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Mangling Our Banner?
February 7, 2011So Christina Aguilera botched the words to the National Anthem last night at the Super Bowl. One news site had a poll asking if "we forgive her?" Forgive her? Sure. I botch words every week when I lead. It's the running joke on my worship team. I even f
Creating Inner Movement
February 4, 2011Here's an excerpt from Chord Voicings for the Advancing Guitarists . It shows how to create inner movement within open movable chords.
28 Ways to Make Great Segues: Segue #14
February 4, 2011Segue #14: A Talking Transition Words are very unnecessary they can only do harm ~"Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode From #13 to #14 we swing from silence as a segue to a talking transition. Honestly, after my bumbling beginnings as
Ministry, Intimacy and a Disrobed Disco
| February 4, 2011For the Pharisees it was studying the scripture and keeping the law. For me, it's doing ministry. I wrap myself in the robe of pastor and musician instead of the arms of Jesus...
Keywords:, intimacy, john 5, mark batterson, soul print, surrender, worship |
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Great Song/Free Praise Chart
January 13, 2011If you haven't heard People's Church or Natalie Grant's "Your Great Name," you need to. Praise charts is offering the leadsheet/piano/vocal and chord chart for FREE. It'll end soon, so grab it now! UPDATE: it has ended...but check out this song - it's
Small Church/Big Worship - Numbers Matter...
January 5, 2011No one walks into a church of 100 and expects Hillsong United. But there is a slight disappointment when “Mighty to Save†isn’t that, well, mighty. Numbers matter. I know I’m not supposed to say that. But when it comes to corporate worship
28 Ways to Make Great Segues: Segue #13
January 1, 2011Segue #13 - Selah Selah is one of those words that scholars guess at, kinda like how we guess at what's going on with Donald Trump's hair. I like how the Amplified Bible describes it: pause, and think of that. Selah that is, not the Don's ba
28 Ways to Make Great Segues: Segue #12, pt.2
December 31, 2010Segue #12 - Scripture, part 2 We talked in part 1 about why scripture is a "segue on steroids." Now let's look at how we can use this muscle to carry us between between songs. A Connector of Themes This Sunday we're singing Crown Him W
14 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 9
December 29, 2010Escape #8: The Ubiquitous D Shape (Part 9, Way to Escape # 8. I know, it's confusing. Just go with me here...) OK, I barely know what ubiquitous means. I've just always wanted to use it ever since I heard Steve Taylor sing " as a slave to that ubi
LIDs
November 3, 2010Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem. ~Eric Hoffer I had the privilege this Sunday to introduce a new worship leader to our congregation. We didn't hire him. Nor did he transfer from another church. He's been here for a while--I just duste
worship planning tip #17
November 3, 2010worship planning tip #17 Unless you have the same band and vocals week after week, always plan your songs with an eye on the musician* schedule. Look at the range the vocalists who may be taking the lead. Look at the strength of your scheduled band and d
Small Church/Big Worship - 10 Ways The Senior Pastor Can Make This Sunday Remarkable
November 2, 2010I believe the senior pastor of any church is the CLW: Chief Lead Worshiper . He sets the tone for corporate worship. For the solo pastor of a smaller church, he may be actually leading the worship, or at least doing most of the behind-the-scenes wor
28 Ways to Make Great Segues: Segue #12, pt.1
October 27, 2010Segue #12 - Scripture Transitioning from one song to another with scripture is like segue on steroids . (Without the 'roid rage.) Here are several reasons: ONE - It's a Compass Using scripture, especially amongst man-written songs, is a comp
Small Church/Big Worship, an Introduction
October 26, 2010Small churches. They're everywhere. Check out this excerpt from a great post I just read: Imagine you are looking down a very, very long street, and all the churches of U.S. are lined up along the left side of the street from smallest to la
May god wrap his arm around him and his family in ...
October 25, 2010May god wrap his arm around him and his family in this time of need.. Sending my thoughts and prayers to him.. May god bless them..
Our community and our family is praying for brando...
October 25, 2010Our community and our family is praying for brandon everyday and for the lord to watch over him and his family as the lord heals his wounds. I will be holding a benefit for brandon and his family if anyone would like the details please contact me @ moonch
Unless Chris Tomlin's Your Worship Leader...
October 25, 2010...you probably need to lower the key on Chris Tomlin's songs. You may have one singer who can nail those notes. But most of your team can't. And your congregation REALLY can't. So you go to Song Select and print out a more congregationally-friendly key
Brandon Moore...
October 24, 2010You don't know Brandon. Or chances are that you don't, unless you're from northern Morrow County, OH. But he's someone to get to know . Brandon goes to my church. He does video editing with me and helps out just about any other way he can. And I l
worship planning tip #8: Charts - Overdo it
October 23, 2010Charts - this is one of those places where the worship leader/pastor/director needs to overdo it. And by "overdo it" -- be all things to to all musicians, if at all possible. My OCD (obsessive chart development) stems back to a prolonged and silent suff
Top 10 Reasons to Host a Worship Guitar Workshop
September 5, 2010//TEN// Teach your guitarists how to play something other than Stairway to Heaven. //NINE// The guitar has between 15 & 22 playable frets. The average guitarist uses only 4 of those. //EIGHT// Your more experienced guitarists
Live Events
September 5, 2010If you're near a live worship guitar workshop, you're not going to want to miss the hands-on practical training that happens in these smaller group settings. Here are the scheduled events. Click on the city to get more information. Marque
Walmart Worship, II
September 1, 2010After my search for salt , I put the bags in my cart and begin to make the long trek back to the grocery side (where, of course, I parked). Out of the corner of my eye, I saw bundles of firewood on the shelf. Walmart is now selling firewood. With
Walmart Worship, I
| September 1, 2010 I needed softner salt. My town's water can turn a black t-shirt charcoal gray in a single wash. A musician needs to protect his black t-shirts. My wife needed some spices for something she was making. Two diverse items + one trip = Walmart. Crud.
emotional energy (i.e. actually caring)
August 31, 2010I had two restaurant experiences lately. One was at a pizza chain with my wife and kids. My kids are, well, kids. Our server was, well, not there. I waited tables in college, and even had a short stint in my 30s, so I have a tremendous amount of sympathy
14 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 8
August 30, 201014 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 8: Escape #7: Power Chords (and not just the ones your aging, AC/DC-junkie uncle uses...) Picture it: A Peavey Bandit amp sitting on my unmade bed. I plug in my shiny new, dark blue Carvin DC200 wit
14 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 7
August 8, 201014 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets: Part 7 [Escape #6: The Sus2 Chord] The Sus2 chord is a major triad's cooler cousin and a power chord's more sonically interesting step-sister. A Major Triad is a: Fifth Third Root The Third is a "major 3r
14 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 6
July 31, 201014 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 6 Read part 5 [Escape #5] Open Movable Chords There's nothing new under the sun. But sometime in jr. high, circa 1988, I slid the open E chord shape up to the 6th fret I thought I had foun
The Music Stand & the GPS
July 30, 2010During worship, charts on the music stand are a lot like a GPS. It'll show you where to go, give you instructions, and is easy to keep looking at. The issue arises when you continue to keep looking at it: A worship musician with
14 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 5
July 28, 201014 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 5 Read Part 4 [Escape #4] In much of life, theory precedes (and is often far easier) than practice. I can tell you the basic theory behind a internal combustion engine. Fuel, sparks, pistons, expl
14 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 4
July 26, 201014 Ways to Escape the First Four Frets, Part 4 [Escape #3 continued] ... need to read the first half ? We're in the middle of exploring barre chords as a way to escape the first four frets. If all we knew was what we discussed
