Executive Vice President and Editor-in-chief
Scott Aniol, PhD, is a teacher of culture, worship, aesthetics, and church ministry philosophy, he lectures around the country in churches, conferences, and seminaries, and he has authored several books including Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith and Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship, and dozens of articles published in theological journals. In addition to his role with G3, Scott is Professor of Pastoral Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary in Conway, Arkansas. Scott holds a masters degree in theological studies (SWBTS), a masters degree in aesthetics (NIU), and a PhD in worship theology (SWBTS). Scott and his wife, Becky, have four children: Caleb, Kate, Christopher, and Caroline.
Publications
Books
2022 Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith (H&E Publishing).
2022 Biblical Foundations of Corporate Worship (Free Grace Press)
2021 Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sunday (and the Other Six Days, Too) (Conway, AR: Free Grace Press).
2020 Draw Near: The Heart of Communion with God (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2020).
2020 Tune My Heart: Bible Narratives Devotional Guide for Individuals or Families (Fort Worth, TX: Religious Affections Ministries).
2017 (co-ed. with Ryan J. Martin) Hymns to the Living God (Fort Worth, TX: Religious Affections Ministries).
2015 By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture (Kregel Publications).
2014 (co-author with Kevin T. Bauder, David de Bruyn, Michael Riley, Ryan J. Martin, and Jason Parker) Conservative Christian Declaration (Fort Worth, TX: Religious Affections Ministries).
2010 Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World (Simpsonville, SC: Religious Affections Ministries).
2010 Sound Worship: Teacher’s Edition (Simpsonville, SC: Religious Affections Ministries).
2009 Worship in Song: A Biblical Philosophy of Worship and Music (Winona Lake, IN: BMH Books).
Articles
2021 “From Text to Expression: ‘Fittingness’ as a Guideline for Biblically-Informed Worship Music.” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 26.
2021 “Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Formation of the Christian Faith.” Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care (Spring).
2021 “Form and Substance: Baptist Ecclesiology and the Regulative Principle.” Included in David Charles and Rob Ventura, A Workman Not Ashamed: Essays in Honor of Albert N. Martin (Conway, AR: Free Grace Press).
2019 “Worship as Divider and Unifier: A Comparison of the Reformation with Contemporary Evangelicalism.” Journal of Ministry and Theology 22:2 (Fall).
2019 “Worship that Cannot be Touched: A Theology of Worship from the Book of Hebrews.” Journal of IRBS Theological Seminary.
2019 “Polishing Brass on a Sinking Ship: Toward a Traditional Dispensation Philosophy of the Church and Culture.” The Masters Seminary Journal 30:1 (Spring): 129–46.
2019 “The Holy Spirit’s Work in Worship: Extraordinary Experience or Disciplined Formation.” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 24.
2018 “Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs: Assessing the Debate.” Artistic Theologian 6.
2018 “Form and Substance: Baptist Ecclesiology and the Regulative Principle.” Journal of Baptist Theology and Ministry.
2017 “Was Isaac Watts Unitarian? Athanasian Trinitarianism and the Boundary of Christian Fellowship.” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 22.
2017 “Practice Makes Perfect: Corporate Worship and the Formation of Spiritual Virtue.” Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care (April).
2015 “Worldview Bias and the Origins of Hebrew Worship.” Answers Research Journal 8: 363-369.
2015 “The Discipline of Worship,” “Great Commission Worship,” “Life as Worship,” and “What is Spiritual Formation” in Disciple6: A Six-Year Curriculum for Making Teenage Disciples. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
2015 “Worship from the Nations: A Survey and Preliminary Analysis of the Ethnodoxology Movement.” Artistic Theologian 3.
2012 “Toward a Biblical Understanding of Culture.” Artistic Theologian 1.
2012 “Music” and “Musical Instruments” in Lexham Bible Dictionary (Logos Bible Software).
2011 “Was Isaac Watts a Proto-Dispensationalist?” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 16.
2010 “A Separatist Evaluation of the New Calvinism.” Frontline Magazine (May/June).
2008 “Pop Goes the Music: An Exploration of the Distinctions Between Folk and Pop Culture Through the Writings of Ralph Vaughan Williams.” Ralph Vaughan Williams Society Journal (June).
2008 “An Argument for the Superiority of Printed Media over Visual Media.” Included in Anne Machin and Russ Ward, Mirror Images (Darien, IL: Longman Publishers).
2006 “Where Is Christ in Christmas?” Frontline Magazine (November/December).
2005 “A Plea to Teach Children Hymns.” Sola! Putting Theology Back in the Pew (July).
Reviews
2021 “Book Review: What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse.” Artistic Theologian 9.
2020 “Book Review: Brahms’s A German Requiem: Reconsidering Its Biblical, Historical, and Musical Contexts by R. Allen Lott.” Southwestern Journal of Theology 63:1 (Fall).
2020 “Book Review: Imagining Theology: Encounters with God in Scripture, Interpretation, and Aesthetics by Garrett Green.” Southwestern Journal of Theology 63:1 (Fall).
2018 “Book Review: The Worship Pastor by Zack Hicks.” Artistic Theologian 6.
2017 “Book Review: The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher.” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 22.
2017 “Review Article: You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K. A. Smith.” Artistic Theologian 5.
2013 “Book Review: Doxology and Theology ed. by Matt Boswell.” Artistic Theologian 2.
2013 “Book Review: Imagining the Kingdom by James K. A. Smith.” Artistic Theologian 2.
2013 “Book Review: A Neglected Grace by Jason Helopoulos.” Artistic Theologian 2.
2013 “Book Review: Rhythms of Grace by Mike Cosper.” Artistic Theologian 2.
2013 “Book Review: Story-Shaped Worship by Robbie F. Castleman.” Artistic Theologian 2.
2013 “Gospel-Shaped Liturgy: A Review of Recent Literature.” Artistic Theologian 2.
2012 “Book Review: Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview by Albert Wolters.” Artistic Theologian 1.
2011 “Book Review: The Glory Due His Name: What God Says About Worship by Gary Reimers.” Journal of Dispensational Theology 15, no. 45 (August): 96-99.2009 “Book Review: Christ-Centered Worship by Bryan Chapell.” Themelios (November).