Bob Kauflin

• Worship Matters: The Call of the Christian Musician, Part 3
  Worship isn't something we simply feel. It's something we do with our bodies in all of life, whether we're eating, drinking, typing, speaking, cooking, roller-blading or driving.
  Tuesday, October 29, 2002
• Worship Matters: The Call of the Christian Musician, Part 2
  Our greatest need is not the study of music, but the study of the gospel, because the cross must motivate, define, and give direction to the way we use our music.
  Tuesday, October 22, 2002
• Worship Matters: The Call of the Christian Musician - Part 1
  In past Worship Matters columns, we've looked at why we sing, the history of congregational song, the meaning of music, and the role of music in worship. Now I'd like to turn our attention to the...
  Thursday, October 10, 2002
• Congregational Song: Where Do We Go From Here?
  We've been taking a brief look at the first 2,000 years of Christian congregational song. There are a few lessons we can learn, even from our limited overview.
  Tuesday, January 1, 2002
• Congregational Song in the 20th Century
  From emotional revivalism to commercial and financial motivations to the "Jesus Movement" to today. Bob Kauflin takes a closer look.
  Thursday, December 27, 2001
• Our Debt to Charles Wesley
  Hymnologist Eric Routley writes, "The gates that Watts had opened, Wesley joyously entered; and the field that Watts sowed he reaped, literally, a hundredfold." These "gates and fields" Routley...
  Monday, December 10, 2001
• The History of Congregational Worship: Who Cares?
  What could we possibly learn from exploring how the church of Jesus Christ has worshiped God throughout the centuries? Here are four responses to that question.
  Monday, October 29, 2001
• Emotions and Corporate Worship
  When do our emotions cease being an evidence of a worshiping heart and start becoming a hindrance or distraction? Also, what is the line between wholehearted worship and worshiping our emotions?
  Monday, October 22, 2001
• Wanting God More Than Anything: More Than Earthly Pleasures
  Have you ever considered that God, if he had wanted to, could have created the world to be a very bland place? What if rainbows and sunsets only came in shades of gray?
  Monday, July 23, 2001
• Wanting God More Than Anything: More Than Stuff
  Sometimes I really think that my life will be more fulfilling if I just get some more stuff.
  Monday, July 23, 2001
• What Was Worship Like in the Early Church?
  "There's no better place to begin a history of congregational song than the early church." Bob Kauflin shares what we do know about the worship style of the first century church.
  Friday, March 30, 2001
• Emotions: Their Source and Significance
  We can be moved by subtle lighting changes or well-designed architecture. The skill of the musicians or the style of music can affect us. Of course, so can the biblical truths we are singing.
  Thursday, January 18, 2001
• Why Do We Sing? A Coda
  Friday, December 29, 2000
• The Greatest Reason to Sing
  Monday, December 11, 2000