Congregational Song

“We can sing our faith for all to hear, but it has to start with the pastoral musician. When we establish a culture of singing our faith with intentionality and discernment led by the Holy Spirit and study, others will begin to trust our message and meet us in praise of God in the context of Christ’s sacrifice. We will sing authentically to God in the presence of our fellow brothers and sisters for all to hear, resonate with, learn from, and remember why it is we became Christians in the first place.”
—Adán Fernández, “Developing a Culture of Singing,” © September 2017, ReformedWorship.org, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Featured Congregational Song Resources

An Advent Service of Remembrance and Lament

Advent Advent Candles God as Comforter

Learn More

The King of Glory Comes—The Christian Year in One Service: A Service for Christ the King Sunday

Advent Christ the King Sunday Emmanuel

We prepared this service for the beginning of Advent. It would also be suitable for the Sunday before Advent, when celebrating Christ the King Sunday, since it covers the entire Christian year. Worship leaders had printed copies of the service, including all the texts. The congregation had no printed worship folder; all the texts were projected on a screen. Also projected were the section titles of each section of the service along with medieval art depicting the Holy Family (also see front cover).

Learn More

What Child is This?: A Christmas Candlelight Service

Candlelight Service Christmas Christmas Eve Light

The following worship service took place at the Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church of Jenison, Michigan, on the Sunday evening before Christmas—traditionally a candlelight service involving the adult choir. This year we wanted to expand the involvement to include the junior choir and as many teens as possible. Since Christmas is a family time, we felt it was important to include all ages and make it a family gift—our gift to God, celebrating his gift to us.

Learn More