This song emphasizes the biblical theme of freedom found in salvation. #10 - No Longer Slaves, written by Brian Johnson, Joel Case, and Jonathan David Hesler
POPULAR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP SONGS HOW TO
Starting with number ten and working our way down to #1, I’ll share some thoughts on the meaning of each song which will help you determine how to use it in a worship gathering. I think this is the most up to date way to see what is popular among churches. I went their Top 100 list and ranked the songs by popularity. The list I’m about to share with you based on their objective data, not my opinion. I also think the collective wisdom of the universal church weeds out songs that are not singable or have poor theology.ĬCLI is a licensing company that has more data than anyone else on what songs churches are singing any given Sunday. Chances are if thousands or tens of thousands of churches sing a song, it could be an excellent fit for your church. But I think it can be extremely valuable to analyze the data provided by Christian Copyright Licensing International on the most popular songs churches are singing today. Of course, we need to discern what songs are best for our individual congregations. Which of these top ten songs are your favorite? Let me know below in the comments?Īs a worship leader, I like to know what other churches around the globe are singing. If you are responsible for selecting songs for your church to sing, read to the end because I’ll share insight on the meaning of each song that will help you in your worship planning process. This analysis was created specifically for worship leaders. This is a simple, subtle way to take the focus off one main singer and cue the audience that we’re all engaged in worship together.In this article, you are going to learn about the top 10 worship songs for 2018.
One great current trend is multiple lead singers on worship teams. Whether it’s a robed choir singing hymns, a worship team blasting out the latest worship song, or a pastor with a mic, we must be vigilant to use that stage to point to Jesus, not ourselves. Lights, mics and a stage help that happen.īut let’s not pretend that being on stage doesn’t come with temptations. If someone is going to lead in worship through music, the leader(s) need to be identified and heard. The fact that someone is on stage with amplified sound and lights doesn’t mean they’re drawing attention to themselves. But it does mean that everyone on stage should be using their artistry to point to Jesus, not themselves. This doesn’t mean there can’t be a stage, or lights, or a worship team, or a robed choir, or microphones. If the focus is on the musicians instead of Jesus, it’s not worship, no matter what we call it. In performance, the focus is on the musicians. Whether the musical style is classical, pop, southern gospel, adult contemporary, choral, or spiced with a lot of salsa or soul, there should be some clear lines drawn between worship-based music and performance-based music.
Some of the most enjoyable, memorable evenings I've ever spent have been at concerts listening to musicians entertain us, inspire us, and make us gasp in awe at their artistry.īut worship music is something else, entirely. We need to understand the differences between music for worship and music in performance. So what is worth arguing over – or at least taking seriously – when we’re talking about worship through music? Maybe I'm naïve, but when it comes to music I seldom see the church arguing over anything that's actually worth arguing over. Today we argue over word repetition, loudness, lights, fog, word repetition (see what I did there?), you name it. Hundreds of years ago church members argued over singing in harmony instead of unison (bye-bye, Gregorian chants!), then we argued over whether-or-not to use instruments, then over what instruments are appropriate for church music. Music has always been a point of contention in the church.
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