| Covenant Church has a rich heritage of
music in its worship services. We believe that the Bible encourages
us to worship God through song. In Psalm 40:3, the Bible says: "He
put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God".
We also believe that the church is the "family of God".
Our family consists of members from 0-90+ years of age. Within that
span, we recognize that there is no one style of music that appeals
to everyone. Furthermore, we believe that while our music must first
of all praise and worship our God, it should also stir our emotions
and be inspiring to our souls as we sing.
Therefore, it is our focus to use the best music from all ages
in our worship services. We will use varied musical styles with
our main focus being to select Biblical words that praise God and
build up his church.
In Psalm 150, the Bible instructs us to use varied instruments
to praise God. We do that also. We have a praise band that uses
percussion, stringed instruments, and various wind instruments.
We also have a beautiful pipe organ that helps us sing the majestic
hymns of the faith.
We also use various members to lead us in singing. Our Senior Choir,
Praise Team, Youth Choir (Covenant Kids), Men's Chorus (Singing
Men), and varied soloists are all used in leading our singing.
We are committed to use our members talents in these areas. If
you sing or play a musical instrument, we encourage you to see our
Music Director or any one of our music leaders.
| Our
Music Mission |
- All music used within our worship services
is to be Biblically based and God glorifying.
- We will seek a blended approach to music
style with the goal to reach all sectors of the congregation.
- We will have a high priority for congregational
singing and participation musically within our worship services.
- We will focus to utilize and develop the
musical gifts and talents within the congregation, for
the
purpose of bringing glory to God..
- All those who participate in leading worship
through music MUST have a personal relationship with the
Lord and be subject to selection/approval of the music they
sing by the music team and/or the pastor.
- Efforts will be made to tie music into the
worship theme and preaching of the Word and be subject to
review by the pastor.
- The music team will work closely with the
pastor in the planning and integration of music in our worship
services.
- We will utilize varied instruments within
our worship with focus to glorify God by utilizing the musical
gifts of the congregation.
- Commitment to quality/excellence. God expects
our best. This must be carefully managed with the development
and use of people’s gifts.
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