- Feb 24
"What are your plans for retirement?"
Many have asked this question, "So, what are your plans for retirement?" Even though Mellonee and I have some plans for the first three...
- Jan 26
Announcing Retirement
After almost 39 years of full-time ministry and almost 30 alone at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, I will be retiring in April of this...
- Feb 23, 2023
Orchestra Mission Trip to Guatemala - BEST EVER!
At the end of 2022 and into the beginning of 2023 I was able to participate in an orchestra mission trip to Guatemala, through Global...
- Sep 23, 2020
Preview of New Book
I have a new book due out by the beginning of next year (2021), published by Webber Institute Books. Here is a preview: Music of...
- Aug 20, 2020
Waiting
My life right now can be described by one word: waiting. Yours may be that way too. We are waiting on orchestra rehearsals and other...
- Jul 6, 2019
Discarding Choir and Orchestra in Favor of Rock Band: Are we Helping or Hurting Church Attendance?
In the current era, many churches around the country are eliminating choirs and orchestras, and moving to worship services led by a...
- Dec 11, 2018
Worship in Cuba is thriving!
I was recently invited to speak at the Havana Baptist Seminary on the subject of my book, The Biblical Foundations of Instrumental Music...
- Feb 22, 2016
Worship has Content, Structure, and Style
All worship has CONTENT, STRUCTURE, and STYLE: CONTENT – this should not and cannot change. “For worship to be biblical and Christian,...
- Jun 25, 2015
Conducting Instrumentalists (for Choral Conductors)
Are you totally comfortable conducting your choir, but a little intimidated conducting instrumentalists? Here are some practicle tips on...
- Aug 6, 2014
Combining Instrumental Music and Missions
When you are a Christian instrumentalist, there is nothing more fulfilling than taking your instrument onto the mission field. Combining...