as we begin…

Please read this entire post CAREFULLY! It contains blog instructions and requirements and also, this week’s reading assignment.

Welcome to the beyond the classroom blog. Here is where you’ll find the germs of discussion born of our reading that will propel us in the classroom.
It is very important that you stay current in your reading and blogging, as a major portion of your grade will be based on this. Because so much of our grade will be subjective (even the content of your posts will require subjectivity on my part) so I will be completely objective and unmerciful regarding the actual reading and blogging.
And I won’t feel guilty!
Your ability to contribute even in the classroom, will depend on having read and thought through the texts and having formulated a response. What we get out of the class depends on how we let the discussions affect us. We will need to think and pray and respect one another immensely.
Remember that your blog posts will be a formulated as a question based on your response to the reading. Your post should be substantial enough to explain your thinking and give us an idea of how your question formed. IOW, “what was he thinking?”, or, “doesn’t the author really torque your headbolt?” won’t be adequate. For that matter, “does the author believe all worship music should express solely our thankfulness for salvation?”
You should cite page number and paragraph if you refer to a specific passage and set up your “problem” or “delight” with what is said.
In addition to your post, you MUST respond in the comment section to at least 3 (three)(III) other posts. This is where the discussions occur.

Ok- so here is the first week’s material.
This week’s two articles serve two purposes. First we are interested in the content and ideas, and they are presented loosely in interactive format. The second responds to the first.
Here are the links:
reading 1 - An Open Letter to Worship Song Writers
reading 2 - An Unauthorized Postscript to An Open Letter…
Listening - Podcast: Slicecast

Your original post must be posted and timestamped by Saturday evening at 9:00 o’clock each week so that adequate time will remain for comments.