Worship and Theology 敬拜與神學

Joshua Law

Professor Joshua Law teaches voice, choir and East Asian music at CCSF since 1972. As a boy, Joshua was fond of singing. He found interest in music in his preteen years when he started to learn to play the piano from his cousin Julia, sang in a church choir, learned music theory from his choir director Jenny K. Wong. Joshua began his music life as a violin player at his high school orchestra. He played trumpet as a teenager and started cello lessons in college because the small college orchestra needed one cellist. He was given free voice lessons in exchange for correcting music theory papers for a voice teacher. At his senior year at college, majoring in Social Work, he won first place in a city wide singing contest that landed him an European tour immediately after his graduation. Joshua was accepted into the graduate music program at Cal State L. A. from which he got his master's degree in music studying voice with Esther Andreas and William Vennard. He is specialized in voice pedagogy and was selected as a vocal workshop singer by Richard Miller. In addition to playing the above mentioned musical instruments, Joshua plays the baritone horn, the trombone, the saxophone and a number of other instruments. Joshua performed, in numerous occasions, leading roles in operas and oratorios, directed oratorio productions and Broadway shows, sang solo concerts, produced many concerts and many music for radio and TV programs and served in numerous singing contests as chief judge. Being known as an excellent vocalist and choir director, Joshua was invited by local and international churches for advice and workshops. To equip himself for such frequent invitations, he had pursued theological education which gave him two more post graduate degrees in theology and pastoral ministry. He maintains a piano tuning and rebuilding workshop at his house and in frequent occasions is invited to give sermons in churches, lectures on the principles and practices of church music all over this country, in Asia, South America and Canada.

Herald Chorale will present Don Moen’s “God will Make a Way” on 10th November in Palo Alto (updated 9.27.18)

A beautiful musical program specially for Chinese recently from China. God Will Make a Way for them!! A challenging message from a renowned Stanford University professor. Send this to your friends. This message in spoken words and songs may save them for eternity. 人的盡頭就是神的開始!A renowned Stanford University professor will deliver a challenging message on that day.

海外神學院 2018 秋季班課程簡介 – 講師:羅天樂牧師

海外神學院 2018 秋季班課程簡介:

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『領導敬拜與教會事奉的聲學技巧』

教師:羅天樂牧師

講道,領導敬拜與領會領唱朗誦的呼吸發聲共鳴歌唱技巧。聲學技巧對傳道人,領唱者及主日學老師是非常重要的,若呼吸發聲共鳴正確,一般人可每天講話唱歌四五小時,經一夜睡眠,明早聲音一定會復原。用歌唱技巧說話,聲音會有更感人的效果,響亮不是靠聲帶發出的聲量,乃是靠怎樣用氣,有效地發聲,使用音域和口腔共鳴。

此實習課程教導傳道人和教會領導敬拜領唱者如何不但可歌聲感人,聲音響亮,更能用聲音把內心感情表達出來,能與會眾產生感人的,心靈誠實的溝通。聲學技巧實習內容包括用氣,發聲,共鳴,音域,語氣,聲調,表情,手勢,面容。

課程內容包括:

  1. 怎樣使用聲學技巧,與領唱者,司琴,樂手一起合作協助領導會眾以心靈誠實和行動 ,樂手一起合作協助領導會眾以心靈誠實和行動敬拜神。
  2. 怎樣設計主日崇拜內容以能達到領導會眾參與向神敬拜的目的,
  3. 怎樣演譯式讀經,
  4. 課程用十六課來改變學員以往唱歌,用聲音,的不良習慣而建立良好的唱歌方法,從頭 開始建立良好的說話唱歌習慣。在一個學期裡,學生能學習完美地唱至少三首歌曲,來有效地勉勵會眾一同用思想,感情,意志,行動敬拜上主。

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與神和解 (Reconciliation)

與神和解 (Reconciliation)
『一切都是出於 神、他藉著基督使我們與他和好、又將勸人與他和好的職分賜給我們.這就是 神在基督裡、叫世人與自己和好、不將他們的過犯歸到他們身上.並且將這和好的道理託付了我們。』哥林多後書5:18-19

研經主題 — 和解

與神和解的需要

一.『你們從前與神隔絕,因著惡行,心裏與祂為敵。』歌羅西一章二十一節,羅馬五章十節。
人因著墮落,不只與神遠離,並且與神隔絕,因著惡行,從心裏與神為仇為敵。所以人不只需要悔改,歸向神,不只需要蒙神赦罪,並且需要與神和好。
二.『與神為仇,因為不服神的律法,也是不能服,而且…不能得神的喜歡。』羅馬八章七至八節。
人既與神為仇為敵,就不服神的律法,並且就是要服神的律法,也是不能服;因為人因著背叛神,就有了背叛的天性,使人不能服神的律法;因此也就不能得神的喜歡。所以人不只是有罪,需要赦免,並且是不服神,也不能服神,不能與神和樂相安,所以也需要與神和好。
三.『不以認識神為美。』羅馬一章二十八節原文。
人與神隔絕到一個地步,甚至不以認識神為美。這話在原文也有『不贊成認識神』的意思。所以人不是不能認識神,乃是不贊成認識神,不以認識神為美。人是故意不認識神,故意將神擺在一邊,故意不要神,所以人需要與神和好。

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