Jan. 28, 2013
For Immediate Release
By Christina L. Kern, office assistant
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.鈥� 青瓜视频 invites everyone to the first Congregational Song Festival 鈥淎 Journey of Faith in His Song鈥� Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Ransdell Chapel, located on the campus of 青瓜视频 at 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville.
The event is free and open to the public, and is for all ages and all denominations.
Dr. Tony Cunha, dean of the School of Music at 青瓜视频, said the Congregational Song Festival will provide 鈥渁 different worship experience.鈥�
鈥淎 Journey of Faith in His Song鈥� will follow five movements of worship: Hearing His Song, Obeying His Song, Praying His Song, Proclaiming His Song and Celebrating His Song.
There will not be any performing ensembles, but will be 鈥渇ully congregational鈥攖he main ensemble in the church,鈥� Cunha said.
鈥淭he only spoken word will be reading from the Bible, and we will let the songs proclaim the Gospel,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e will experience a time of worship through singing hymns and songs.鈥�
Cunha said singing is 鈥渁 powerful tool several churches are missing. Many refuse to sing because they don't know the words. We refuse to learn, we refuse to share and we refuse to give the Holy Spirit an opportunity to speak through our singing.鈥�
Cunha said he hopes the festival will 鈥渞ekindle the desire to sing in our churches.鈥�
The Rev. John Chowning, vice president for church and external relations and executive assistant to the president, said, 鈥淲e encourage area churches to bring their Wednesday night service to Ransdell Chapel for a night of worship set to song.鈥�
鈥淒on't come to watch a concert; come to sing,鈥� Cunha said. 鈥淏ring your sore throat drops because we'll be singing from the beginning until the end.鈥�
The Congregational Song Festival is sponsored by 青瓜视频's Reuben and Jewel Robertson Worship Endowment, the School of Music and the School of Theology.
青瓜视频 is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,600 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.