Worship Music

WORSHIP IN THE CHURCH

Suggested Bibliography compiled by Prof. Ingrid Buch-Wagler, Ph.D.

Print Resources

Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture. Synodical Report of the Christian Reformed Church. CRC Publications, 1997.

Basden, Paul. The Worship Maze: Finding a Style to Fit Your Church. Chicago: InterVarsity Press, 1999. 

Bateman, Herbert W. (Editor). Authentic Worship: Scripture's Voice, Applying Its Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2002.

Bausch, Michael. Silver Screen, Sacred Story: Using Multimedia in Worship. [Bethesda, MD:] Alban Institute, 2002.

Best, Harold. Music through the Eyes of Faith. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

Black, Kathy. Worship Across Cultures. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

––––––. Culturally-Conscious Worship. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2000.

Byars, Ronald P. The Future of Protestant Worship: Beyond the Worship Wars. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.

Card, Michael. Scribbling in the Sand: Christ and Creativity.  Chicago: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Carson, D.A., Mark Ashton, Timothy J. Keller, eds.  Worship by the Book. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002.

Carson, Timothy L., et al. So You’re Thinking about Contemporary Worship. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 1997.

Carson, Timothy L. Transforming Worship. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2003.

Corbitt, J. Nathan. The Sound of the Harvest: Music's Mission in Church and Culture. Ada, MI: Baker Books, 1998.

Cornwall, Judson. Let Us Worship. Plainfield, NJ: Bridge Publishing, 1983.

Costen, Melva Wilson. African-American Christian Worship. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.

Crabb, Larry. The Safest Place in the World. Nashville, TN: Word Publishing, 1999 (for the type of church community where worship can flourish).

Davidson The Vitality of Worship: A Commentary on the Book of Psalms. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998.

Erickson, Craig Douglas. Participating in Worship. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989.

Frame, John M. Contemporary Worship Music: A Biblical Defense. Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, 1997.

––––––. Worship in Spirit and Truth. Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing, 1996.

Gaddy, C. Welton, et al. Worship: A Symphony for the Senses. LaVergne, TN: Ingram Books, 1999.

Garlington, Joseph. Worship: The Pattern of Things in Heaven. Shippensburg, PA: Destiny Image, 1998.

Gonzalez, Justo L., ed. Alabadle: Hispanic Christian Worship. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. 

Haggard, Ted. The Life-Giving Church: Building Your Church From the Inside Out. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1998 (see especially chapter on Worship by Rod Parsley).

Horton, Michael. A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-centered Worship. Ada, MI: Baker Books, 2002.

Hustad, Don. True Worship: Reclaiming the Wonder and Majesty. Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1998.

Johansson, Calvin. Discipling Music Ministry: Twenty-first Century Directions. Nashville: Hendrickson Publishers, 1992.

–––––. Music and Ministry: A Biblical Counterpoint. Nashville: Hendrickson Publishers, 1998.

Kraeuter, Tom. Developing an Effective Music Ministry. Lynnwood WA: Emerald Books, 1993.

–––––. Keys to Becoming an Effective Worship Leader. Lynnwood WA: Emerald Books, 1991.

–––––. Worship is What? Rethinking our Ideas about Worship. Lynnwood WA: Emerald Books, 1996.

Lang Bernhard. Sacred Games: A History of Christian Worship. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997.

Liesch, Barry Wayne. The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church with an intro by Donald P. Hustad. Ada, MI: Baker Books, 1995.

–––––. People in the Presence of God: Models and Directions for Worship. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1988.

Long, Thomas G. Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital and Faithful Worship. [Bethesda, MD:] Alban Institute, 2001.

Mapson, J. Wendell. The Ministry of Music in the Black Church. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1984.

Maynard-Reid, Pedrito U. Diverse Worship: African-American, Caribbean and Hispanic Perspectives. Chicago: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

Mealy, Norman and Judith Rock. Music, Dance and Religion: The Performing Arts in Worship. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1985.

