To the Choirmaster: Recent Episodes
Andrew Hargett & Logan Rice
To the Choirmaster is a podcast that takes a deep dive into the mindset, meaning, and liturgy of musical worship songs and how the posture of our hearts shape how we sing them. Join us in the conversation each week as we seek after God's own heart through the lens of the worship music we sing corporately.
This week we're looking at the song "House of the Lord" by Phil Wickham. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart as we find our joy in who God was, is, and forevermore will be.
This week we're looking at the song "There Is A King" by Elevation Worship. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart as we discuss the role we play in the story of Jesus' conquering.
Continuing with our theme, we look back at our September 1 episode, discussing the "Revelation Song" by Jennie Lee Riddle.
On this Grace Note, we look at what exactly is worthy in the eyes of God? Join us as we discuss how we look to Christ as the Model and Possessor of all that is worthy.
This week we're looking at the song "Is He Worthy" by Andrew Peterson. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart in looking at how Jesus is who He says He is and has conquered death so we might be reconciled to Him, the One worthy of opening the scroll.
On our first episode of Season Three, we're looking at the song "Worthy of It All". Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by proclaiming His worthiness for all of eternity, laying down our crowns before him and letting our incense of prayer and praise rise.
We're back! Join Andrew and Logan as they recap life over the past few months and look ahead to Season Three of To the Choirmaster.
Season Two of To the Choirmaster has come to a close! Join us as we look back at some of our favorite episodes, give some watching, listening, and reading recommendations, and look forward to Season Three - which kicks off July 6, 2021!
The To the Choirmaster team had the opportunity to attend The Gospel Coalition 2021 Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Join us as we look at the theme of the conference, Jesus is Greater, and our key takeaways from the conference and how it impacts our heart posture in worship.
To learn more about The Gospel Coalition, visit thegospelcoalition.org.
This week we're mixing it up a bit and looking at a song that may not have received as much playing time from the congregational stage. This song, however, packs a punch and leaves us with some fantastic gospel-centered action items. Join us as we look at the song "Signature of Divine (Yahweh) by Needtobreathe. To listen, visit tothechoirmaster.com/listen To listen to the song in its entirety, click here
This week we're looking at the song "Highlands (Song of Ascent)" by Hillsong UNITED. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by turning from false worship to Christ.
On this week's Grace Note, Andrew looks at the Christian tradition of Lent, how we view our sin, and how the Word calls us to be transformed by the renewal of our mind.
This week we're looking at "The Heart of Worship" by Matt Redman. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart in looking at how we can glorify Him in our worship.
This week we're looking at the song "Every Victory" by The Belonging Co. feat Danny Gokey. Join us as we seek after God's own heart as we look at Christ as the Silencer of Satan's Accusations.
This week we sat down with Lee McDerment of NewSpring Church. Join us as we discuss how powerful a love for scripture is and how we as worshippers can approach musical worship experiences through the Psalms.
This week we're looking at the song "House of Miracles" by Brandon Lake and Jacob Sooter. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at how God meets with us in the places we seek after Him.
This week we're looking at the song "Forever Reign" by Hillsong Worship. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by looking at Him as our Everlasting Father.
This week we're looking at the incredibly heartbreaking and difficult scandal involving Ravi Zacharias. Joining Andrew is Jason Johnston, who speaks openly about what happened and offers some accountability structure for Christian men and women from takeaways from this situation.
For more information on Jason and SoulFire209, visit his YouTube channel --> https://www.youtube.com/c/SoulFire209/about
This week we're looking at the hymn "The Love of God" by Frederick M. Lehman. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at the depth of His love and His heart for us.
This week we're looking at the song "Refiner" by Maverick City Music, sung by Chandler Moore and Steffany Gretzinger. Different from most episodes, we look at this song as a whole and discuss what being refined looks like as a Christian and Who our Refiner is.
On this episode of To the Choirmaster, we sit down with Jesse Roberts of Poor Bishop Hooper. Poor Bishop Hooper is Jesse and Leah Roberts. They write songs that point to better things.
Join us as we discuss the Poor Bishop Hooper's projects, the heart of worship, and how worship can take place in a variety of ways.
To learn more about Poor Bishop Hooper and listen to their work, check out poorbishophooper.com
Listen to the Golgatha Experience in its entirety here
Learn more about the everypsalm project here
This week we're looking at the song "You Revive Me" by Passion, sung by Christy Nockels. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart as we look at Christ as the Living Well from which we draw our Living Water.
This week we're taking a look back at one of our most popular episodes from season one on the song "Graves Into Gardens." Join us as we unpack the gospel story of Christ's work on the cross bringing restoration and redemption from the Fall.
We're piggy-backing off Tuesday's episode on Thomas Ken's "Doxology" and looking at how our theology should lead to doxology. Join us as we look at our foundation and source of worship!
