Worship in song: At Sing! Global, a faithful pushback to the spread of megachurch praise music
Keith and Kristyn Getty’s hymn conference brings Christians together to sing tunes from historic hymnals, from Celtic traditions and new creations – and to share a common love and culture of sacred music. GRACE BECKNER reports for Religion News Service…
Music: Gettys return to their roots – with a dash of country
MARCUS CHEONG listens to Keith and Kristyn Getty’s latest album…
‘In Christ Alone’: Twenty years on, song still inspires millions
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how a popular hymn prompted a movement to revive congregational singing and launched the careers of Keith and Kristyn Getty…
Keith and Kristyn Getty’s ‘Sing!’ conference goes online, focuses on singing at home
Nashville, Tennessee, USRNS Keith Getty’s life is usually filled with singing. Leading worship at Christian conferences. A national singing tour, including a standing-room-only hymn sing at the Grand Ole Opry House. Irish Christmas concerts at venues like Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and a series of megachurches. Almost all of it with groups of fellow Christians – which he […]
‘Jerusalem’ UK’s favourite hymn, according to ‘Songs of Praise’ poll
Jerusalem is the UK’s favourite hymn, according to a poll by the BBC’s Songs of Praise. Results of the poll, in which members of the public could choose from the 100 hymns that have featured most on the show over the past five years, were revealed on the show on Sunday. Second place went to How […]
More than 750,000 signed up to take part in third Global Hymn Sing
More than 750,000 people have already registered to take part in the third annual Global Hymn Sing this Sunday. As part of the event – organised by Getty Music in association with mission organisation OMF International, churches across the globe willl be singing the classic hymn Jesus Shall Reign as part of their worship services in […]
Biblica partners with the Gettys in bid to reach a-million-and-one children with God’s Word in 2018
International Bible organisation Biblica is partnering with world-renowned hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty as part of Biblica’s campaign to share the Bible with a-million-and-one children around the world with God’s Word during 2018. The campaign will be launched in the US in December during the Getty’s forthcoming ‘Sing! An Irish Christmas‘ tour which takes […]
More than a million people expected to join in this month’s Global Hymn Sing
More than a million Christians in more than 100 countries around the world are expected to take part in the second Global Hymn Sing to raise awareness of the ongoing need for evangelism around the world. An initiative of mission organisation OMF International, the Global Hymn Sing is expected to see people in more than […]