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11 Deadly Sins of the Worship Team, Part 1

11 Deadly Sins of the Worship Team, Part 1 By Jon Nicol   |  May 16, 2012
The first of 11 deadly sins of our worship teams commit...

Three Ways to Stop Confusing Tempo and Feel

Three Ways to Stop Confusing Tempo and Feel By Jon Nicol   |  May 14, 2012
Why is it important to understand the difference? Reason #1: immature musicians try to achieve “big” with “fast.”

Ten Tough Truths Worship Teams Must Embrace

Ten Tough Truths Worship Teams Must Embrace By Jon Nicol   |  May 10, 2012
Here's 10 things we probably all know, but maybe need a reminder about. I know I do...

Baptism as Worship

Baptism as Worship By Jon Nicol   |  May 9, 2012
Why baptism is good worship...
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What I Learned In Buffalo...

What I Learned In Buffalo... By Jon Nicol   |  May 7, 2012
Five lessons I learned at Christian Musician Summit this past weekend...

Hot Mess or Magnificent System? Weigh in your opinion

Hot Mess or Magnificent System? Weigh in your opinion By Jon Nicol   |  May 4, 2012
Should a worship ministry have a rotation of four different "bands," each with their own leader, style and set of songs? Please weigh in...

Segues: The On and Off Ramps in Worship

Segues: The On and Off Ramps in Worship By Jon Nicol   |  May 3, 2012
Transitions between songs happen whether we plan them or not. We should probably plan them.

Recalculating: 5 Questions to Ask When Planning Songs

Recalculating: 5 Questions to Ask When Planning Songs By Jon Nicol   |  May 2, 2012
How to confuse your congregation during worship...

If Worship is a Journey, What's Our Destination?

If Worship is a Journey, What's Our Destination? By Jon Nicol   |  May 1, 2012
Is worship just the "preliminary" stuff before the sermon?

Journey of Worship or a Drive Around Iowa?

Journey of Worship or a Drive Around Iowa? By Jon Nicol   |  April 30, 2012
One summer, my parents decided to take us on a driving vacation. The destination? Iowa...

Read this Saturday Night

Read this Saturday Night By Jon Nicol   |  April 25, 2012
10 Commandments to Starting Sunday...

Three Worship Myths That Frustrate Smaller Churches

Three Worship Myths That Frustrate Smaller Churches By Jon Nicol   |  April 24, 2012
Breaking the myths about music and worship in a smaller church...

Six Excuses for Not Listening to Songs

Six Excuses for Not Listening to Songs By Jon Nicol   |  April 23, 2012
One of the most common preparation mistakes worship musicians make is not listening to the songs...

Is Your Team Full of Renters, Squatters or Stewards?

Is Your Team Full of Renters, Squatters or Stewards? By Jon Nicol   |  April 20, 2012
What a sinking tub and my neighbor's cat taught me about a healthy worship team...

One Stupid Question Worship Leaders Should Avoid

One Stupid Question Worship Leaders Should Avoid By Jon Nicol   |  April 19, 2012
Do you REALLY...?

29 Worship Tools for Under $29, 10

29 Worship Tools for Under $29, 10 By Jon Nicol   |  April 18, 2012
#18 - a great cheat for guitarists...

The Glorious Awkwardness of Baptism

The Glorious Awkwardness of Baptism By Jon Nicol   |  April 16, 2012
Have you seen one lately? Not a ceremonial sprinkling, but a full-on drench. It's awkward...

5 Things Gungor Reminded Me About Worship & Music

5 Things Gungor Reminded Me About Worship & Music By Jon Nicol   |  April 13, 2012
Packed into a small club with no one more than 15 feet from the stage, here are some things Gungor got me thinking about worship (and and bald white guys)...

Learning Worship Guitar May Be Easier Than You Think

Learning Worship Guitar May Be Easier Than You Think April 12, 2012
A guest post from GuitarZonline.com founder John Sizemore...

Music Stand Scribbles...The Fine Art of "Mark Your Charts"

Music Stand Scribbles...The Fine Art of By Jon Nicol   |  April 11, 2012
I’m working on a new mantra with my team (and myself) during rehearsal: write it down...

Free iPad.

Free iPad. By Jon Nicol   |  April 10, 2012
At the risk of sounding Zen - there is no free iPad...

Learning Versus Knowing a Song

Learning Versus Knowing a Song By Jon Nicol   |  April 9, 2012
What kind of investment does it take to move from "learning" a song to truly "knowing" it? And can you cross the line and be "over-invested"?

Why We Call It Good

Why We Call It Good By Jon Nicol   |  April 6, 2012
In honor of Good Friday, I'll be giving away my ebook, Eight Words from now till Sunday morning...

Develop A Solid Sense of Time, Part 3

Develop A Solid Sense of Time, Part 3 By Jon Nicol   |  April 5, 2012
What to do when your team can't keep time: blame it on the singers...

Great Easter Song 2...

Great Easter Song 2... By Jon Nicol   |  April 4, 2012
Gateway Church's latest album has a good one for Easter. It's called Victorious...

Great Easter Song...

Great Easter Song... By Jon Nicol   |  April 3, 2012
Great new Easter song from Paul Baloche, along with a how-to video...

Team Devotional: Restoration & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Team Devotional: Restoration & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance By Jon Nicol   |  April 2, 2012
What a '71 Honda has to do with the condition of my heart...

Why is This Song List SO BIG?!

Why is This Song List SO BIG?! By Jon Nicol   |  March 30, 2012
Has your song list gotten too big?

Develop a Solid Sense of Time, Part 2

Develop a Solid Sense of Time, Part 2 By Jon Nicol   |  March 29, 2012
Time management issues...

The Poetic Language of John Mark McMillan

The Poetic Language of John Mark McMillan By Jon Nicol   |  March 28, 2012
Do we have room in our liturgy and song lists for metaphor and lyrics that aren't always self-explanatory?

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