This week we are unpacking the Doxology by Thomas Ken. Join us as we look at this popular, four-line song.
This week we're looking at the song "Battle Belongs" by Phil Wickham. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart in looking at how we can sing this song knowing that while our earthly battles may not look victorious, our spiritual battle has been won by the King.
To listen to this song in its entirety, click here!
This week, Rebekah Rice joins us on the podcast and discusses how a heart posture of worship in the home can exist and point us to our eternal home of heaven.
This week we're looking at the song "Adoration" by UPPERROOM. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at a song that truly emphasizes the adoration of the King of Kings.
This week we're looking at the song "New Wine" by Hillsong United. Join us as we unpack a song that needs to be sung carefully, but can celebrate the New Covenant provided to us by Jesus Christ.
I can't keep my resolutions for the New Year... what does that have to do with worship? Join Andrew as he discusses how Christ must be our chief desire and how it's not our will power that dictates our actions.
This week we're looking at the song "Lead Me to the Cross" by Hillsong United. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by remembering and responding to the power of the cross.
This week we're looking at the song "Miracles" by Jesus Culture, sung by Chris Quilala. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart as we look at the Miracles of Jesus pointing us to our spiritual resurrection.
It's Christmas Eve and we're looking at church tradition and liturgy. Where did they come from? Are they beneficial? Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at how these fit into our worship.
This week we're looking at the advent hymn "O Come O Come Emmanuel". Join us as we seek after God's own heart in looking at Christ's long awaited coming and His promised return.
This week we're looking at the song "Here Comes Heaven" by Elevation Worship. Join us as week seek after God's own heart by discussing how Jesus' birth was the assurance of the promised kingdom and how Christ is with us.
This week we're looking at advent and, more specifically, songs of advent. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by awaiting the coming of the promised Messiah. Spotify Playlist of Advent SongsGospel Coalition 111 Great Songs for Advent2020 Gospel...
This week we're looking at the song Champion by Bethel Music and Dante Bowe. We look at this song in a different way, specifically at the bridge, and unpack a few potential stumbling blocks lyrically. Join us as we seek after God's own heart and...
This week we're looking at the popular hymn "How Great Thou Art" - written by Carl Boberg in 1885. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by examining His greatness on display.
This week we're discussing if there is a place for secular music in our Sunday morning services. Join us as we biblically deep dive into this topic!
This week we're looking at the song "Christ Be Magnified" by Cody Carnes, Cory Asbury, and Ethan Hulse. Join us as we seek after God's own Heart by looking at how we can magnify Him and join with creation in doing so.
This week we're looking at the song "Rattle" by Elevation Worship. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart in discussing how we've been brought from death to life spiritually.
On this week's Grace Note, we are discussing what to do if our church doesn't respond to musical worship? Is this even the right question to ask? We sit down with Avery Elliott and Jordan Carson to discuss a very common question and analyze how...
This week we're looking at the song "Promises" by Maverick City Music. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at how God was, is, and will continue to be faithful on His promises to us.
This week we're looking at the song "Tremble" by Mosaic MSC. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at how we can approach the storms in our lives with faith over fear and how we should hunger for more of Jesus' presence. Click here to...
We've reached the conclusion of our very first season of To the Choirmaster. We've enjoyed every minute and wanted to spend some time in reflection and look forward to the future.
On this week's Grace Note, we are looking at the controversial question: what if I don't like the song I'm singing? This question has split churches, influenced congregational membership, and challenged worship leaders. Join us as we look at this...
This week we're looking at the song "Available" as performed by Elevation Worship. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at what it looks like to truly come to the Lord with open hands and making ourselves available to Him.
This week we're looking at the song "Revelation Song" written by Jennie Lee Riddle. Join us as we seek after God's own heart as we discuss Christ as the sacrificial Lamb, the true King, and the powerful Name. Click here to listen to the full song as...
In this week's Grace Note, we're looking at If Worship Leaders should be paid. Join us In a very controversial, but scripturally backed, topic in the church.
This week we're looking at the song "Though You Slay Me" by Shane & Shane. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by praising Him in the midst of our sufferings.For the purposes of this episode, we're looking at the song feat. John Piper. John...
This week we are revisiting one of our first episodes that aired - "The Blessing" by Kari Job, Cody Carnes, and Elevation Worship. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by receiving His daily blessings for our lives.
This week's Grace Note Is a reflection on the necessity of community to more fully know an individual. When considered in light of worship, our time singing corporately with brothers and sisters in Christ can deepen our relationship with God. Join us...
This week we're looking at the song "Do It Again" by Elevation Worship. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at His continuous faithfulness.
This week we're looking at the hymn "Before the Throne of God Above" by Charitie Lees Bancroft. Join us in the conversation as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at Jesus' pardon of us and the eternal weight of His pardon before the Great Judge.To...