–––––. The Performer As Priest and Prophet: Restoring the Intuitive in Worship Through Music and Dance. Richmond, VA: The Sharing Co., 1988.

Mick, Lawrence E.  Worshipping Well. Collegeville,  MN: The Liturgical Press, 1997.

Miller, Steve. The Contemporary Christian Music Debate. Waynesboro: O.M. Literature, 1993. 

Mitchell, Robert, ed. by Jack Schrader. I Don't Like That Music. Carol Stream, IL: Hope Publishing, 1992.

Morgenthaler, Sally. Worship Evangelism: Inviting Unbelievers into the Presence of God. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995.

Noland, Rory. The Heart of the Artist. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999.

Navarro, Kevin. The Complete Worship Leader. Baker Books, 2001.

Orr, N. Lee. The Church Music Handbook: For Pastors and Musicians. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995.

Osbeck, Kenneth W. The Ministry of Music. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1961.

Park, Andy.  To Know You More: Cultivating the Heart of a Worship Leader. Chicago: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Pass, David B. Music and the Church. Idabel, OK: Broadman and Holman, 1989.

Peterson, David, and I. Howard Marshall. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. InterVarsity, 2002.

Piper, John. Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions. Baker Books, 1993.

Powers, David. Unsearchable Riches: The Symbolic Nature of the Liturgy. New York: Pueblo, 1984.

Pytches, David. Leadership for New Life. Hodder and Stoughton: London, 1998 (see especially references to worship).

Redman, Matt. The Unquenchable Worshipper: Coming back to the Heart of Worship. Regal Books, 2001.

––––––. The Heart of Worship Files. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2002.

Saliers, Don E. Worship as Theology: Foretaste of Divine Glory. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.

_____.  Worship Come to Its Senses. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996.

Siewert, Alison. Worship Team Handbook. Chicago: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Sinnott, Jeremy and Connie Sinnott. Audience of One: Perfect Performance or Passionate Praise? Shippensburg, PA: Destiny Image, 1999.

Tozer, A.W. Whatever Happened to Worship? Compiled and edited by Gerald B. Smith. Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, 1985.

Underhill, Evelyn (1875-1941). Worship. First published, 1936. Latest edition: Guildford, Surrey: Eagle/Inter Publishing Services, 1991.

Wainwright, Geoffrey. Doxology: The Praise of God in Worship, Doctrine, and Life: A Systematic Theology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1980.

Wainwright, Geoffrey, and Karen Westerfield Tucker. Oxford History of Christian Worship. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

Walters, Cheri. Get a Giant Hat Rack: Advice to the Minister of Music. Springfield, NJ: Gospel House Publishing, 1994.

Webber, Robert, ed. The Complete Library of Christian Worship (7 vols). Nashville: Abbott Martyn, 1993-4.

–––––. Blended Worship: Achieving Substance and Relevance in Worship. Henrickson Press, 1996.

–––––. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old and New. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

–––––. Worship is a Verb. Nashville: Abbott Martyn, 1992.

–––––. Worship Old and New: A Biblical, Historical and Practical Introduction (rev. ed). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.

Westermeyer, Paul. Te Deum: The Church and Music. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1997.

–––––. The Church Musician. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1997.

White, James. A Brief History of Christian Worship. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.

–––––. Introduction to Christian Worship, rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990.

_____. Protestant Worship: Traditions in Transition. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993.

_____.  Documents of Christian Worship:  Descriptive and Interpretative Sources. Louisville: Westminster/John  Knox, 1992.

Wilson-Dickson, Andrew. The Story of Christian Music: From Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel: An Authoritative Illustrated Guide to All the Major Traditions of Music for Worship. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1997.

Wimber, John, ed. Thoughts on Worship. Anaheim, CA: Vineyard Music Group, 1996.

Witvliet, John. Worship Seeking Understanding: Windows into Christian Practice. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2003. Wohlgemuth, Paul W. Rethinking Church Music. Carol Stream, IL: Hope Publishing, 1981.

