The songs your church sings, or may want to sing (or definitely don't want to sing) analysed not by just people with an opinion, but by experts in the field of congregational music studies, who are also experienced and active worship leaders, musicians, and educators. Rev Dr Daniel Thornton & Dr Shannan Baker pull apart the most sung worship songs - music, lyrics, media, industry - to help you make your own assessment about what your local church should (or shouldn't) be singing.

]]>https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594008672996Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:11:37 GMTSat, 12 Sep 2026 02:16:14 GMT60Rev Dr Daniel Thornton and Dr Shannan Baker<p>The songs your church sings, or may want to sing (or definitely don't want to sing) analysed not by just people with an opinion, but by experts in the field of congregational music studies, who are also experienced and active worship leaders, musicians, and educators. Rev Dr Daniel Thornton &amp; Dr Shannan Baker pull apart the most sung worship songs - music, lyrics, media, industry - to help you make your own assessment about what your local church should (or shouldn't) be singing.</p>episodicRev Dr Daniel Thornton and Dr Shannan Bakerthorntontrading@gmail.comnoBrandon Lake's Gratitude has been persistently popular in congregational worship since its release. Why? Listen to the podcast.

]]>0b92a74f-1167-4791-a844-156ed5cf096dFri, 16 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT<p>Brandon Lake's Gratitude has been persistently popular in congregational worship since its release. Why? Listen to the podcast.</p>no00:30:336Ep 6 - GratitudefullTime to rewind the clock... or are you still singing one of these? Classic contemporary congregational songs that proved their influence sitting in the CCLI Top 25 for at least 10 years. Enjoy the first throwback episode.

]]>e97c34ba-6ff8-48dc-b32a-1a91cc572549Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT<p>Time to rewind the clock... or are you still singing one of these? Classic contemporary congregational songs that proved their influence sitting in the CCLI Top 25 for at least 10 years. Enjoy the first throwback episode.</p>no00:42:425Ep 5 - Awesome God, Lord I Lift, & MajestyfullHoly Forever is a popular song for musical worship, with an interesting collaboration of writers, and varied perspectives in lyrical language. We pull it apart in this episode. Enjoy.

]]>6bf688f0-3c9d-4356-a848-41e6ec474435Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:24:23 GMT<p>Holy Forever is a popular song for musical worship, with an interesting collaboration of writers, and varied perspectives in lyrical language. We pull it apart in this episode. Enjoy.</p>no00:33:094Ep 4 - Holy ForeverfullGoodness of God has been one of (if not) the most popular CCS in the past decade. With an array of writers and recordings, we explore how and why this song works the way it does, and what might have contributed to its popularity.

]]>a4e59ba2-8bd7-44dc-bf86-515ca59eaf6aFri, 25 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT<p>Goodness of God has been one of (if not) the most popular CCS in the past decade. With an array of writers and recordings, we explore how and why this song works the way it does, and what might have contributed to its popularity.</p>no00:37:063Ep 3 - Goodness of GodfullPraise by Elevation Worship is a popular worship song. In this episode, we pull it apart, musically, lyrically, as well as exploring industry, its origins and writers. We originally set out to cover 2 songs per episode, but after this one you'll know why we've decided 1 per episode is more than enough!

]]>694a5a3a-bbb1-4fe1-893d-1a321b2ce082Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT<p>Praise by Elevation Worship is a popular worship song. In this episode, we pull it apart, musically, lyrically, as well as exploring industry, its origins and writers. We originally set out to cover 2 songs per episode, but after this one you'll know why we've decided 1 per episode is more than enough!</p>no00:39:322Ep 2 - PraisefullBefore diving into the most sung contemporary congregational songs (or what you probably just call "worship"), let's get to know each other. Daniel & Shannan share personal history, previous scholarship, and debate the approaches and language used for future episodes.

]]>55abd295-685f-4d11-a0cc-660da1fb6459Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:23:09 GMT<p>Before diving into the most sung contemporary congregational songs (or what you probably just call "worship"), let's get to know each other. Daniel &amp; Shannan share personal history, previous scholarship, and debate the approaches and language used for future episodes.</p>no00:35:561Ep 1 - Introductionsfull