Breakout Sessions

Sing! Global 2021 will feature 48 breakout sessions to provide practical insights on a wide array of topics.

Whether you attended in-person or online, you can view ALL the breakouts at singglobal.com – simply click on the links below.

In Person Breakout Seminars

Breakout Block A

  • Keith & Kristyn Getty – Family Hymn Sing: Reflections on a Year in Lockdown and Building for the Future
  • Tommy Bailey – Let the Word of Christ Dwell In You Richly: Planning Christ-Centered Worship Services
  • Jeremy Begbie – The Arts as Foretastes of God’s Future
  • David Kim – A Recital with David Kim
  • Trillia Newbell – The Unifying Gospel: Loving One Another As He Loved Us
  • Sweetwater Guys – Using Technology to Reconnect Your Congregation Both Online and In-Person

Breakout Block B

  • Alistair Begg — “Have This Mind Among You:” Christ-like Humility in the Local Church
  • Hymn Writers – Hymn Writers in the Round: “Almost Home” Part B
  • Bob Kauflin – What Keeps You Singing? Hope for the Weary Worship Leader
  • Sandra McCracken – Send Out Your Light: The Illumination of Scripture and Song (her new book)
  • Shai Linne – Singing of a New Reformation: Unity in Worshiping Christ Alone
  • Kim Wood Sandusky – The Voice, The Calling, The Dream
  • Sweetwater Guys – Improving Your Live Stream

Breakout Block C

  • David Platt — Unity for the Sake of the Great Commission
  • Joel Beeke – Why do we need to listen to the The Puritans on Christ-Centered Worship
  • Panel – Congregational Worship through the Pandemic and Beyond: Lessons & Opportunities
  • Jubilant Sykes intv’d by John Martin – Singing, Classical Music, Faith and Life: An Interview with Jubilant Sykes
  • Robert Morgan – The Vital Importance of Christ-Centered Hymns for Children
  • Ross Wilson – The Painted Word
  • Sweetwater Guys – 5 Simple Ways to Improve Audio in Small to Medium-Sized Churches

Breakout D

  • Ligon Duncan – With His Own Blood He Bought Her: The Atonement and the Unity of the Church
  • Os Guinness – Set Free for Freedom: Christians and the Global Crisis of Freedom
  • Conrad Mbewe – I Am Bound for the Promised Land: Singing of Heaven and Eternity
  • Ben Shive – We All Play Second Fiddle: Serving the Congregation from Every Instrument
  • Malcolm Guite -The Forgotten Key: How the Bible Unlocks the Great Works of Western Literature and Poetry
  • Joel Kurz and Eric McAllister – If It Had Not Been for the Lord: Why We Sing in Hard Times
  • David Mathis – Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders

Online Breakout Seminars

Monday 13th September

  • Stephen Nichols – When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: Hymns on Christ from Isaac Watts to the Present Day
  • CityAlight – Songwriting Tips and New Hymns from CityAlight
  • Kevin Twit – Hymns as Medicine for the Soul: Finding Healing in Forgotten Hymnals
  • Jordan Kauflin – Transforming Your Rehearsal: How to Shepherd, Equip, and Empower Your Team Every Week
  • Juan Sanchez – Rediscovering Church for a Post-Covid Age
  • Isaac Adams – Singing and Unity: Why the Race Conversation Still Matters and How We Can Listen with Love
  • Andrew Peterson – Adorning the Dark: Good Words for Good Work
  • Shai & Blair Linne – Christians and the Arts: Embracing Beauty and the Image of God in a Broken World

Tuesday 14th September

  • Harold Best – Church Song: Donkeys, Thrones and Danger Zones
  • Jim Thomas – Hope for Weary Pastors
  • Jonathan Leeman – Why Do the Nations Rage? Unity in the Church in a Divided Age
  • Karen Swallow Prior – The Power of Poetry in Our Hymns
  • Jonathan Rea – Help! How Can We Motivate Pre-Teens and Teens to Sing?
  • Wayne Chen – How Christ-Centered Singing Inspires Global Missions

Wednesday 15th September

  • Ken Mbugua – Protecting the True Gospel through the Songs of the Church
  • Augustus Nicodemus Lopes – Greater Than All Our Sin: Singing the Wonders of Salvation By Grace Alone
  • Sergio Villanueva – Pastors and Creatives: Why the Local Church Is Better When They Work Together
  • Pam Andrews and Katie Sutton – Children’s Choirs after Covid: How to Get Kids Singing Like Never Before
  • Sherif Fahim – Why We Must Get Christology Right in Worship and Missions
  • Sol Fenne – Hymns in Hard Places: Singing among the Marginalized and the Hurting