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In this comprehensive textbook covering the various areas of church music ministry, Kenneth W. Osbeck covers all phases of the history and spiritual concepts of sacred music as well as providing practical suggestions for working with various age groups.

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Here is a concrete help for the volunteer choir director... to be as efficient as the trained, hired musician. It would also be a refresher and stimulus to the trained musician. Illustrations aid the director in understanding the instruction for beating time correctly, reading musical scores, and other technical details. -- (02/01/1998) ... a superb, thorough, and scholarly job in projecting church music to its rightful place of ministry. The author stresses the fact that music is for the glory of God and not for the art itself or the performer... All the pople in positions of leadership will receive insight into the tremendous scope of this total ministry of music. -- (01/10/1998)

Here is a concrete help for the volunteer choir director... to be as efficient as the trained, hired musician. It would also be a refresher and stimulus to the trained musician. Illustrations aid the director in understanding the instruction for beating time correctly, reading musical scores, and other technical details. -- (02/01/1998) .. . a superb, thorough, and scholarly job in projecting church music to its rightful place of ministry. The author stresses the fact that music is for the glory of God and not for the art itself or the performer... All the pople in positions of leadership will receive insight into the tremendous scope of this total ministry of music. -- (01/10/1998)

.. . a superb, thorough, and scholarly job in projecting church music to its rightful place of ministry. The author stresses the fact that music is for the glory of God and not for the art itself or the performer... All the pople in positions of leadership will receive insight into the tremendous scope of this total ministry of music. -- (01/10/1998) Here is a concrete help for the volunteer choir director... to be as efficient as the trained, hired musician. It would also be a refresher and stimulus to the trained musician. Illustrations aid the director in understanding the instruction for beating time correctly, reading musical scores, and other technical details. -- (02/01/1998)

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Kenneth W. Osbeck (MA, University of Michigan) taught for thirty-five years, first at Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music, and then at Grand Rapids Baptist College and Seminary. He also served as music director for Children's Bible Hour, Radio Bible Class, and several churches. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Amazing Grace: 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions; 101 Hymn Stories; Hallelujah, What a Savior!; 25 Most Treasured Gospel Hymn Stories; and Joy to the World.

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