive singing to CDs. I think it would be great if we could continue to strive to worship God through music, and to do so in a way that is more relevant.

]]> By: Fiona Lockett http://hunterbiblechurch.org/2009/09/10/singin-with-your-eyes-closed/#comment-814 Fiona Lockett Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:32:05 +0000 http://hunterbiblechurch.org/?p=1143#comment-814 Hi, Mikey Lynch just linked to this post so over I came. I love your website! It's the best church website ever. I bet it makes a whole heap of sense for the non-church-initiated. Hi, Mikey Lynch just linked to this post so over I came. I love your website! It’s the best church website ever. I bet it makes a whole heap of sense for the non-church-initiated.

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