My book-- The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music -- was released in September, 2012.

I am out of stock of these myself so the best way to get a copy quickly is through Amazon.

Here's the link to buy the book on Amazon

A Few Words About This Book...

For those of you who may be new to me, The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music is primarily a resource for pastors and musicians in tradtional or "mainline" churches (Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Dicsiples of Christ, Methodist, Episcopalian, ELCA Lutheran, and some Roman Catholics) that are using "contemporary music" in their worship services.

The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music is my attempt to explain to church musicians why many of their more mainline and/or progressive pastors and church members often struggle with the language and theology of the "praise and worship" music that worship bands play.

Hopefully this book will help shift the energy of the conversation that so often takes place among mainline church folks regarding "contemporary praise and worship music" from a negative place to a positive and creative place.

Instead of simply complaining about what we don't like in praise and worship music, The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music is an invitation to get clear on what kind of new music and lyrics we'd love to bring into our churches at this point in history.

The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music includes questions after each chapter to facilitate discussion among pastors, church musicians, and anyone else interested in reading the book as a group. The writing style is very conversational and easy to understand.

I've been greatly encouraged by the responses I've received to the book. It is what led to the launching of The Convergence Music Project (CMP), which is a worship music company that features songs that are all in alignment with these "6 Marks." Here's the URL for CMP: www.convergencemusicproject.com

I've been pleasantly surprised to find that many folks who are not pastors or musicians are finding the book to be stimulating and meaningful, and that many churches are using this book for adult education beyond the focus on music. There's a section on "Progressive Theology," and another on "A Progressive Christian Approach To the Bible" that many clergy say are among the most effective ways to share what is meant by "Progressive Christianity" that they've ever read.

A number of readers have written to let me know that The 6 Marks... has given them a way to understand their own beliefs and opinions more deeply, and that it is helping them to have meaningful and respectful conversation with more conservative Christians regarding some of the issues explored in the text.

At the very least, I think this book will help folks deepen their appreciation of the power of music and lyrics in the life of a worshipping community.

Intrigued? I hope so!

Grace and Peace,

Bryan Sirchio