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"Without a doubt, the Lord of the Church is calling His people to both spiritual unity and public worship. It is tragic that many churches are being divided over the subjects of worship and music. It should not be so. This excellent volume by Barry Liesch will enable local churches to develop meaningful worship experiences which will bring glory to God and unity to His Body!"
Paul A. Cedar
President
Evangelical Free Church of America

Your book is the best BLEND of practical and theoretical knowledge to date for those musicians serving in worship.
Chuck Fromm
Executive Editor
Worship Leader Magazine

"The New Worship represents a comprehensive overview of every imaginable aspect of worship leading. It is an important tool for ministers of music as well as pastors. Barry Liesch has worked through all the hard issues and provided the Church an invaluable resource."
Michael Card
Recording Artist

"If you are looking for a succinct and practical guide that touches on the week-to-week issues faced by pastors and worship leaders--this is it."
Robert Webber
Author of Worship is a Verb and many other books on worship
Professor at Wheaton College

"Dr. Barry Liesch has done his "homework"--the result is a fine, comprehensive treatise that will take us into the twenty-first century."
Kirt Kaiser
Composer, Recording Artist
Dove award winner

"All churches expanding the role of contemporary music in worship--especially of "free-flowing praise" as Liesch describes it--will benefit from this practical, down-to-earth book, written much like a set of workshops for pastors and musicians. Writing out of the evangelical traidition, Liesch gives a large role to musicians as worship planners and leaders, but his primary emphasis is to help pastors and musicians understand more about worship, each other, and how to work together to lead God's people in worship. Seminaries will also find his descriptive analyses and guidelines most helpful for preparing a new generation of worship leaders."
Emily Brink
Music and Liturgy Editor
Christian Reformed Church
Adjunct Professor of Church Music and Worship at Calvin College

"I will definitely use this book in my classes. It is long overdue. I especially like the summaries at the end of chapters."
Wally Norling
Adjunct Professor at Talbot School of Theology

"As I travel all over this country, worship seems to be in a transitional stage somewhere between chaos and set-in cement. The New Worship is a user-friendlly manual for church musicians always seeking to do their calling better. This is a thoughful kaleidescope of practical and fresh insight overlaid with a commitment to theological excellence. A must-own for musicians, pastors, and planners alike"
Ken Medema
Recording Artist
Brier Patch Music

"The New Worship is a new, fresh look at church music. If you are interested in relevance, balance, and excitement in your church program, this book is for you."
Diane Bish, Organist
Host of Joy of Music television series

"The dynamic changes we are experiencing in worship styles is literally tearing many of our churches apart. The New Worship moves us beyond a selfish –meism” which champions only one style to a creative integration employing the best of traditional and contemporary styles."
Dr. Gary L. McIntosh
Talbot School of Theology
Author if The Issachar Factor & Three Generations

"The style is very readable and the charts are exceptionally helpful. The New Worship deserves a wide reading and a wide implementation"
Dr. J. Daniel Bauman
Author, An Introduction to Contemporary Preaching

"... very balanced and objective coverage"
Judy Ploblu, Director of Music
First Baptist Church, Lockport, N.Y

"This book contains so much practical stuff."
Paul Anderson, pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church
San Pedro, California

This is the kind of book I've been waiting for. It gets to the heart of issues and is still full of practical ideas.
Edna Grenz
Director of Music and Worship
First Baptist Church, Vancouver, B. C.

"Go back and read each section you think is important, a second and a third time. There is so much significant material included that it needs to be considered again and again!"
Donald P. Hustad
Author, Jubilate II
Emeritus Senior Professoor of Church Music
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, Kentucky

There are hundreds of books about Christian worship. There is only one that speaks with equal authority on issues of worship planning and practice, history, theology, and the spiritual formation of worshipers:Ê Barry Liesch's, The New Worship. A treasure trove of fresh insight, research, and some of the most practical worship application available, The New Worship is a gift to the entire Church.
Sally Morgenthaler
Author, Worship Evangelism: Inviting Unbelievers Into the Presence of God

Succinct and practical. This handbook is prepared for anyone and everyone involved in worship: pastors, worship leaders, teachers and students in seminaries and colleges, and professional musicians. This is a really fine handbook. No church should be without this. Traditionalists need to understand and appreciate those advocating contemporary styles; contemporary worship leaders must understand and appreciate the traditionalists, too. Liesch provides all the tools to help us in this quest." Congregation Leadership Resources

Packed with information on musical debates, worship versus performance, identifying and attracting church musicians, and more. Includes appendices on new software for worship musicians, as well as notes and an index.
Youthworker

There is a wealth of thought-provoking material here! The New Worship offers insightful guidance through the current maze of worship issues. Liesch calls us to a vigourous reconsideration of the biblical and theological foundations for the ministry of music in Christian worship.Ê In his examination of Christ-led worship, as modeled in Hebrews, he effectively reminds us that our song can be nothing more (nor less) than response--the initiative is always God's.
Dianne Bowker, BRE, MCM, ThM
Worship planner/coordinator, Abbotsford, B. C.

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