Doxology & Theology

How do you introduce a new song to your church? How many new songs should a church introduce each year? How do you prepare the band for a new song? In this episode, Matt Boswell, Ben Haley, and David Ames discuss the art and science of introducing new songs and share their own stories of introductions gone wrong.

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Music by Adrian Disch

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In this Q&A episode, Matt Boswell, Ben Haley, and David Ames answer questions submitted by listeners.

Questions Discussed:

• Do drums and guitars automatically make music contemporary? 
• How would you explain the difference between modern hymns and contemporary worship music?
• How can a church change its worship culture?
• What if my pastor doesn’t sing?
• How can the church utilize, organize, and plan prayer on a Sunday morning?

Resources Mentioned:

• Scripture: Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 5:19
• Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell
• The Valley of Vision edited by Arthur Bennett

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Music by Adrian Disch

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Does your church have a regular practice of confessing sin together? In this episode, Matt Boswell, Ben Haley, and David Ames make the case for the confession of sin as an element of corporate worship, and walk through practical ways to incorporate it into your service, whatever your liturgical tradition.

Resources Mentioned:

• Scripture: Isaiah 6, Psalm 51, Nehemiah 9, Luke 18:9-14, Psalm 32, 1 John 1:9, Romans 8:1
• Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell
• Be Thou My Vision edited by Jonathan Gibson
• The Valley of Vision edited by Arthur Bennett
• Confessions of Sin by Iain Duguid
• Revelation and Response by Sam Parkinson
• “Come Ye Sinners”
• “Depth of Mercy” by Charles Wesley
• “O God, Be Merciful to Me” (Psalm 51) by Matt Boswell
• “Come, Let Us Return to the Lord” by Matt Boswell, Michael Cochren, Matt Papa
• “The Mountain of the Lord” by Matt Boswell and David Ames

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Music by Adrian Disch

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Singing in the church can be hard to cultivate. You can't simply tell people they're supposed to sing, you have to help them get there. In this episode, Matt Boswell, Ben Haley, and David Ames walk through five practical (and sometimes surprising) ways to help your church grow in its singing.

Resources Mentioned:

• Psalm 96:1
• Colossians 3:16
• 1 Corinthians 13
• Psalm 150
• Psalm 103
• Engaging with God by David Peterson
• 5 Surprising Ways to Increase Congregational Singing by Matt Boswell

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In this episode, Matt Boswell, Ben Haley, and David Ames talk about the space between — the transitions, the rubrics, the moments of connection that hold a service together. From practical preparation to pastoral presence, this is a conversation for every worship leader who has ever stood on a stage and thought, "What do I do now?"

Resources Mentioned:

• Acts 20:28

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How do you decide which songs your church sings? Without a hymnal to pull from, every worship leader is a curator - and the stakes are higher than we often realize. In this episode, Matt Boswell, Ben Haley, and David Ames walk through the theology and practice of choosing songs for Sunday, from the biblical foundation for why we sing to four practical criteria for evaluating whether a song belongs in your church's repertoire.

Resources Mentioned: 

• Psalm 96
• Exodus 15; Revelation 15
• John Newton’s Olney Hymns
• Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16

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In this episode, hosts Matt Boswell, Ben Haley, and David Ames introduce themselves, share origin stories in worship ministry, and cast vision for what this podcast exists to do: equipping pastors, worship leaders, and their churches in the theology and practice of gospel-centered worship.

Resources Mentioned: 

• Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin 
• Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell
• Engaging with God by David Peterson 
• Worship by the Book edited by D.A. Carson 
• Psalm 19:14

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