30 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Friends|—Leading a Team|—Other Events|—Songwriting|—Worship and God|—Worship and Music
I had the privilege of speaking at the Desiring God National Conference last Saturday morning. It was a whirlwind trip that I made with my daughter (and assistant) Chelsea. We got there for dinner on Friday and caught a 7 PM flight out on Saturday. It came at the end of our two week beach [...]
29 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Friends|—Funerals|—Songwriting|—Worship and Life
I don’t know Terry Stauffer personally, but he attended the Together for the Gospel conference in 2006 and blogged on a hymn we sang there, How Sweet and Aweful is the Place. He’s a pastor in Alberta, Canada. That was all I knew. Until yesterday. Yesterday, someone left a comment on the post where I [...]
26 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Family|—Other Events
I’m heading out from vacation today with my daughter, Chelsea, to speak at the Desiring God National Conference, The Power of Words and the Wonder of God. I’ll be addressing the topic of “Why Does God Want Us to Sing?” It’s a real privilege to speak at this conference along with Sinclair Ferguson, Paul Tripp, [...]
From Sept. 14-28 I’ll be here with my family and a two other families. The only ones who can’t make it this year are my son, Devon, and his wife, Kristine. They had to stay behind because their son is going to be born any day. Maybe I’ll blog. Maybe I won’t…
11 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Arranging|—Choirs|—Choosing Songs|—Expressiveness|—Friends|—Leading a Congregation|—Leading a Team|—Music Theory|—Musicians & Vocalists|—Songwriting|—Sound and Tech|—Training a Team|—Vocalists|—Worship and Life|—Worship and Music|—Worship and Scripture|—Worship and the Church|—Worship and the Pastor|—WorshipGod Conferences
Over at the Sovereign Grace website, we’ve finally posted 29 WorshipGod08 seminars for you to listen to or download for free. . . . Here’s the list: Band on the Run (Bob Kauflin) Building Bridges: Pastors and Worship Leaders (Bob Kauflin) Caring for Your Sound System (Darryl Wenger) Copyright Law and Church Music: The Eight [...]
05 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Arranging|—Music Software|—Songwriting
I received this question from a WorshipMatters reader: I’ve heard good things about both Finale and Sibelius as far as notation software goes. Now, I understand that, perhaps depending on the needs, one software might be better than the other. Is it possible to give a quick run-down as to “which should I (i.e. my [...]
03 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Bob Kauflin In: —Choosing Songs|—Friends|—Other Events|—Songwriting|—Worship and Christ|—Worship and Music|—Worship and Scripture
Last week I spent four days in beautiful Mt. Hermon, CA, near San Jose. I had the joy of participating in a Christian Songwriter’s Retreat sponsored by the Mt. Hermon Retreat Center. About 300 folks came to learn how to develop their heart and craft as Christian song writers. The speakers/musicians included Paul Baloche, Joy [...]