Zschech, Darlene. Extravagant Worship. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2002.

Specialized Monographs on the Liturgy

Bradshaw, Paul F. The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Bugnini, Annibale. The Reform of the Liturgy: 1948-1975. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1990.

Cuming, G. J. A History of Anglican Liturgy. London: Macmillan,  1969.

Davies, J.G., ed. The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986.

Harper, John. The Forms and Orders of Western Liturgy from the Tenth to the Eighteenth Century: A Historical Introduction for Students and Musicians. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

Jones, Cheslyn, Geoffrey Wainwright, Edward Yarnold, Paul Bradshaw, eds. The Study of Liturgy, rev. ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Jungmann, Joseph. The Early Liturgy. Notre Dame: University of  Notre Dame Press, 1959.

Klauser, Theodor. A Short History of the Western Liturgy, 2nd ed., trans. John Halliburton. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.

Metzger, Marcel. History of the Liturgy: The Major Stages. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1997.

Patterson, Keith L. Evaluating Your Liturgical Music Ministry. San Jose, CA: Resource Publications, Inc. 1993.

Senn, Frank. Christian Liturgy: Catholic and Evangelical. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 1997.

Talley, Thomas J. The Origins of the Liturgical Year. Collegville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991

Thompson, Bard. Liturgies of the Western Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press 1980.

White, Susan J. The Spirit of Worship: The Liturgical Tradition, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2000.

Online Resources 

Acta Musicologica, Journal of Musicological Research, Journal of Musicology, Music and Letters, and Musical Quarterly. These musicological journals  (which focus on the scholarly inquiry of historical music) will regularly have articles on church/liturgical music throughout the centuries.

Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.  www.calvin.edu/worship/   Articles and book reviews available.

Canadian Centre for Worship Studies.  www.ccws.ca/   Contains a collection of papers and resources gathered by the evangelically oriented Briercrest Seminary of Three Hills, Alberta.

Creator Magazine.  www.creatormagazine.com   This site contains articles of practical interest for music and worship arts ministry.

Doxology.  www.saint-luke.org    Scholarly journal published by the United Methodist Order of Saint Luke, an order dedicated to “recovering  the worship and sacramental practice which has sustained the church since apostolic times.”  

Emerging Worship.  www.emergingworship.com    Home of the Emerging Worship Project: an interdenominational site focusing on worship in the “emerging” church.

Image Journal.  www.imagejournal.org   This publication centres on artwork and creative writing as it is informed by, or “grapples with” religious faith. There are tables of contents for all issues but not full articles.

Laudemont Ministries.   http://members.aol.com/laudemont   Scholarly articles in worship studies and theology.

Leadership Journal.   www.leadershipjournal.net   This journal, published by Christianity Today, regularly has articles on worship and related subjects.

Liturgy.    www.tandf.co.uk/journals  Each issue is centered around a different theme, such as “Children in Worship,” or “Worship Wars.”  A free sample copy is available online as are tables of content for back issues.

Ministry and Liturgy Magazine.  www.rpinet.com  A few articles from this journal but mostly tables of content for back issues.

Reformed Worship.   www.reformedworship.org/  1700 articles for planning and leading worship.

Renewal Journal.  www.pastornet.net.au/renewal/  This is a charismatically oriented journal from Australia. See especially #6 (1995:2) which is devoted to Worship.  Full text of all articles included.

Sacred Music.  www.musicasacra.com   This is a Catholic publication with an emphasis on early church music, especially Gregorian Chant.  Several good articles can be downloaded from the site. Also check the “posts” section which contains links to articles at other sites.

Worship Leader Magazine.  www.worshipleader.com    Published by Maranatha Music, this magazine is geared toward practical concerns of the worship arts.

Worship. www.litpress.org  Scholarly journal published by Liturgical Press. Devoted to the study of liturgical theology and practice.

www.worshiplinks.com Numerous articles on worship and the arts.