Januar -F Inside this issue
4 The psalms of lament 8
How shall we sing? 12
Ecumenical worship 15
Liturgical resources for lament
17 Tip: music ministry
18 More than rainbows and butterfl ies
22 Crying out to God 26
Reclaiming our harps Cover: Altar setting by Fellowship member Wendy Marble for Music & Worship Arts Week 2012. From the editor “What depth of pain! What sear-
ing lament! What a deeply distressing image,” writes Fellowship president Joe Stobaugh (page 30). He is referring to a troubling passage in Psalm 137. Who among us has not been deeply disturbed by the image of dashing children against rocks? And so begins a journey, as our
cover suggests: a fi ve-issue exploration
WorshipArts (lSSN08915288): a publication to the members of T e Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts.
T e Fellowship’s Calling We are Christians called to minister through our creative giſt s to foster worship that makes disciples of Jesus Christ.
Our Mission To create and support: • Worship arts that lead to spiritual growth and faith formation. • Relationships that lead to hospitality, fellowship, and nurture.
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of the psalms. Where else in the Bible do we see such depth and breadth of emotions, including lament, praise, anger, desire for social justice and awe of creation? Our goal in the coming months is to off er challenging and illuminating insights into the psalms, while also providing practical ways to translate these insights into creative expression.
Executive Director David L. Bone,
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UMFellowship.org
Offi ce: PO Box 24787, Nashville, TN 37202
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Viewpoints expressed and materials included in WorshipArts are not necessarily endorsed by T e Fellowship.
All material for WorshipArts must be submitted to the editor by the 15th, two months previous to publication date (Jan. 15 for Mar.-Apr. issue, Mar. 15 for May-June issue, etc.).
Rights for reprinting articles in WorshipArts are retained by the individual authors. To get in touch with them, contact the editor.
T anks go to Fellowship mem-
ber Dick Eslinger, who will connect us with fi ve outstanding theologians in this series. Others are helping with the practical side of worship arts. We timed this issue to coincide
with your Lenten planning. May your only lament aſt er reading these pages be that we’ve just scratched the surface. Dave Wiltse
WorshipArts Editorial Committee David Wiltse, Editor 7056 Northland Dr., Rockford, MI 49341 (616) 866-1051,
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Laura Jaquith Bartlett 32865 SE Highway 211, Eagle Creek, OR 97022 (503) 637-5140,
revlaurajbartlett@gmail.com
Rosalie Branigan 990 57th St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 385-1072,
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Sara Collins, Reviews Coordinator 9324 Erie Trail, Shelby, MI 49455 (231) 861-4905,
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30-31 Fellowship news, notes, calendar
32-33 Resources: contemporary psalms, hymn responses
34 Resource: tech tip
36-37 Resources: choral, organ, piano
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