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Emily Snider Andrews serves as Executive Director of the Center for Worship and the Arts and Assistant Professor of Music and Worship at Samford University's School of the Arts. Her work centers on equipping worship leaders through academic formation and practical ministry engagement across evangelical contexts.
Her academic credentials span music, theology, and worship studies:
- Bachelor of Music, Samford University
- Master of Music, Baylor University
- Master of Divinity, George W. Truett Theological Seminary (Baylor University)
- PhD in Christian Worship, Fuller Theological Seminary
Research focuses on evangelical worship, sacramental theology, and the integration of music and theology. She investigates how modern worship music in renewalist contexts fosters sacramental encounters, bridging academic scholarship with ecclesial practice through ritual studies and aesthetic theology.
Her 2013-2023 publications reveal consistent engagement with Southern Baptist and charismatic evangelical traditions, examining liturgical authority, worship leadership formation, and contemporary music's capacity for divine-human encounter across denominational boundaries.
Award recognition:
- Lilly Endowment, Inc. grant supporting youth and emerging adult worship initiatives
Dr. Andrews mentors students in worship leadership and church music programs while directing the Center for Worship and the Arts. Her Lilly Endowment grant enables development of intergenerational worship resources, viewing academic teaching as an extension of her ordained ministry calling.
She leads the Center for Worship and the Arts and participates in the North American Academy of Liturgy's Contemporary and Alternative Worship working group, advancing collaborative research on artistic worship practices that glorify God and join the Spirit's transformative work.
