by Matt Clifton Following the prominent interview of Mark Henderson of Quail Springs church of Christ in The Oklahoman, leaders of many congregations in the Oklahoma and Texas area joined together in publicly marking Henderson in an advertisement printed in the same newspaper. For more background on this story, also see BrotherhoodNews.com for a story [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Instrumental Music’
Is worshipping with instruments ‘darkness?’
In a recent article, I discussed the decision of the leaders of Quail Springs church of Christ in Oklahoma City to add an instrumental service to their worship. A few readers responded to my article with the idea that those who opposed the Quail Springs decision are being “comdemning” and “judgmental.” As a response, I asked [...]
Quail Springs hits the slippery slope of instrumentalism, 300 walk out
by Matt Clifton According to news reports at Brotherhood News and an interview with The Oklahoman, Quail Springs Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, Ok., added an instrumental worship service on Sunday, Jan. 27. The congregation’s pulpit minister, Mark Henderson, said in the interview with The Oklahoman that he understands fully the lack of biblical authority [...]
Interesting read on instrumental music
by Matt Clifton Denny Petrillo, president of the Bear Valley Bible Institute in Denver, offers an interesting review of A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church by Calvin Stapert. According to Petrillo’s review, Stapert gives historical evidence from the history of the church to support the practice of vocal-only [...]
Musical instruments in worship on the decline?
by Matt Clifton That title may be a little over-the-top, but there are certainly currents of change happening among “reformed” theologians. Even while a few congregations of the Lord’s church are dabbling in the use of mechanical instruments of music in worship, it appears that some among the denominations are turning away from this unscriptural [...]
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