A Book by Barry Liesch
"The New Worship:Straight Talk on Music and the Church" is a comprehensive guide to contemporary worship practice. Practical. Lowers the heat on hot issues like hymns vs choruses, free-flowing praise, tensions over musical style, worship as performance, new orders of service, implementing change, and staff relations. Fits music into worship theology and ministry.
Written for pastors, musicians, and worship leaders, and everyone interested in worship renewal. High-tech layout contains many unique and helpful charts, figures, and concept icons. Popular in style with a scholarly foundation. Took four years to write--you'll get your money's worth. The New Worship has a supplemental software program for church musicians, The New Worship Musician. This shareware (downloadable now) is a 145 page tutorial with 160 music examples to help musicians learn how to modulate and improvise. Software for Windows or Macintosh.
Presentation materials are available for seminars and teaching purposes. The New Worship: Seminar Computer Presentations (downloadable now at no charge) illustrate the contents of The New Worship in bullet form with charts and pictures. Software for Windows or Macintosh.
The New Worship (1996) answers your urgent, pressing questions, whereas my other book, People in the Presence of God (1988), digs deep into the underlying Biblical foundations of worship. That's the difference between the two.
The New Worship is published by Baker Book House, 1996, 278 pages. ISBN 0-8010-9001-6. Retail price $15.99. For more information see your local bookstore or contact Baker Books. Direct telephone orders: 800-877-2665. Direct fax orders: 800-398-3111. Or click Baker Books for an order form.
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