Helping People Sing Well (with Sally Jackman)

What is the place of singing in church life and how can church leaders help people sing well?

In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) is joined by Sally Jackman (Contagious Bible Ministries) to talk about her experience as a singer in church ministry, why singing is important in church life, and how we can help one another sing well.

00:00 - Introduction
02:21 - Why do we sing?
08:07 - How do you choose what to sing in church?
13:55 - Teaching new songs
17:10 - Learning new songs with few resources
20:35 - Planning songs in a Sunday service
26:11 - How do you lead sung worship?
31:21 - Will we have perfect pitch in heaven?

You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.

Resources mentioned in this episode

• Piano Playing (with Phil Moore) (fiec.org.uk)
• Leading Worship with a Guitar (with Andy Fenton) (fiec.org.uk)
• Rhythms of Grace, Mike Cosper (10ofthose.com)
• City Alight (cityalight.com)
• Sovereign Grace Music (sovereigngracemusic.org)
• Getty Music (gettymusic.com)
• Phil Moore (cornerstoneworship.co.uk)
• FIEC Centenary Song (fiec.org.uk)

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