Place your focus on edifying the church, helping the congregation connect with God, and pointing toward Jesus in all you do and sing. As we do this, we will be focused on leading the church in worship. And you know what? Great performance will follow. A desire to lead well always brings about joy, excellence …
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I think every worship leader and worship team member should lead worship for kids’ ministry now and then. It helps us understand more of what it means to have childlike faith and it also gives the worship leader and team a different experience of energy and connection. There’s a reason Jesus puts such an emphasis …
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Here’s the one question that will help your entire team flow more seamlessly during the worship service. We want to build a culture of asking this question in all our teams: the leadership team, the musicians, the hospitality team and the tech team members. Though it’s the Spirit that guides us, we believe the spirit …
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In our traditional service, we still have the prelude. In case you’re not familiar with the term prelude, this is the instrumental music that happens to begin worship. At times, people are still visiting a bit, other times it’s quiet, but this official and formal part of the liturgy is meant to help gather and …
Everyone comes to worship with their own level of comfort, experience and judgement. A guest in worship will often look around the room of a new church, take it all in and ultimately decide, “Are these people like me?” and “Do these people like me?” It speaks to the importance of a friendly congregation – …
Most Worship Leaders have a heart for God and for the church. And most are gifted for leading the church in music and worship. All of us can use refreshers on some of the basics, which are available in countless blogs and resources. But in the whirlwind of Sundays and all the preparation that is …
A humble and teachable heart sold out to God, and a love for the church are key requirements for any worship leader. But without some skill in music, it’s difficult to lead worship in the church. There has to be a balance, but for this post, we want to focus on the skill level of …
Habits are incredibly powerful. Collectively, they can really make an impact. A group of people can easily fall into habits together – which makes the ones we get into really important. I’m grateful for the worship team at our church and for all the good habits in place. Though routines and habits can get a …
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Here’s a list of ten things I use every week for worship ministry at our church. Guitar I have been playing guitar since 6th grade and have played every week ever since! The longest I have gone without playing was in 1999 when, based on inspiration from Rich Mullins, I ‘fasted’ from the guitar from …
The perfect church service would be one we are almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God. – CS Lewis One common theme for modern worship leaders is excellence. There are many definitions of excellence, and one often centers on removing barriers and hindrances so people are free to worship. The motivation for …