The unique art form of jazz, especially because of its essence of improvisation, has some powerful implications for our spiritual growth. Chip Hammond is both a Presbyterian pastor and a jazz drummer. We discuss the intersection of the world of jazz and faith.
Chip’s church’s website: https://www.bethelpres.com
Spirituality in a Minor Key: https://www.bethelpres.com/articles/jazz-interview
Recommended Reading:
A Supreme Love: The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel by William Edgar
No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending by Esther Fleece Allen
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