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Teach and They Will Learn

I have to make a heartfelt confession, for years I have been a judge of people in my church. As I would lead worship from the platform and look down on the congregation, I would often pass judgment on those who were not “visible” worshippers. I could tell those who viewed the music as a…

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Glorious

Nashville, Tenn., October 1, 2009 – Two-time Dove Award winning Paul Baloche is one of today’s most influential worship leaders and songwriters. Glorious, his eighth collection of new worship songs, releases Nov. 3 on Integrity Music and features co-writes with Michael W. Smith, Brenton Brown, Meredith Andrews, Jason Ingram, Ben Gowell and Rita Baloche. In…

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Copyright in the Church

Over the past weeks I have run into some questions about copyright in the area of music and video. The questions were simple and easy to understand and answer, and yet, I am finding that more and more churches, even though they have a CCLI and CVLI license, are uninformed of what they can and…

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Mission Service Supply

Over the past ten years or so, the church has become more aware of the need to improve upon their visual ministries. Overhead projectors are a thing of the past and although many churches are utilizing video projectors, many are still behind in quality and formatting. My churches screens are all 16:9. It is the…

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Pieces of a Real Heart

Nashville, Tenn., February 8, 2009 – GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award winning Sanctus Real releases its fifth studio album, Pieces Of A Real Heart, on Sparrow Records March 9, 2010. Working with acclaimed producers Chris Stevens (tobyMac, Matthew West), Jason Ingram (Bebo Norman, Tenth Avenue North) and Rusty Varenkamp (Leeland, David Crowder Band, Mute Math), Pieces Of…

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Bluetree, God Of This City

Even with an ocean separating the United States from Bluetree’s home of Belfast, Ireland, the band definitely identifies with the common struggle of desensitization to a seemingly constant stream of bad news. With bombings, a long history of bloodshed between those who actually claim to love and serve God, and random acts of violence the…

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RIP Wireless Microphone Systems?

It is so nice to know that our wonderful government is always concerned for us. They want us to enjoy better TV picture quality. By the time it’s all said and done, we all will have new TVs or adapters out of necessity. (I wonder if there is a tax credit for that?) The last…

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The Practice of Praise

The body of Christ is experiencing another “reformation” – a reformation of worship – and it could be just as significant as Luther’s campaign. But as churches negotiate the reformation, important questions arise: What is the difference between a “traditional” worship service and a “praise and worship” style service? How can my church negotiate a…

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Everyone Overcome

Here it is! The highly anticipated 4th project from the Desperation Band. Straight from New Life Church in Colorado, this passionate group of award-winning songwriters and worship leaders continue to introduce new passionate modern worship songs with their fourth project, Everyone Overcome. Songs like “Counting on God” and “Overcome” have been significant songs for the…

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A Heart of Worship

Lamar Boschman is a wonderful worship leader and writer on the topic of worship. This book is a well balanced piece that will help you in your growth and understanding of worship. In our opinion, this is Lamar’s best book on the subject. It is well worth the time and money to purchase and read….

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