Servanthood of Song is a comprehensive study on the heritage of sacred music in the American Church from one of the most knowledgeable authors in the world on the subject, Stanley R. McDaniel. The book walks the reader (or the listener) through the progression of Worship Music in Ministry starting from pre-colonial times, into the Civil War era, to the advent of recorded gospel music in the 20th Century, and finally into modern worship in the Churches of today. The book is a comprehensive study of musical style, performance practices, denominational influences, musical instrumentation, and the shifting of worship style throughout the ages. It provides a compelling argument for the importance of committed and dedicated music programs in the Church. Based on a lifetime of work as a music leader, the book is Stan’s “magnum opus” of Church Music history. Spokane Productions had the privilege of working with Stan to complete the recording and production of this amazing work on Audiobook.
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Servanthood of Song is a history of American church music from the colonial era to the present. Its focus is on the institutional and societal pressures that have shaped church song and have led us directly to where we are today. The gulf which separates advocates of traditional and contemporary worship–Black and White, Protestant and Catholic–is not new. History repeatedly shows us that ministry, to be effective, must meet the needs of the entire worshiping community, not just one segment, age group, or class. Servanthood of Song provides a historical context for trends in contemporary worship in the United States and suggests that the current polemical divisions between advocates of contemporary and traditional, classically oriented church music are both unnecessary and counterproductive. It also draws from history to show that, to be the powerful component of worship it can be, music–whatever the genre–must be viewed as a ministry with training appropriate to that. Servanthood of Song provides a critical resource for anyone considering a career in either musical or pastoral ministries in the American church as well as all who care passionately about vital and authentic worship for the church of today.
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Servanthood of Song: Music, Ministry, and the Church in the United States (Worship and Witness) – By Stanley R. McDaniel – Published by Cascade Books and narrated by the Author.
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