Author: Northwestern Publishing House
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Looking Back, Forging Ahead – A Letter From the Editor
January offers a natural time to reflect on the past year. At NPH, as we look back on music and worship, we are deeply thankful for all the ways God allows us to serve our church leadership, church musicians and worship coordinators, and congregation members. In 2019: NPH published eight children’s choral anthems in 2019.…
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Why Use Open Questions?
For what reasons might an open question be so useful for when teaching adults? The question above is an example of an “open question.” An open question is a question for which there isn’t one correct answer. Or, to say it a bit differently, an open question is one for which there could be several,…
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But What About Questions?
Given that this article is about asking questions, it seems obvious that we should begin with a question, doesn’t it? So the question is, could we agree that asking questions is a crucial tool in the toolbox of the educator? Pause for a moment. Seriously. Pause and think about the question that was just asked.…
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5-Minute Bible Studies: For Teens – Letter From the Editor
Dear brothers in the ministry, The teenage years are challenging years for many—spiritually challenging. How often don’t pastors wistfully scan the assembled worshipers with an ache in their hearts because of the absence of many recent confirmands. How many parents don’t cautiously encourage their high school students to include time in their busy schedules for…
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Lecture: Still a Great Tool!
In the past years, educators of adults have pushed hard for learning to become more active, more interactive, and more self-directed. And research would seem to indicate that the more active a learner is, the more likely the learner is to remember what they’ve learned. A bit of common sense would tell us that. In…
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What is Epiphany?
With Christmas time now largely at an end, you might hear a new seasonal word floating around: Epiphany. Epiphany is an ancient tradition that commemorates Jesus’ physical appearance to the non-Jewish world, focusing our eyes on the marvelous truth that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior for all people. The word “epiphany”…
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How to Teach Research Learners
Research learners love to read and study to learn. They desire debate and always want the big picture before, during, and after learning. They prefer to learn by studying about ideas and how things are related. They love problem solving that requires collecting, organizing, and evaluating data. They enjoy arguing or debating a point based…
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From the NPH Director of Worship & Sacred Music
Dear Fellow Musician, “I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me” (Psalm 13:6). We rejoice each year in the gifts God gives to his church on earth for the proclamation and praise of his goodness, in particular the gifts of music and faithful composers and arrangers. The last few months…