New songs for modern missional worship, rich in Christian teaching and contextualized in modern culture. Contemporary hymns, psalms, songs of lament and praise written by members of the Louisville, KY-based Sojourn Community.

The focus for this week's posting of Sojourn's music set list will be slightly different.  Instead of commentary on the songs, I'll walk you through our liturgical pattern, showing how the songs fit into that. Our services are meant to drive people to the cross. We need to be reminded of the gospel everyday and this is why our services are structured as they are. The order is:  (1) Call to Worship, ... Continue reading »

Sojourn worship arts pastor Mike Cosper's sermon on Psalm 51, previously available for streaming through this site, is now up on our podcast, Sojournmusic.com Radio -- available at iTunes and other podcast directories.           __________________________________________________________ Acts 29 pastor/bloggers David Fairchild and Drew Goodmanson (of Kaleo Church in California) have been writing about perspectives on leadership based on the biblical offices of prophet, priest and king for some ... Continue reading »

Here are some of my favorite books from the first half of 2008.   I'd be glad to know some of your favorites, too -- it might help me decide what to read in the second half of 2008. 1. Worship Matters: Leading Others To Encounter The Greatness Of God, by Bob Kauflin of Sovereign Grace.  I've blogged about this one a couple times already.  If you're a worship ... Continue reading »

Jamie Barnes is a singer-songwriter whose compelling music on albums like The Recalibrated Heart has drawn acclaim from Billboard Magazine to the Louisville Courier-Journal, from live venues in New York City to the radio airwaves of Sweden.  He is also a Sojourn worship leader and pastoral assistant to worship arts pastor Mike Cosper. I interviewed Jamie for the sojournmusic.com radio podcast, asking him about similarities and ... Continue reading »

Today, some of Sojourn's many worship leaders (including vocalists and musicians of all stripes) answer the question "Have you ever experienced burnout as a worship leader?  What did you do about it?"  I've also included a response from Danny Medina, worship leader from our Acts 29 sister-church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, City On A Hill. Christi Osterday: I've been struggling with burnout as a musician for the past couple of years now. ... Continue reading »

Dr. Harold Best, author of Unceasing Worship and Music Through The Eyes Of Faith, spoke at Sojourn's home, The 930 Art Center, on the subject of "Art For The Church; Art From The Church, Art Facing The Church" as part of our Cultivate Beauty Festival. To hear, simply scroll down and click the play button or subscribe to our podcast, Sojournmusic.com Radio, through iTunes or another directory and download it to ... Continue reading »

1. Your Blood Says Everything, by Billy Sommerville.  Billy artfully demonstrates the revelation of God to us in the Bible (the word of God) and in the person of Jesus Christ (the Word made flesh) in the line "Hear the word / spoken from the tree."  That's the wonderful thing about poetry -- it can pack so much into such little space.  In seven words, in eight syllables, we sing about ... Continue reading »