This week we sat down with Trey Martin and discussed the transformative power of art and worship. Join us in the conversation as we seek after God's Own Heart in discussing how God is never less than our descriptives of Him, but always More.To visit...
This week we're looking the song "Faithful Now" by Vertical Worship. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at how His Word is the bedrock of our faith and how we can rely on that assurance daily.To listen to the song "Faithful Now" by...
This week we are looking at the song "My Testimony" by Elevation Worship. Join us this week as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at eternity as our testimony and how Christ reigns supreme in our lives.To listen to the song in its entirety, click...
This week Jamie Vernon joins us and we discuss what worship music looks like all across the world and how in whatever we do, we can glorify God with our heart posture in musical worship.
This week we're looking at the song "Great Things" by Phil Wickham. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by worshiping Him because of His great works. Click here to listen to the full song by Phil Wickham.
This week we're looking at the song Who You Say I Am by Hillsong Worship. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at our Identity In Christ and how we can celebrate that in a way that's glorifying to God. To listen to the song in its...
This week we're looking at the song "God of Revival" by Bethel Music. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at what revival is and what our role as believers is in revival. To listen to the full song, click this link!
We are living in unprecedented times. Now more than ever, we need the Lord. We need to lift His praises up to Him and remember that He is in control. But how can we do that if our church is required or elects to not sing at church due to the COVID-19...
This week we are looking at the hymn "It Is Well" by Horatio Spafford. Join us this week as we seek after God's Own Heart by looking at how we can find peace and praise the Lord in the midst of great trial.Click here to listen to the Shane and Shane...
On this week's Grace Note, we sit down with Jason Johnston - leader of the Clemson Navigators and host of the YouTube channel Soul Fire 209. Soul Fire provides training and resources for churches and parents to fight the battle for purity as well as...
This week we're looking at the song "Reckless Love" by Cory Asbury. Join us this week as we search after God's Own Heart by looking at how we can lift up a fragrant song to Him even when our words aren't enough.
This week we're looking at the song "Egypt" by Cory Asbury. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by looking at our deliverance from death to life.
This week's Grace Note episode is a fun one. We sat down with Bridget Trammell and Julia Mason to discuss why it's so important to model worship for your children, how to encourage them to worship the Lord, and how none of that is truly possible without us having a childlike faith in our own spirit. Join us as we seek after God's Own Heart by striving to be undignified for the Lord and raising our children up to do the same.
This week we're looking at the song "Way Maker" written by Sinach as performed by Leeland. Join us as we seek after God's own heart examining the miraculous ways God has moved and continues to move in our lives today.Listen to the song as performed by...
This week we're looking at the song "All Hail King Jesus" as performed by Jeremy Riddle. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by exalting the Living King who is seated on the Throne.
Who exactly are the people behind "To the Choirmaster?" On our third episode of the segment "Grace Note," we answer just that. We take a look at how we got here and why we're passionate about heart posture in musical worship. Our next Grace Note guest...
This week we're looking at the song "Graves Into Gardens (Live)" by Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by exploring the gospel story of Christ redeeming Eden. "Graves Into Gardens ft. Brandon Lake" live from the album, Graves Into Gardens by Elevation Worship Written by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Tiffany Hammer, Brandon Lake ©2020 Music by Elevation Worship Publishing, Bethel Music Publishing / Maverick City Publishing Worldwide
This week we're looking at the song "Surrounded (Fight My Battles) by UPPERROOM. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by staying observant in how God surrounds us with His love and protection.
Who exactly are the people behind "To the Choirmaster?" On the second episode of our segment "Grace Note," we answer just that. We take a look at how we got here and why we're passionate about heart posture in musical worship. Our next Grace Note guest...
This week we're looking at the hymn "Blessed Assurance" written by Fanny Crosby and performed by Worship Circle and Jeremy Riddle. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by finding our hope for eternity while here on earth.
This week we're looking at "The Blessing" as performed by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, and Elevation Worship. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by receiving his daily blessings for our lives. Click here to listen to “The Blessing” with Kari Jobe and...
Who exactly are the people behind "To the Choirmaster?" On the very first episode of our segment "Grace Note," we answer just that. We take a look at how we got here and why we're passionate about heart posture in musical worship. Our first Grace Note...
This week we're looking at "Bigger Than I Thought" by Passion (ft. Sean Curran). Join us as we seek after God's own heart by trading our cares for belief in a God that is far beyond our comprehension. Click here to view the music video by Passion...
This week we are looking at "See a Victory" by Elevation Worship. Join us as we seek after God's own heart by rejoicing in our victory in Christ.Listen to See a Victory | Live | Elevation Worship:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNd-PbVhnvA
To the Choirmaster is a podcast that takes a deep dive into the mindset, meaning, and liturgy of musical worship songs and how the posture of our hearts shape how we sing them. Join us in the conversation each week as we seek after God's own heart...