Dr. Warren Anderson

DCWPA Director, Professor

P: 847.628.1570
E: [email protected]

Dr. Anderson, a Judson alumnus (鈥�86), serves as Director of Judson鈥檚 Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts, with responsibilities that include directing the 好色先生TV Choir and teaching in the Worship Arts and Music departments.

听A Judson 鈥渓ifer,鈥� Anderson also has served his alma mater as Dean of the Chapel, Dean of Men, Director of Housing, Director of Christian Ministries, Lecturer in Communication Arts, houseparent, admissions counselor, summer-ministry-team director, and assistant men鈥檚 basketball coach during his 30+ years as a Judson faculty/staff member.听 He has been married to Lea since 1991, and they have two children.听听

  • 2010, Doctor of Worship Studies, Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies, Jacksonville, FL.
  • 1992, M.A. in English, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
  • 1986, B.A. in Communication Arts (English concentration), Judson College, Elgin, IL.

Contemporary worship; rock, pop, jazz, and choral music; writing

Numerous articles and reviews for听Worship Leader听尘补驳补锄颈苍别,听Contemporary Christian Music听magazine,听Act 3 Review, the Elgin听Daily Courier-News, and the Wheaton听Daily Journal,听a sampling of which appears below:

鈥淭he 3 Deadly Sins of Blended Worship鈥� (Worship Leader Magazine鈥檚 Song Discovery, September 2005)听听

鈥�8 Tips to Making Your Team Portable鈥� (Worship Leader, June 2008)听 听 听 听

鈥淭he ABC鈥檚 of Avoiding Burned-Out Church Workers鈥� (Worship Leader, September/October 2000)听 听 听 听

鈥淏eyond Rock: Petra Finds New Purpose in Putting a Heart/Beat to Josh McDowell鈥檚 鈥榃hy Wait?鈥� Campaign鈥� (CCM, June 1990)听听 听 听听听听 听 听 听

鈥淏eyond the Lip Service: To Obey Is Better Than . . . Everything鈥� (Worship Leader, May/June 2001)听 听 听 听

鈥淐hildren Are Lay People, Too: Orchestrating a Kids鈥� Choir鈥� (Worship Leader, March/April 1999)听 听 听 听

鈥淐hoirs: Why Bother?鈥� (Worship Leader Magazine鈥檚 Song Discovery, October 2005)听 听 听 听

鈥淐hurch Choirs: The Quest for Cultural Relevance鈥� (Worship Leader, May 2007)听 听 听 听

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鈥淕od of Sorrow: The Unique Relationship between Suffering and Worship鈥� (Worship Leader, September 2008)听听听 听 听 听

鈥淗ome & Heart: Sandi Patti Balances Motherhood & Ministry鈥� (CCM, April 1988)听 听 听 听

听鈥淛oy to the World: Truth and Grace in the Midst of Worship Wars鈥� (Worship Leader, November/December 2010)听听

鈥淜illing Worship鈥� (Worship Leader, November/December 2011)听 听听

鈥淢artin Luther: The Champion of Spiritual Song鈥� (Worship Leader, January/February 2014)听 听 听

听鈥淥rganic Liturgy as the Cure for Bible-Absent Worship in the Contemporary Church鈥� (Act 3 Review, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2006)

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鈥淩enewing Worship: The Positive Payoff of Messing with Convention鈥� (Worship Leader, July/August 2012)听 听 听听听

鈥淪peak the Language: 3 Keys to Directly Addressing & Welcoming Nonbelievers or Visitors鈥� (Worship Leader, May 2013)听听

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鈥溾�橳here is a Fountain鈥�: The Story of William Cowper鈥� (Worship Leader, June 2010)听听

鈥淲orship in Our Everyday, Ordinary Life” (Judson Today, Summer 2013)听听

Having been encouraged to begin writing a blog for years, I have finally embarked upon this mission with听Emmaus Road Worshipers, weekly thoughts on the idea that our Lord, as He did for the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, has surprises for us in worship.听听听

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Ongoing studies in congregational song

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