The New Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church

by Barry Wayne Liesch

Book Overview

This practical book gives workable suggestions for worship, presents contemporary trends, gives advice for handling conflict over music, answers hard questions, and offers stimulating ideas for services. It can help navigate changes, resolve conflicts, and use a blend of both traditional and nontraditional music in praise formats.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801063566
• ISBN13: 9780801063565
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

great book for worship leaders

I definitely recommend this book to worship leaders and pastors. It's a smooth read, interesting, and very useful. It's not very expensive and the author himself is very qualified and has a great humble heart. I think this book could help a lot of churches with some problems they face weekly between worship leaders, pastors, and their congregations. Read it.

A real treasure of information

This book is a real treasure trove of information. Great insight on many different styles of worship without any favoritism towards any one style. I recommend this book to anyone whose plans, or assists in planning worship.

The Expanded Version is 40% better

This is the author, Barry Liesch, writing. Just a note on the changes in the expanded edition. Chapters 1, 2, 6, 10, and 11 are new or virtually new. All the other chapters (16 in all) are enhanced too. This version is much stronger, both theologically and practically. It has a greater appeal to college-age worship leaders. It's more incisive. It also links up with the web site I've partnered, offering many supplemental materials with ongoing updates--see worshipinfo.com. Baker Books has done an exemplary job with the layout--lots of diagrams, tables, illustrative drawings for the eye. In short, I'm pleased with the result and hope you will be too.

Easy to Read and Practical

This book is timely. Carifying of my own opinions and experience while offering new insights and practical application. Obviously established on experience and observation as well as Biblical principles (I also read the author's other book, People in the Presence of God, for more theological background). An insightful resource, easy to read and understand.