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• Justice and Mercy After the Baby Boomers.

  July 27, 2013 | Carl Ellis | New City Fellowship, Glenwood | Duration 55:16

  Carl is the originator of the term "jazz theology." He was joined by his wife Karen and they traded solos over the changes.  It was a deep and meaningful conversation about how geneology is affecting our ministry. 

  We recognize that the movement toward cross- and multi-cultural churches will need to be carried on by a new generation of musicians and worship leaders.  Carl and Karen gave us much to think about. 

  

• Justice and Mercy: the Year of Jubilee

  July 26, 2013 | Kirk Ward | New City Fellowship, University City | Duration 56:40

  Kirk blessed and challenged us with the concept of Jubillee, and how our ministries of music might be full of justice and mercy. 

  Kirk published his notes on his blog.  Find them here. 

  

• Justice and Mercy in the Psalms

  July 25, 2013 | Thurmond Williams | Grace and Peace Fellowship | Duration 36:38

  Wonderful opening to the 2013 Music Conference from Thurmond Williams. 

  Thurman recently completed his Doctor of Ministry degree at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, with his dissertation entitled, “Christ-Centered Preaching in Hip Hop Culture.”

  

• Planting and Watering: A Sapling Church Becomes a Blooming Tree

  May 15, 2013 | James Ward | New City Fellowship, Glenwood

  When New City was planted by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Lookout Mountain, many did not consider us to be in a proper site, and although we were healthy, we were not being planted properly. You see, we did not have the requisite number of seed families, and the funding was there but we were always poor.

  

• The challenge of playing Black Gospel

  February 20, 2013 | James Ward | New City Fellowship, Glenwood

  So the pastor of a church seeking to have diverse worship calls the musician in and says, "do you know any black gospel music?" The question is sincere, but the ramifications are boundless.