This Sunday we premiered Zac Hick’s setting of Psalm 100, “All People That on Earth Do Dwell.” It was the winner of the 2010 COS Psalm Song Contest, and an exciting conclusion to the difficult winnowing of submissions.
Frankly, I was a little worried, because–even though I love the song–Zac’s style falls outside of our usual [...]

This Sunday we had combined worship between the Basic English Service and the main congregation. It was a joyous mix of cultures, worship styles, and leaders. My favorite part of the service is the brand new setting of Psalm 133 with Nepalese verses and English refrain. Take a listen: COS-01.23.11-how_good_it_is.mp3.

On December 12 we once again held our annual Lessons & Carols service. Each year is different, and each year is special in its own way. One of the “special” things about this year’s service was that I was quite sick the two days leading up to the service. For special moments of a more [...]

I am pleased to announce that Zac Hicks’ setting of Psalm 100, “All People That on Earth Do Dwell,” has won the Church of the Servant 2010 New Psalm Contest.
With 64 submissions from all over the world and in all musical styles, the judges had a difficult task. However, Zac Hicks joyous musical setting of [...]

A worship leader makes lots of decisions in any given service. Most of these decisions work out just fine or are of so little consequence that no one would notice. But every once in a while a worship leader–me, in this particular instance–makes a decision so disastrously miscalculated that only a spectacular crash and/or burn [...]

The Guitarchestra makes it all seem so effortless, but in fact, a lot of rehearsal goes on behind the scenes to make the magic happen. Here are a few small windows into a recent rehearsal:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Rest in the Lord, My Soul
Greg, gently correcting a musician’s mistake