Listen to part 1 of Michael Hawn’s presentation on gospel song from the seminar, “You Are What You Sing: Faith Formation Through Congregational Song” held June 16-17, 2014 at IWS.
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Session 5: Stream 4–Revival Gospel Songs, Part 2 (21:12)
Overview: Examination of the coming together of performance and congregational song as evidenced in the music of the Gaither Homecomings and Billy Graham Crusades. This music is born “extra-liturgically” for Christian gatherings, which is distinctly different from Sunday morning worship that is committed to nurturing the ongoing faith of a Christian community in a certain location. The purpose of the former is to generate mountaintop experiences.
Michael Hawn reflects on the June 2014 worship seminar experience:
The seminar I led in June 2014 on congregational song at IWS was a pure delight. One rarely encounters a group that is so open to learn and thirsty for any information that one can offer. The discourse of the seminar discussion was on a high level offering the opportunity to learn from each other as well as from the professor–just as it should be. I am rarely given this much time to share these ideas and process them in such depth. Thanks for this opportunity IWS alums and friends.