The working group and project “Chant Anabaptiste” (anabaptist singing) began at the MWC Assembly in Asunción, Paraguay, 2009.
The working group has met twice a year or more since then. It offers a calendar with scripture references for worship and music suggestions and arranges for articles on songs for the French monthly “Christ Seul”. The website chantanbaptiste.ch site aims to :
- create a link between people interested in community singing or personal approach
- encourage reflection on the place of singing in worship planning
- Invite reflection on the message a song conveys
- allow a judicious choice of songs according to the different moments of the liturgical year, the biblical text meditated on, the community or personal situation experienced
- inform on the organization of music writing and composing workshops
- participate in the reflection on the creation of a collection of Anabaptist songs in French.
In this perspective, the working group seeks above all to play a facilitating role.