Invitation Hymn

[xlsdraw]

If your church, gives an Invitation Hymn, after the preaching, does your whole church sing the Invitation Hymn, or does the Song Leader sing the Invitation Hymn solo?

 

[Novelist]

If your church, gives an Invitation Hymn, after the preaching, does your whole church sing the Invitation Hymn, or does the Song Leader sing the Invitation Hymn solo?

In all the Baptist churches I have been involved with, the whole congregation sings the Invitation Hymn.
Joe

 

[Armchair Apologist]

If your church, gives an Invitation Hymn, after the preaching, does your whole church sing the Invitation Hymn, or does the Song Leader sing the Invitation Hymn solo?

It all depends upon whether they sing all 97 stanzas of the invitation song and in such a case, it is better for the entire congregation to sing so the song leader does not wear out his voice!

 

[Jerome]

I know of a pastor who called for "Just As I Am" to be sung EVERY Sunday!

 

[Novelist]

I know of a pastor who called for "Just As I Am" to be sung EVERY Sunday!

I think that's fairly common.
Joe

 

[Martin Marprelate]

If your church, gives an Invitation Hymn, after the preaching, does your whole church sing the Invitation Hymn, or does the Song Leader sing the Invitation Hymn solo?

We don't have a 'song leader.' All hymns are sung by the congregation.

 

[Armchair Apologist]

We don't have a 'song leader.' All hymns are sung by the congregation.

You mean you don't have someone saying "Turn in your hymnals to #347" or whatever?

 

[Scarlett O.]

If your church, gives an Invitation Hymn, after the preaching, does your whole church sing the Invitation Hymn, or does the Song Leader sing the Invitation Hymn solo?

I don't think it matters. The purpose of an altar call or invitation is to give people an opportunity to respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we all sing, sometimes the minister of music sings alone and sometimes I am just asked to play with no singing.

 

[Martin Marprelate]

You mean you don't have someone saying "Turn in your hymnals to #347" or whatever?

The guy leading the service does that. If it's myself, I know nothing about music and am utterly unqualified to be a 'song leader.' I announce the hymn, the guy on the keyboard plays the opening line or two, and off we go! It seems to work.
The Lord gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers. None to be 'song leaders.'

 

[David Lamb]

The guy leading the service does that. If it's myself, I know nothing about music and am utterly unqualified to be a 'song leader.' I announce the hymn, the guy on the keyboard plays the opening line or two, and off we go! It seems to work.
The Lord gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers. None to be 'song leaders.'

I agree. Anyway, somebody saying, "Let's turn in our hymnbooks to Hymn Number such-and-such" is not acting a a "song leader", in the sense used in the post to which Martin was replying, which included these words: " or does the Song Leader sing the Invitation Hymn solo?" Clearly, the song leader (a role we don't have in my church) was not merely announcing the next hymn number.

 

[OnlyaSinner]

When our pastor will be preaching, almost always he will lead the congregational singing. When he is away - vacation/conference/etc - I usually lead, as I'm the loudest and am (usually) on pitch.