Singing around the piano or the campfire is becoming less a part of our lives. Singing as a group, however, is a wonderful way to illustrate our interdependence and the beauty of voices blending together. The resulting whole is always greater than the sum of the parts. Using music from around the world, John shares
An evening of song with John Bell.
A bi-monthly gathering for lovers of communal singing. No Divas need drive up. Just bring your own, beautifully ordinary and unique tonsils and delight in singing in up to 4 parts with a wheen of similarly beautiful others.
Hymn Festival led by John Bell exploring the concepts of Sanctuary and Sabbath.
Workshop day on congregational song with John Bell. (Bradford Cathedral and Bradford Area RSCM)
John L. Bell speaks at the St. Peter's Methodist Contemporary Theology Group meeting. Open to all interested in honest and lively discussions on contemporary themes in theology and religion. £3 at the door.
... hopefully for better reasons than that the next hymn has been announced. Rarely do we explore reasons for singing, but when we do, the enjoyment of the congregational song increases. This is a session led by John L. Bell for everyone, not just for the “musically gifted”.
Churches don't normally sing about pastoral and political issues - depression, ageing, refugees, multi-faith societies. These new songs will include several new texts set to known tunes; sing theology that helps enable a larger understanding of God's presence in the world around us. This is the second session in the Moving Forward in Song day
A week with the Wild Goose Resource Group on Iona For many people in churches, change is a no-go area, a source of stress and the cause of major disagreement.Yet change is the central dynamic of the Christian faith: Jesus both changes people and in the resurrection moves from being a corpse to a living
Each week between September 2017 and June 2018, weeWONDERBOX offers a weekly Iona Community & Wild Goose liturgy.
A time to still your body, mind and soul, be affirmed and comforted as well as challenged. Participative worship which uses unaccompanied song, music, conversation and simple symbolic action to explore how the Word, our experience and lives intersect.
Each liturgy is led variously by the Iona Community Programme Team, the Wild Goose Resource Group, Iona Community members, associates or friends.
A monthly workshop course on music – its purpose and potential, how to use it imaginatively in congregations and much more.
Led by John L. Bell, Jane Bentley & Carol McArthur.
The course is open to all who are interested in the potential of music in the church – its importance in worship, pastoral work, and spirituality. Each evening is self-contained, so that participants may come for the whole course or specific evenings.
John L. Bell presents an exploration of world music and its influence on the Western church.
Sunday morning adult education hour with John L. Bell.
At the Hymn Society's Center for Congregational Song launch event, John L. Bell will lead a session entitled Sing and Serve.
Something old, something new, not much Christmas, but special attention to Advent and Epiphany. These are songs for everyone to sing, because they have been sung by all ages and stages, music readers and people who prefer reading knitting patterns. So everyone should come - knitters especially welcome.
A Montgomery Trust Lecture by John L. Bell. Studies have shown that what we sing is what we end up believing, irrespective of the calibre of pulpit oratory we experience. In this lecture, we reflect on how songs, traditional and contemporary, shape popular theology. THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A NEW DATE WILL
A monthly workshop course on music – its purpose and potential, how to use it imaginatively in congregations and much more.
Led by John L. Bell, Jane Bentley & Carol McArthur.
The course is open to all who are interested in the potential of music in the church – its importance in worship, pastoral work, and spirituality. Each evening is self-contained, so that participants may come for the whole course or specific evenings.
A Montgomery Trust Lecture by John L. Bell. Entry free but by ticket. Studies show that what we sing is often what we end up believing. In this talk, we reflect on how song, traditional and contemporary, shapes popular theology.
A monthly workshop course on music – its purpose and potential, how to use it imaginatively in congregations and much more.
Led by John L. Bell, Jane Bentley & Carol McArthur.
The course is open to all who are interested in the potential of music in the church – its importance in worship, pastoral work, and spirituality. Each evening is self-contained, so that participants may come for the whole course or specific evenings.
A monthly workshop course on music – its purpose and potential, how to use it imaginatively in congregations and much more.
Led by John L. Bell, Jane Bentley & Carol McArthur.
The course is open to all who are interested in the potential of music in the church – its importance in worship, pastoral work, and spirituality. Each evening is self-contained, so that participants may come for the whole course or specific evenings.
URC Northern Synod Music Day, with John Bell. Session titles: Leadership by the Laity Limited or Limitless Resources? Colourful Congregational Song Songs for the Season Registration and refreshments from 9.30am £8 per person, payable on the day. Bring a packed lunch, drinks provided. Please register by contacting Alison Shiel in advance.
A Montgomery Trust Lecture by John L. Bell. Studies have shown that what we sing is what we end up believing, irrespective of the calibre of pulpit oratory we experience. In this lecture, we reflect on how songs, traditional and contemporary, shape popular theology.
THE SONG OF THE CHURCH SHAPES WHAT WE BELIEVE as much as anything we hear preached. So, if we are part of a global body might there be gifts in the texts or styles of songs from other continents which might broaden our faith? Or, for instance, did God just give one song–“Kumbaya”– to the
'Music in Worship - Ecumenical bridge builder or barrier?' John Bell will explore what we share in common, and look at how, even within denominations, preferred musical tastes and theologies can make it a cause of division. Hosted by the Centre for the Study of Religious and Cultural Diversity, Newbold College.
