Musical Issues in Contemporary Worship: Striking a Balance Between Tradition and Current Styles.

By Chris de Silva

As liturgical music ministers, we are called to be stewards of welcome, providing a community of belonging for all. Can hymns, praise and worship songs, anthems, Latin chants and folk music from the global church coexist in our contemporary celebrations? This keynote demonstrates ways of bringing together the church's rich musical heritage and tradition with contemporary styles and idioms to create an intergenerational form