The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music is the first comprehensive reference to cover this important American musical form. Coverage includes all aspects of both African-American and white gospel from history and performers to recording techniques and styles as well as the influence of gospel on different musical genres and cultural trends.

How to Play Hymns and Gospel Songs in Evangelistic Styles, is presented in three sections. The first section presents how to play hymns in Basic Chorale Style. The second section presents how to play hymns in Full Chorale and Accompaniment Styles. The third section is a collection of well-loved standard Gospel hymns, already arranged for you, using the three Styles taught in sections one and two.

This collection of biblical, theological, historical, and pastoral essays celebrates the remarkable forty-year ministry of the Rev. Dr. Robert S. (“Rob”) Rayburn. A man of scholarly gifts and a shepherd’s heart, Rob not only faithfully served a single congregation for his entire ministerial career, but also contributed to the wider church through his perceptive theological writings. Just as Rob embodied pastoral warmth, intellectual rigor, and an appreciation for the catholicity of the Christian tradition, so too the essays of this “ecclesial Festschrift” seek to bring scholarly expertise into the service of Christ’s church. Contributors: William Barker Joel Belz Ron Bergey John Birkett Bryan Chapell Jack Collins Ian Hamilton Eric Irwin David Jones Joshua Moon Robert G. Rayburn II George Robertson Kevin Skogen Jacob Skogen John Wykoff