Our Vision

An environment where Christian music is valued and nurtured.

The Center for Christian Music Studies was founded at Baylor University with the intent to provide leadership in all aspects of Christian music. As a preeminent Christian music center, we strive to encourage church musicians to cultivate their God-given potential and endeavor to provide resources for their continued personal development.

Areas of Study

Spotlight

Hearn Innovator Series - Fall 2021

Ken Medema - Monday, September 13th @ 6PM For four decades, Ken Medema has inspired people through storytelling and music. Though blind from birth, Ken sees and hears with heart and mind. His ability to capture spirit in word and song is unparalleled.One of the most creative and authentic artists performing today, Ken custom designs every musical moment of his performance with brilliant improvisation that.

Northcutt Lecture Series

David W. Music - Recording Now Available Over his forty-year academic career, Dr. David W. Music has become widely known as a prolific scholar, a gifted editor, a notable hymn arranger, and a wise mentor. His areas of expertise include congregational song, American church music, music of the Reformation, and Baptist church music. ...

Virtual Book Launch

Monday, April 19 @ 6:00PM (Central) The Center for Christian Music Studies, along with Mercer University and Southern Methodist University, are excited to host the virtual book launch for the newest publications by two Baylor church music alumni. Join Dr. Nathan Myrick and Dr. Marcell Steuernagal for this virtual event. Click here to learn more and register.

Book Review, The Gospel Coalition

Monique Ingalls - Singing the Congregation We are excited to share a recent review of Dr. Monique Ingalls' publication "Singing the Congregation: How Contemporary Worship Music Forms Evangelical Community." Now that contemporary worship music has become not only a major feature of evangelical identity in North America but also a multimillion-dollar industry, it's worth asking an often neglected question: How does contemporary worship music shape us?...

Announcing New Faculty Member

Maria Monteiro - Lecturer in Church Music Baylor School of Music is proud is excited to announce the hiring of Maria Monteiro. For the last seventeen years Maria Monteiro has taught music at Baptist University of the Americas (BUA) in San Antonio, Texas; She has served at First Mexican Baptist Church of San Antonio since 2008; and is a Ph.D. candidate in Church Music at Baylor. . ...

Jenny Skarke

Student Perspective - M.M. Church MusicSince I grew up in a family of singers and instrumentalists, I was always surrounded by music. I started taking voice lessons at age four and began performing on the Pasadena, Texas Rodeo stage shortly after. I have always loved performing, but it never crossed my mind that I would be studying music in college. After being an athletic trainer in high school, I was determined that I...

KWBU: Baylor Connections

Dr. Monique Ingalls Dr. Ingalls visits the KWBU studio to share how musical styles, technology and parishioners' expectations shape the communities in which they worship ...

Research & Resource Library

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