Join me tomorrow for an SBC Summary and Recap. Calendly.com/cscottshepherd

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Southern Baptists will choose to gather on this Lord’s Day in different ways. Some will hold festive patriotic celebrations; others will opt for more typical worship gatherings…Are there any points on which we can all agree? baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

What a church sings tells you what they believe. How they sing tells you if they really believe it.

A GREAT crowd at the Worship Summit. 142 at West Jackson TN!

Yes! "A local church can always avoid distracting songs, but avoiding a song ought to occur because of 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 distraction among 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 people, not some ethereal standard of liturgical purity nor some supposed spiritual taint from an unworthy author." -- Matthew Westerholm

Because a “native child” has no more intrinsic worth than a “foreign child.”

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Thankful for Lonnie Wilkey.

“Dopesick” by a hair over “Five Days at Memorial.”

Hot take: Christian rappers are producing music that’s waaay more creative, theologically sophisticated, and authentically covering the full range of human experience than mainstream Christian worship. Just an opinion, folks 🤷🏼‍♂️

Southern Baptists will choose to gather on this Lord’s Day in different ways…Are there any points on which we can all agree regarding our July 4th worship gatherings? baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

I appreciate you praying for my buddy and great servant leader, Dr. Steve Holt, as he undergoes heart bypass surgery today. Steve Holt

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Thrilled to see this conference revitalized! Join us in Nashville in April ‘24!

Nothing better than a gentle summer rain in the pool after a long day of work. 🙌

I recently sang this lovely setting for my father’s funeral. Thank you, Fernando Ortega.

We’re still having this debate, and I don’t see it ending anytime soon. Here’s my (alternative) perspective: baptistandreflector.org/should-we-sing…

“Mary Did You Know?” Iris Shepherd, Violin Scott Shepherd, Piano