Joined Staff:

September, 1997

Main Duties:

Organize and present music for all Tenth worship services; oversee ensembles (choirs, orchestras), soloists, and concert series; train interns; and administer the music program.

Education:

A. Mus. (Piano) University of Western Ontario, 1986
B. Mus. (Piano Performance/Composition) Philadelphia College of Bible, 1992
B. S. (Bible) Philadelphia College of Bible, 1992
M. M. (Piano Performance) Indiana University, 1993
D. M. (Choral Conducting) Indiana University, 1999

Published Writings:

Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today (P&R, 2006)
“Music at Tenth: A Short History” in Tenth Presbyterian Church: 175 Years of Thinking and Acting Biblically, ed. Philip Ryken (P&R, 2004)

“A Case for Biblical Hymnody” in Give Praise to God: Sola Scriptura et Soli Deo Gloria: A Festschrift in Memory of James Montgomery Boice (P&R, 2003)

“Writing Hymns” in The Christian Imagination, ed. Leland Ryken, (Shaw Books, 2002)

“Church Music in a Post-Modern World” in Reformation Today, Nov.-Dec. 2002

Hymns for a Modern Reformation, with James Montgomery Boice (Tenth Church , 2000)

Insights into Johann Sebastian Bach’s Theology: Aspects of Lutheran Orthodoxy, Pietism and Mysticism in the Leipzig Cantatas, BWV 32 and 80. (Indiana University-Doc. diss., 1999)

Other Activities:

Council member, Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Board member, Church Music National Conference

Committee member, The Huguenot Fellowship

President, Paul Jones Music, Inc. www.pjonesmusic.us

Artistic Director, Tenth Concert Series

Conference speaker and performer 

Private teacher, piano and conducting

Personal Statement:

It is a privilege to serve the Lord in the ministry of music, which shares in the ministry of the Word alongside preaching. As the "handmaiden of theology" the roles of church music are: to help the congregation praise God, to help the congregation pray to God, and to help proclaim the Word of God. We strive to do this with all the ability given us for the praise of his glory. 
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I am a Canadian, born and raised in the maritime province of New Brunswick. In addition to music and theology, my personal interests are fly-fishing, hunting, tennis, volleyball, international travel, and all things Welsh.

Email/Blogsite:

pjones@tenth.org