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Dreams for your worship ministry can inspire and encourage the team! I remember during a certain season of our ministry, we had just finished building a stage, upgrading the entire sound and video system, and redoing the worship space in general. I also remember an interesting thing that happened – the team began to stress […]

Most ministry burnout doesn’t come from one big failure.It comes from a slow erosion of the inner life. We learn how to prepare sermons, plan sets, schedule teams, and lead rehearsals. We’re trained to produce, organize, and execute. But many leaders were never taught how to quietly tend their soul over decades of service. Long-term

Burnout can happen to anyone – and volunteers in ministry are no exception. It’s been said that when someone leaves, they leave a person, not an institution, and that’s not easy to do! It’s so difficult for some people that they stay until they can’t take it anymore, having never expressed their feelings of burnout

What if you have lost your passion as a worship leader… and you’re still called upon to lead?  What do you do?  As a disclaimer, this brief blog post only scratching the surface with some practical ideas for overcoming a slump. If you sense your passion for ministry or life is a result of full-blown

I don’t take any of our worship team members for granted! Each one has God-given gifts and skills, invests extraordinary amounts of time learning music and leading worship, and are awesome people. I’m grateful for those in our church, those in our traveling ministry, and I praise the Lord for his presence in our ministry.

Every worship leader will tell you that the details before any given Sunday are endless. There are the details of scheduling, song selection, planning, music, chord charts, creative components, technical components, lyric projection, setup, sound checks, media, transitions, team members, and all the last-minute changes. Episode #139 If we’re not careful, we can become caught

If you have a strong and growing relationship with people off stage, you’ll have more of a connection on stage. This works at different levels depending on the size of the congregation (see relational versus presentational worship leading). But for most small to medium-large congregations, it’s a real benefit for the worship leader and team

Here are the basics of worship leading: 1. Heart for God You must have a heart for God to lead in worship. Musical ability is an asset, but without a desire to love and serve God and his church, there is no worship leadership. 2. Heart for the church You must believe in the mission

Innovation often comes because we hit a roadblock. We’re forced to come up with a solution to move forward. We should be thankful for roadblocks. They call us to action. THE VISION First, we have to decide if it’s worth it. Is the vision worth it? If it’s not something worth striving for, we’re not

Christmas is a beautiful season, and Christmas Eve worship is a huge part of it.  The presence of Jesus inspires worship.  Shepherds were in awe. Wise men came to worship.  And to this day, people respond to Jesus at Christmas, especially on Christmas Eve. As we plan for and lead Christmas Eve Candlelight Services, here