Author - Adriel Sanchez

2 articles

Rev. Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church in San Diego, CA. He also hosts Sola Media's Core Christianity podcast, and is the author of Praying with Jesus: Getting to the Heart of the Lord's Prayer (New Growth, 2024). Pastor Adriel is married to Ysabel, and together they have six children.

An image of a woman singing with imagery to convey the importance of music in Christian worship.

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Ministry Practical Theology

What Is Worship Music For? 5 Reasons to Sing

Adriel SanchezFebruary 16, 2026

Singing has always played a key role in the church’s liturgy. In Old Testament times, King David organized prophet-musicians to glorify Yahweh with lyres, harps, and cymbals (1 Chron 25:1). The apostles of our Lord Jesus sang psalms, hymns, and...

An older pastor in a clerical collar holding a phone and scrolling social media with a Bible visible in the background.

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Digital Discipleship Ministry

Questions Every Pastor on Social Media Should Ask Themselves

Adriel SanchezAugust 14, 2025

Social media is full of 280-character gems and landmines. Like the covenant God made with Israel through Moses, this world comes with blessings and curses. It can be vitally rewarding or pastorally disqualifying. Life in the land of X (formerly...