How the keeper of the beat is adapting to shifts in worship music. It was a church drummer’s worst nightmare. In the middle of a service, David Wagner was playing “Heaven Invade” with his worship band ...

The post Kirk Arrington, Longtime Metal Church Drummer, Dead at 61 appeared first on Consequence. Longtime Metal Church drummer Kirk Arrington died Monday, May 22nd, at the age of 61. The band shared ...

He's an in-demand metal drummer who’s pounded the skins for Metal Church, W.A.S.P., Blackfoot and Lita Ford. But so far, Stet Howland jokes, AC/DC hasn’t called. “I can play simple and all,” Howland ...

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Acoustic sets, recorded tracks, and alternative setups can offer volunteers a break and invite congregants into new spiritual practices. When you imagine the summer attendance slump at church, you ...

(RNS) — According to the Prophet Isaiah, grass withers, flowers fade, but God’s word endures. In the age of social media, so do the mistakes of church musicians. Play the wrong chord, forget the words ...

The story of Morton Gold’s first musical composition reflects the tenacity that resulted in a full and rewarding career as composer, pianist, conductor, church musician and music educator — one he ...

Tina Buran still will have to run from the balcony to the floor of 1st Presbyterian Church of Pensacola, but now she'll be running to Steinway piano.

Former Metal Church drummer Kirk Arrington has died, aged 61, according to a post from his ex-band on their Facebook page. “We just received the sad news, Kirk Arrington passed away this morning due ...