The Greg Scheer Music Podcast: Recent Episodes
Greg Scheer
Composer and worship expert Greg Scheer offers behind-the-scenes tips, stories, and advice about songwriting and worship music.
The year’s highlights, including the following: intro music: Mr. McFunkypants (0:00)1. CP504 (1:16)2. Night and DayQuil (8:04)3. Fight or Flight of the Bumblebee (11:50)4. Psalm 13: How Long? (15:03)5. Psalm […]
In the conclusion of his Lenten series, Greg shares song suggestions for Easter Day and Eastertide worship services.
Greg talks about service elements and song suggestions for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services.
Greg discusses possibilities for Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday services, and why your church might choose one or the other.
Greg talks about songs of devotion and songs of the cross, and various ways to include these songs in a Lenten series.
Greg talks about spiritual practices, confession, and songs of devotion for use during the Lenten season.
Greg talks about considerations for Lent, including an introduction to the church year, Psalms and songs, and the 10 Commandments.
SYNOPSIS: This episode is a recording of a chapel service that Greg led at Calvin University, looking at the themes of Psalm 123 and God’s mercy.
The year’s highlights, including the following: 1. No More Need to Be Blue (starts at 1:33)2. Human, Being (2:55)3. Chippy (5:02)4. A New Heart (6:25)5. Come, Sinners, Come to the Gospel Feast (8:25)6. Psalm 2: The Restless Nations Rage (with Naaman Wood) (12:07)7. Broken and Wasted (16:49)8. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (Just Add People […]
SYNOPSIS: Greg talks about his resolution for continuing growth in the new year, and challenges his listeners to join him.
SYNOPSIS: Greg talks about considerations and resources for planning a New Year’s service. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Hymns: O God, Our Help in Ages Past, God of the Ages, Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart, Greet Now the Swiftly Changing Year Global Songs: The Grace of God Unbounded Is, Look and Learn Popular Song: The […]
Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching! There are many ways to do a Thanksgiving service. The goal for this episode is to give you some new ideas that you can “drag and drop” right into your service, to make everything that much easier. View or download Greg’s Thanksgiving Brainstorms in PDF or Word document.
SYNOPSIS: In this episode, Greg considers hackers, anger in the Psalms, and two songs which explore our response to the chaos and evil we find in our lives. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: David Taylor: Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life Hymn: O Holy City, Seen of John Songs by Greg: […]
Counterpoint in a hymn accompaniment? You betcha! Just Add People! is a series of piano arrangements crafted especially to accompany congregational singing. Over the years, I’ve worked with many church pianists who can read music but not improvise. These accompaniments are meant to meet that need. Each one finds the unique character of a song and […]
Our program today is talking about a new song: “O Risen Christ, Our Living Hope.” Greg will be taking you through the process of writing the song.
Welcome to the Greg Sheer Music Podcast! Today we’ll take a look at one of Greg’s very first praise songs that he wrote, “As the Deer” – or as he likes to refer to it, the other “As the Deer.”