Worship Matters

1 | Tim Challies

March 1st, 2011 at 5:56 PM

I’d go with “it’s done in love,” Bob. You may as well laugh at yourself, because we’re all laughing along. :)

2 | Dan

March 1st, 2011 at 5:59 PM

As an old Glad fan from ’79 on, it was great to hear that again. Thanks for your humility in sharing! Just curious, Bob…what would you add to / correct regarding the version off the history of hymnody reflected in the routine?

3 | Laurie

March 1st, 2011 at 6:01 PM

The “back hills of Ohio”? I didn’t know we Ohioans had hills that far back!

4 | Dave Hollandsworth

March 1st, 2011 at 6:03 PM

Bob, ya never know what will come back to haunt you! Love it!

5 | Matt Papa

March 1st, 2011 at 6:29 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

6 | John Jordan

March 1st, 2011 at 7:07 PM

wow. I feel old. I remember seeing this done at my very first CCM concert ever…I think I was in the 6th grade.

7 | Ramona Doyle

March 1st, 2011 at 8:03 PM

Worship through the ages and stages! We’ve seen Glad perform variations on hymns many times through the years … always our favorite part of the concert! Thanks for posting this fun memory! As for your wardrobe, if you still have your duds from that night… could come in handy for the “If this song was written in the 80′s…” variation :-).

8 | Michael Sciarra

March 1st, 2011 at 8:47 PM

that was great! haha quite interesting;)

9 | Phil Mershon

March 1st, 2011 at 9:21 PM

Bob,
It’s too funny that you would post that song this week. I’ve recently commissioned a friend of mine to something with the Old One Hundredth (aka Doxology). We’ll be starting earlier in music history with Gregorian Chant and coming all the way to rap. Should be fun!

The interesting thing is that your arrangement was in the back of mind as we conjured up this project. Thanks for the inspiration!

10 | adam

March 1st, 2011 at 11:03 PM

Wow. I have not seen that in over 20 years. I was a kid. Really. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

11 | Mark Knox

March 1st, 2011 at 11:18 PM

Bob, I first saw Glad in 1978 at an all-day festival/concert in Canton, Ohio. I was blown away by your musicianship and creativity, and “That Hymn Thing” was part of it. It will always be one of my best memories of Glad. Often copied, but never duplicated.

I even have a photo of the band from that day. I should email it to you.

12 | Bob Kauflin

March 1st, 2011 at 11:44 PM

Mark, I’d love to see that picture! I remember Canton. Amazed that you do!

13 | Richard Lee

March 2nd, 2011 at 12:53 AM

While I admit I was laughing, I gotta say, that was so creative! I really enjoyed watching that. I kept looking for you in the performance, but couldn’t see you…that wasn’t you on the keys was it?

14 | David Miller

March 2nd, 2011 at 5:42 AM

Great video – and it’s always good to remind ourselves how very culturally conditioned we all are – and to be prepared to laugh at ourselves as a reminder of how very gracious God is in bearing with us.

15 | David Santistevan

March 2nd, 2011 at 7:26 AM

This video is absolutely priceless. Don’t ever lose it :)

16 | Bob Kauflin

March 2nd, 2011 at 8:09 AM

@Richard, no that was Tom Beard, who was my replacement right after I stopped touring with GLAD in 1984.

17 | Joey

March 2nd, 2011 at 9:26 AM

I gotta admit, I actually enjoyed listening to this with all the style changes. It reminds me of when my brother-in-law and I used to jam out to different P&W songs and yell out a style to change to mid song. Fun times! I vote for more “Beach Boy’s” style music lol

Thanks for sharing Bob!

18 | Bill Slack

March 2nd, 2011 at 10:24 AM

Bob,
My wife and I saw Glad at the Christian Cinema in Ambler PA shortly after we were saved.. It was a “Bob DeMoss” concert – a friend from New Life.. You guys were such a blessing… Thank you for being such a great part of our early Christina lives, and for being such a part of my life now as I pastor and lead worship..

19 | Carol

March 2nd, 2011 at 10:29 AM

That was a bit of a shocker. The only GLAD album I have is “Acapella Project II.” I’d forgotten that that was not GLAD’s usual style. I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing it.

20 | Genie

March 3rd, 2011 at 11:08 AM

What great memories this brings up! heard Glad do this number years before we were part of a Sovereign Grace church! God has been so good over the years, hasn’t he?

21 | Drew Scott

March 3rd, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Is that the “Heroic Worship” shirt you’re wearing?

22 | TroyP

March 4th, 2011 at 3:01 PM

Good stuff! For me, this started a long and pleasant journey from very conservative music to the crazy rebel that I apparently am today (volunteer worship leader at my church since before we called ourselves worship leaders).

23 | Matt Blick

March 5th, 2011 at 4:57 PM

I’m glad nothing we’re doing right now will be that cheesy in 20 years time…

;-)

24 | Miguel

March 6th, 2011 at 5:31 PM

This video is awesome. Bob, you are my idol. If I thought there was a chance in hades I’d get away with it, I’d do this kinda stuff in church every Sunday. Or at least I’d try.

Think of how many genres have been invented since this came out. I think it’s time for a new one. Ska, metal, emo, and hick hop.

@Matt Blick: Good luck with that one. Think about how much the emo scene has influence the way worship leaders dress these days. There will be a reckoning on somebodies blog in the year 2040. And hopefully we’ll still be as cool as this cat.

25 | B. J. Barlow

March 21st, 2011 at 11:21 PM

I think I unknowingly shared thoughts on this clip recently…and didn’t mean to offend when making the destinction between “Fellowship Music” verses “Worship Music”. This would definitely go over much better with a glass of wine in hand than a church bulletin. :) Crazy creative!!!! Thanks for this.

26 | Cara (Nalle) Wilcox

March 23rd, 2011 at 4:18 PM

As one of the official “Glad babies,” just thought I would offer a correction… the keyboardist in this video was Rob Neal, who replaced Tom Beard. :)

I used to have every word and note of this whole schtick memorized. Always loved it, always will.

27 | Carri

April 2nd, 2011 at 4:59 PM

DANG!!!!!!!!!!! Your lead guitarist is smoking!!!!!!!

28 | yankeegospelgirl

April 12th, 2011 at 9:46 AM

Bob, which one were you? I didn’t realize you were actually a singing member, though I knew you arranged for the group.

The wardrobe is snazzy. Thumbs up. :-D

29 | Bob Kauflin

April 13th, 2011 at 6:52 AM

Yankeegospelgirl, I’m not in the videos of the song. I’m the guy in the striped shirt at the start. The videos were made after I left the band in 1984.

30 | yankeegospelgirl

April 14th, 2011 at 3:32 PM

Ah, okay. :)

The bluegrass rendition is by far my favorite, besides the acapella one at the beginning.

31 | Joel

May 5th, 2011 at 8:32 PM

That. was. amazing. in so many different ways ;p but I must agree with Carri, that guitar player is killer. You don’t see that much talent any more in a lot of churches…which is sad. The bass player was killing it too.