Mark Edwards is back with another episode as our Hymn Correspondent. Today, Mark speaks with us about the nature of worship and the hymns we sing to glorify God. He specifically analyzes the hymn IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE.

We welcome Timothy Peoples back to CUEcast today. Timothy is the senior pastor at Emorywood Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina and a graduate of Yale University’s Divinity School. Today, Randy and Timothy discuss the critical importance of communication in our 2022 world.

For the past twenty-five years, Clark Sorrells has served as Minister of Music at First Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina. During his time at the church, Clark and his wife, Karen, began the Academy for the Arts at First Baptist Church. Beginning this past January, Clark is giving his fulltime efforts to the Academy of Arts and all the potential percolating in and around this unique ministry to children and youth. Let’s listen in as Randy and Clark discuss this venture and how it is positively impacting the students who participate.

Mary Hoffman, Director of Music at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, is a regular guest on CUEcast. Today, Mary explores the implications of the little and big decisions we make … and fail to make.

Good leadership cannot exist without strong communication, and strong communication cannot occur without being very intentional about it. Today, we hear from Karen Sorrells, Director of the Academy for the Arts at First Baptist Church in Asheville, NC. This superb community of arts academy serves several hundred teenagers and children in its quest to keep the arts vibrant and flourishing in the beautiful city of Asheville. Today, we’ll want to listen intently, because Karen covers a LOT of territory in this discussion of communication.

Mark Lawson is CEO and President of the ECS Publishing Group located in St. Louis. Having served as a minister of music early in his career, Mark is highly knowledgeable the needs and challenges of church musicians today. Let’s listen as we hear Mark and Randy discuss how, coming out of the pandemic months, we can work to rebuild and fortify our choral programs and music ministries.

Erin Clarke is Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church in Griffin, Georgia. Today, Erin tells the story of her finding her vocation as a teacher, music minister, mom of four, and an encourager of others. We believe you will thoroughly enjoy listening to Erin tell her colorful story today.

Today is a special episode of Communique as Randy speaks on the subject, WAR AND PEACE. As we live in a world that seems more and more torn by hatred, divisiveness, and cruelty, we can be reminded that of our greatest gifts for expressing the love and reconciliation of Christ … is prayer. We hope you will be encouraged and energized by the words that follow.

Timothy Peoples is senior pastor of Emorywood Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina. A bright young light and fresh face among young senior pastors, Timothy is a graduate of Yale University’s Divinity School and is pursuing his Doctorate of Ministry at Emory’s Candler School of Theology. Today, Randy and Timothy discuss the factors that have brought Timothy into his vocation and calling to ministry.

Dr. Allen Lott is Professor of Music History in the School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Allen is a renowned researcher and musicologist with a special interest in Brahms’s Requiem. Today, you will hear Dr. Lott make interesting comparisons to the selection of Brahms’s texts and how YouthCUE selects its anthems for our festival participants to sing. Listen as Allen provides his fascinating insights on beauty and truth.