"How to Sing the Psalms" Theopolis Chicago Regional Course

2720 Kirchoff Road,Rolling Meadows IL 60008

05 May, 2023

Description

How to Sing the PsalmsThe Psalter is the hymnbook of the church. For too long, the psalter has taken a far-secondary place in the worship of God’s people. And when psalms are sung, they are often changed drastically from what the Spirit gave us. In this course, Paul Buckley and Brian Moats will explore the biblical, theological, and practical reasons for singing the Psalms. But more importantly, we will SING. We will sing A LOT.  By teaching how singing the psalms is an essential part of our vocation as priests, kings, and prophets, this course will give you a solid theological foundation for making psalm singing a central part of the church’s life.  In the face of mission, joy, righteousness, despair, the crumbling of worlds in the culture and in our hearts, the psalms must be restored as the hymns of the church.  We become what we sing. This course will help the church sing her way through life as we learn to chant and roar the psalms. Paul Buckley, a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary in Dallas, teaches music and chant for the Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a former assistant religion editor for The Dallas Morning News and for 13 years was the director of worship at Grace Presbyterian Church in Ocala, Florida. He recently accepted the position of Church Musician at Colleyville Presbyterian Church in Colleyville, Texas. Brian Moats is content manager at Theopolis Institute and teaches Bible and Psalm Chanting at the Trinity Classical Coop in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a deacon at Trinity Presbyterian Church, where he teaches Sunday School, Psalm singing, and leads a monthly hymn and psalm sing. He is married to Ashton and is daddy to Talitha and Abel. Friday Schedule8 AM: Coffee and refreshments (provided) 8:30 AM: Matins (Morning Prayer) 9 AM – Noon: Paul Buckley talk and singing workshop Noon: Sext (Midday Prayer) 12:15 PM – 2 PM: Lunch (provided on location) 2 PM – 4:30 PM: Paul Buckley talk and singing workshop 5 PM – 7 PM: Dinner (on your own, recommendations provided) 7 PM: Vespers (Evening Prayer, OPEN TO PUBLIC) 7:30 PM: Brian Moats Evening Lecture (OPEN TO PUBLIC) Saturday Schedule8 AM: Coffee and refreshments (provided) 8:30 AM: Matins (Morning Prayer) 9 AM – Noon: Paul Buckley talk and singing workshop Noon: Sext (Midday Prayer) 12:15 PM – 2 PM: Lunch (provided on location) 2 PM – 4:30 PM: Brian Moats talk and open discussion / singing 5 PM – 7 PM: Dinner (on your own, recommendations provided) 7 PM: Vespers (Evening Prayer, OPEN TO PUBLIC) 7:30 PM: PSALM ROAR! (OPEN TO PUBLIC) Required readings for the course discussion sessions will be provided to all registrants.