|
Stunned by the Greatness of God
========================== GLORIFYING GOD THROUGH THE WORSHIP MUSIC OF THE NATIONS. Author and ethno-doxologist Frank Fortunato will be my guest for the Institute for Christian Worship Lectures, October 18-19, 2006, in Louisville, Kentucky. All are welcome. See below for more information. ========================== www.sbts.edu/pdf/announcements/icwfortunato.pdf ========================== STUNNED BY THE GREATNESS OF GOD Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak. Churches that are not centered on the exaltation of the majesty and beauty of God will scarcely kindle a fervent desire to "declare HIS GLORY among the nations" (Ps. 96:3). . . . The most crucial issue in missions is the centrality of God in the life of the church. How can people who are not stunned by the greatness of God be sent with the ringing message, "GREAT is the Lord and GREATLY to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods" (Ps. 96:4). Missions is not first and ultimate. God is. And these are not just words. This truth is the lifeblood of missionary inspiration and endurance. — John Piper, LET THE NATIONS BE GLAD! : THE SUPREMACY OF GOD IN MISSIONS, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1993, pp. 18, 20. ISBN: 0-8010-2613-X ========================== INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP LECTURES DURING MISSIONS EMPHASIS WEEK AT SOUTHERN SEMINARY, OCTOBER 18-19, 2006, IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. www.sbts.edu/pdf/announcements/icwfortunato.pdf ========================== Ethnodoxologist Frank Fortunato is the International Music Director for Operation Mobilization, and coordinates Heart Sounds International, a ministry promoting indigenous worship through seminars, songwriting events, and recording of non-western worship mostly in the restricted parts of the world. His publications include ALL THE WORLD IS SINGING—GLORIFYING GOD THROUGH THE WORSHIP MUSIC OF THE NATIONS. All lectures will include multi-media presentations of the sights and sounds of global worship. Please spread the word about these exciting opportunities. ========================== www.usa.om.org/hsi www.worldofworship.org/Ethnodoxology.htm ========================== Let the nations be glad! Have a great week, Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky www.wqotw.org www.sbts.edu/icw www.carlstam.org =========================== WORSHIP QUOTE OF THE WEEK: To subscribe, unsubscribe, or view a complete index of worship quotes, please visit http://www.wqotw.org =========================== |