TGC Podcast Music and Liturgy in the Local Church
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Apr 17, 2026 
Keith Getty, a hymnwriter reviving congregational song; Ligon Duncan, a theology professor and seminary chancellor; and Matt Boswell, pastor and contemporary hymnwriter. They discuss how worship music shapes theology and discipleship. They critique commercialized trends and urge pastors to lead liturgy. Practical topics include building a lasting hymn canon, encouraging congregational singing, and designing gospel-centered liturgies.
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Public Worship Teaches Theology
- Public worship shapes who God is for a congregation and disciples theology more than weekly preaching alone.
- Ligon Duncan: if worship isn't according to Scripture, congregations risk worshiping an imagined god and will believe how they worship more than what they're preached.
Prioritize Expositional Preaching And Family Discipleship
- Cultivate expositional preaching and family discipleship to root congregational worship in the historic gospel.
- Matt Boswell is encouraged by young people hungry for exposition and by children being discipled in homes and churches.
Radio Driven Song Culture Created Liturgical Drift
- Contemporary Christian radio and fast-moving song churn shaped decades of evangelical song selection and liturgy.
- Keith Getty warns this commercialized pipeline risks teaching shallow doctrine and fracturing liturgical continuity across generations.