Like it or not, music and church are inextricably linked together. Where else are you asked to randomly sing with a bunch of strangers? Ok, maybe at a bar. Or a really happening party. But you can expect corporate singing at most churches.

Why does it matter to me? Well, I love singing, and I love… I almost said “the church,” but that doesn’t really hold true for me right now. At least not the narrow definition we usually apply to “the church.” I do love Jesus, though. So I love singing, I love Jesus, and I love helping people sing to and about him. That’s a lot of loves, so you can imagine that I have a lot of thoughts on the matter, and so I do. I’ve labeled this Part 1 because I know I can’t fit them all into one post.

I have this crazy idea that