Another great resource for the church and music ministry. Download over 3000 pages of piano, vocal, and instrumental sheet music and charts for over 100 hymns. Download, print, rehearse! HymnCharts arrangements are convenient and easy to use – perfect for busy worship leaders. You really can blend hymns and praise music into a seamless, smooth…
First who, then what. Jim Collins Twenty years ago I interviewed a friend who started and now manages a large company. He has 200 employees in the U.S. and about 15,000 in China. He designs and manufactures those obnoxious inflatables that you see in people’s yards on holidays – Santas at Christmas, scarecrows at Halloween….
“Happy are they who dwell in thy house; continually do they praise Thee. Selah. Happy is the man who has strength in thee, in their heart the pilgrim-ways. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water.” Psalm 84:4-6 (ABSP, PBV) The other day as…
Last week I wrote that a leader’s most important job is choosing great team members. It’s the sine qua non of leadership. This week let’s think about how to choose great team members. 1. A leader should be involved in compiling her team. A leader should have the authority and responsibility to choose her team…
So much of worship ministry training these days is philosophical or theoretical but as a practitioner I tend to gravitate towards the practical applications. What I’ve found through both success and failure is if we make sure the foundational principles are in place we avoid the shallowness and structural weaknesses of many typical worship ministries….
As my church heads into a season of change (an auditorium remodel, a name change, and a new website) I am brought back to the Bible’s views on changing the method but not the message. Change can be hard, but the rewards can be worth the discomfort. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; “19 For since I am…
New Radiate Music artist and Michigan-based Inspiration Worship, featuring songwriter, vocalist and cancer survivor Linda Doane, globally releases its full-length debut Powerful Aug. 31 from Radiate Music. The new, 12-song album that carries Linda’s mission to share the gospel and God’s power in her life, will be available at iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon.com, Spotify and…
As I drove home from church the other night the question hit me, “what is my vision for my worship ministry?” As I pondered I realized my vision was too nebulous and incoherent to write down even though I previously thought I was clear and concise. I am writing this article because I assume that…
I came across a blog post recently by Charles Stone in which he summed up five questions that should be asked a your next staff meeting based on Andy Stanley’s book “Deep and Wide” . This prompted me to think about what questions we should be asking about the structure and focus of our tech…
In one of his letters, George Washington wrote that he and Martha had not had dinner at home alone for twenty years. Every night for twenty years—7,300 days in a row—they had guests and visiting dignitaries to entertain. (from: A. J. Jacobs, My Life as an Experiment, page 15) Granted, this anecdote is rather extreme….
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