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8th Grade Odor and Sucking Out Loud: 17 Ways to Build a Better Youth Band, 3

Read Part 1Read Part 2 11. Make it fun. Recently, I became the subject of the youth band's joking--actually, my mother did. Somehow "your mom" jokes started flying and stuck to me. Soon a theme song emerged: "Jon's mom is greater, Jon's mom is stronger..." I'm not sure if Chris Tomlin intended that Read More...

DOs & DON\'Ts of Being Dumped, Part 2

It's inevitable. People leave. Whether they move, get mad, get dead or otherwise decide that the worship team is no longer for them, people eventually exit. Handling this well isn't always easy. Here are some DOs and DON'Ts for when people leave. Let's pick back up with #4. If you haven't read the f Read More...

Soar on Wings Like Egos, 4

5 Questions to Clip Our Ego WingsI remember my brief stint as a trumpet player in the junior high band. Whenever multi-measure rests occurred we had to just sit there while the saxophones played something cool. (Those sax players were soooo smug…). We pretty much just amused ourselves by empt Read More...

8 Healthy Steps to Initiate Change, Part 1

Leadership requires the practice of change. You must change yourself and your team to meet the (ever-changing) challenges that stand between you and your mission.However, if the average team hears a leader throw around the word “change” as many times as I have in these first three senten Read More...

8 Healthy Steps to Initiate Change, Part 2

Yesterday we started a conversation about what it takes for people to change, and we looked at three ways to begin initiating change. So let’s take a look at another five ways we can spur on the change process (without getting bucked off the horse). 4. Accentuate the pain of sticking to the st Read More...

Free Team Devotional: Heart Check, 2

Read/Download Week 1. Here's a printable version of Heart Check, Week 2Every team has a griper. You know, that person who’d complain if his ice cream were cold. It’s like someone’s been spitting in his Cheerios every morning since he was nine. It’s easy to get frustrated and Read More...

6 Steps to Stop Killing Conversations

What are you not hearing?I had been a tad disappointed by the crickets chirping in my comment section of my blog for awhile. I know from the stats that you were out there reading this, but no one was talking back. Not even to say “don’t give up your day job, Nicol.”A few days ago, Read More...

Mandatory

I’ve been using the phrase, “as mandatory as it gets for volunteers” when I want to communicate how important it is that my worship team attend a meeting/training/etc.I’m stopping that.I used to ask this question. As worship leaders, can we use words like “required&rdqu Read More...

Creating a Great Band [Get Beyond Being Musical Roommates]

This is part of a new "workshop" series, Turning Your Team Into a Band.Turning Your Team Into a Band...I think I’ll get flak for this series title. Having known some caustic/bitter church people (heck, having been one at times) allow me to take a few shots, so they don’t have to:“W Read More...

Eight Tips to Lead Alongside Your Spouse, Part 1

While I'm off for a week, I've asked some friends to contribute to the blog. I met Claire Musters through a review she wrote on the Musicademy blog for my ebook, Eight Words. She made me sound smart and talented. (Did I tell you she mostly writes fiction?)Claire brings a unique perspective of leadin Read More...

Could This Give You a Better Team?

What's your job description for a guitarist in your worship ministry? How about a keyboardist? Background vocalist? Sound tech? Worship leader?Wait. You don't a job description for your worship team?! OK, me neither.Policy? Eck...In the past 6 months or so, I've written a few blog posts about creati Read More...

Four Ways to Keep Ministry From Being Monotonous

I don't usually post on Saturdays. But today's Groundhog Day. The best pointless holiday that was ever made into a movie.If you've never seen it, don't feel bad. No one's perfect. So for those of you who obviously don't appreciate classic cinema, the premise of the movie is this:A narcissistic jerk Read More...

The Five Dysfunctions of the Worship Team, Part 1

Jerry* called to set a meeting so he could "talk to me about something."Oh crud.You need to know the history. Jerry's a key member of my team. He's talented and he loves God. Unfortunately, Jerry and I don't always see eye-to-eye. Other than some of the big issues - like the Virgin Birth, the deity Read More...

Does Your Team Need to Fight More?

OK, maybe not more. But better.In the last post, we began a series talking through how Pat Lencioni's "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" applies to worship teams. You may want to take a few minutes to read part one, since each dysfunction builds on the previous one.The first dysfunction is the absenc Read More...

Why Your Worship Team Members Lack Commitment

If I were to ask 100 worship leaders what lack of commitment looked like, I'd likely get a big overlap:Failing to practice.Showing up late for rehearsals & soundcheck.Coming in unprepared to rehearsal - charts not printed or pulled, songs not learned. Refusal of certain issues - i.e. vocalist re Read More...

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