This is NOT an event for specialists, but an occasion when all of God's people can fulfil their obligation to sing God a new song, even if some of them use old tunes. There will be music from the five continents all of which is accessible to Anglophones, some original songs from the Iona Community
John Bell will deliver the Donald Gorrie lecture for 2018. "What we sing is what we end up believing, irrespective of the calibre of pulpit oratory we experience. In this lecture, we reflect on how songs, traditional and contemporary, shape popular theology."
Why do God's people sing and what does it do for the development of faith? A workshop with John Bell. Suggested donation £10. Please reserve your place - singing@didsburybaptist.org.uk; 0161 434 1451. Bring your own lunch, tea & coffee provided.
Friday, March 22 at 7:30 pm. ANCIENT AND EVER NEW … an introduction to Celtic Spirituality In this lecture, John Bell looks at some of the key insights with examples of ancient poems and prayers which speak with a vitality needed in today’s world. Saturday, March 23 from 9:30 to 3:30 MUSIC, LITURGY AND IMAGINATION These
A Big Sing with John L. Bell, featuring songs from Scotland and across the globe which deal with big issues of the day and with aspects of the life of Christ seldom celebrated.
...led by John Bell. Friday 7-9pm In Praise of a Global God (singable songs from around the world) Sat 10am-12 noon Scripture in Nature Sat 1-3pm Incarnate Jesus Sun 9.45-10.45am Lecture Sun 11am Worship
The Summer Institute of Church Music – SICM – is Canada’s intensive week-long residential summer retreat and study program for the musicians of churches. Grounded in the creative and inspired use of organ and choir in worship, it seeks to celebrate and extend exciting and new horizons in church music, committed always to helping its
John Bell joins us at Holy Ground and invites us to participate and sing in discovering songs that carry themes of justice – and explores why such themes are often absent from traditional hymnody and contemporary praise music. John has planned the music for our Eucharist, bringing together both familiar and fresh music from different
The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Conference, Canterbury. Speakers include John Bell, on 'Whatever Happened to Jesus in the Church's Song?' Open to members and non members alike - if you are a non member you get one year's free membership included in the price you pay!
Programme includes sessions on 10 Things They Never Told You About Jesus, and Sung Text in Faith Development. John will also preach at the main Sunday morning service.
Join us for a weekend of learning, singing, and inspiration with John Bell. Sat 5th Workshop 1.30-4.30pm includes the topics, The imaginative use of limited resources, and Jesus - absent or present in the Church's song? Sun 6th Hymn Sing 3.00-4.30pm - 'World-Wide Singing' Registration is required for the Saturday workshop. Register here. The registration fee
An afternoon of singing, exploring the life of Jesus and our own seasons of life. Experience John Bell's unique gift of enabling anyone to make music, even those with no previous experience of singing with others. Two aspects of the musical life of the church to which scant attention has been paid are songs which deal
An afternoon of singing, exploring the life of Jesus and our own seasons of life. Experience John Bell's unique gift of enabling anyone to make music, even those with no previous experience of singing with others. Two aspects of the musical life of the church to which scant attention has been paid are songs which deal
... on Improving Congregational Song and Developing Personal Spirituality. John will also preach at the Sunday morning service.
A Montgomery Trust lecture - with singing - by John L. Bell.
A Montgomery Trust lecture – with singing – by John L. Bell. No charge, but ADVANCE BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. Please contact Paul Heppleston - paulheppleston5@gmail.com, 01629 540969.
John Bell is now unable to attend, due to bereavement. Join us in Little Rock for an “outside the box” Association of Presbyterian Church Educators Annual Event! Bring your ideas, questions, imagination and passion as we discover together how God is sending us out to make disciples through retreat, mission, and justice ministries. John L.
John Bell regrets he has had to postpone this event, due to bereavement. Rescheduled for Mon 16th November 2020. The primary voice in the song of the church is the voice of the congregation. ALL people, not just some, are expected by God to praise their Maker. But this doesn't always happen, especially in smaller
John Bell regrets he has had to postpone this event, due to bereavement. Rescheduled for Tues 17th November 2020. In an era in which many people lament the state of politics, the precarious nature of the ecological health of the planet, and the perennial misfortunes of life, there seems to be a gap in religious
John Bell regrets he has had to postpone this event, due to bereavement. Rescheduled for Fri 13th November 2020. In this workshop for local church choirs, John Bell will introduce a mixture of congregational and choral items.
John Bell regrets he is no longer able to give this lecture, due to bereavement. His visit has been rescheduled for Thurs 12th November 2020. The Reformed Church Center at New Brunswick Theological Seminary welcomes John L. Bell to give the 2019-2020 Poppen-Young Lecture in Reformed Worship. He will be leading two programs during his
John Bell regrets he has had to cancel this event, due to bereavement. John Bell will lead worship at the Baltimore Presbytery gathering, and a workshop on the themes of improving congregational song and the effect of sung text on faith development.
A celebration of the Church's song in anticipation of congregations being able to sing freely and unmasked with John Bell of The Iona Community. This will involve a some historical/hysterical perspectives on the various traditions of singing, and a sampling of the great varieties of song from home and abroad intended for all of God's
Gather, Celebrate, Serve - for the last century and the next! 100 years ago, Massanetta Springs' ministry began, as people gathered to be challenged and inspired through preaching and instruction, and to raise voices in song in praise to God. The Bible and Church Music conference is the official mark of the centennial. John Bell
The song of the Church is common property. It is a public phenomenon in which everyone is invited to participate. But why do we sing? Is it only to praise God? Might it be also to lament, or to educate ourselves, or to develop our faith? These and other good reasons for singing will be
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