Make no mistake about it: the most important musical group in the church is the congregation. Worship is for all of God’s people; the New Testament doctrine of the priesthood of all believers calls for the saints to lift up their voices (whether musically gifted or not) in a unified chorus of praise and adoration…
If you are in a leadership position, you know that a leader dies and lives by his ability to organize and plan. No matter what you are leading – choir, worship team, or small group, being organized will help eliminate a host of problems. I have been on staff in the church for almost twenty…
It’s so easy to get in a rut with our worship! The longer we stay in the rut, the more our people can simply go through the motions of the service without thinking, without truly worshiping. This article presents scores of specific ideas to help you in worship planning. It can also help you weed…
So you’re going to be using LED par cans, let me give you some helpful tips and notes. These are a few things that I’ve learned through trial and error. 1. Don’t light primary faces. LED provides a rather unnatural light. The only time I use LED to light faces is during a worship set…
If you have been in the ministry for a while you know that the arts department has a tendency to draw people of all colors and expressions. We are a bit different as people who are for the most part on the creative side. We see things in a different light and approach things in…
Definition: The worship gap is the distance between your expectations and what really happens. When I prepare and practice a worship set, I do in the light of an expectation of how the congregation will respond. Sometimes the congregation exceeds my expectations and which is absolutely fantastic. But what happens when we prepare a worship…
Music is a sublime creation of God which is especially suited as a vehicle for believers to express praise to their Creator. How it must then grieve Him (and delight the Enemy) when this special gift all too often becomes a force for division (if not strife) rather than unity in our churches. The Church…
Forward What does it mean to be a worship leader? Many articles on the subject address musical, spiritual and technical issues involved in worship. In preparation for classes and seminars that I have taught, I’ve come to realize that these articles address only half the equation. While worship is important, leadership is equally important. The…
When I begin to evaluate my ministry tool belt, several things come to mind. As a worship leader of 20 years I have fair skills in music and in organization. My education has been a blessing to help prepare me for God’s calling on my life. I know how to lead a choir and band…
This article is for worship leaders. And as such, I believe it needs to focus on leadership skills. It is my intent to do this from a Biblical perspective. The only prerequisite for leadership is you must have somebody follow you. I can be just one person or thousands. The definition is still the same…
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