One of the most common conversations I think we have about worship is the balance between old/new, traditional/contemporary, hymns/songs. On a Sunday morning at church we often spend longer singing than anything else – and yet instead of being an area of unity in praise of God, it can be a source of frustration and friction in our local churches.
Pete Crockett
Pete Crockett, an innovative Scottish church songwriter has completed an intriguing task: researched and compiled a study and conclusion on how the church of Scotland can find its identity in worship today.
Now before you ask: Why Scotland? And why should you be interested in this? This research is extremely valuable and eye-opening for those who need to evaluate their own nation’s church identity in worship amidst the songs that may not always suit our own contexts.
Scotland is where Pete Crockett is from, and, as a lover of his local church he has devoted time to helping his church worship in spirit and in truth. Read this article (it is quite long, I know) and see what he has done, his charts, his conclusions and whether you agree. And if you do, how can you use this information to impact your local church, and maybe your community and nation?
Read this article here. (Click on the image for the pdf)
The Ministry of Music 
I advice you simplify your message to enable worshipers at different levels understand better.
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Hi Pastor Lee, sorry if this seems complicated to you. In other words, this dissertation by Pete Crockett has been made to say that the local church should sing songs that suit their contexts, writing songs for their church and people, rather than using mainstream all the time.
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