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Six Lousy Methods to Get More Musicians, Part 1

Photo: Flickr, kanyjaxx//CCOne of the most often asked question I get as I talk with pastors, worship leaders and volunteers is "How do I grow my team?" What they usually mean is, "How do we find more musicians?" Here's six ways not to do it:1. Rely only on Sunday morning announcements.This is the " Read More...

Canceling MySpace

I just canceled my MySpace account. Did you feel the earth tremble?No, I didn't either.I hadn't logged in for at least a year. Every so often I'd get an email telling me some doorknob from a "cutting-edge" hip-hop/emo/jazz/metal band wanted to be my friend. Other than that, it was off my radar. I in Read More...

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...

8th Grade Odor and Sucking Out Loud: 17 Ways to Build a Better Youth Band, 2

Read Part 1 (#1-5)6. Create a standard form for each song. And don't deviate from that form (at least until #16 starts to happen). By a standard song form, I mean the order of the verse, chorus, bridge and other parts of the song. Use the original recording arrangement when possible. (And check out Read More...

8th Grade Odor and Sucking Out Loud: 17 Ways to Build a Better Youth Band, 1

I've been working the youth band at our church for last couple years. As a former youth pastor, it's fun to mix it up with the kids and NOT have to plan lessons or participate in lock-ins. Over the next few days, we'll look at some things I've been learning.Start with who and what you have now. If y Read More...

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I'm in the middle of an interesting read: Untitled: Thoughts on the Creative Process* by Blaine Hogan. Blaine is a professional actor and the Creative Director at Willow Creek. I bought the book because, a) I like anything about the creative process and b) it was only a few bucks on my Kindle.**Earl Read More...

RadioShack Sound Systems & Faith-Infused Realism

Most leaders (volunteer or paid) find it easy to think about what they want to do and have and be after their ministry or organization grows. A preferred future is fun to think about. The current reality, especially for those in small churches, well, not so much. Here was reality at my first church: 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...

Who Are You Not Leading?

Leading Behind YouOn Sunday morning, you and I lead worship for those in front of us. But the rest of the week, are we leading worship to those who stand behind and beside us?In other words, are we shepherding our band and vocal team?If the whole week is consumed by "here comes Sunday," then probabl Read More...

How to Get Your Team to Go Along With Change, Part 1

Selling ChangeYou want to implement a new policy, a new program, a new whatever. Unless it's a minor issue, you probably just can't just slip it in and hope no one notices. So you need to sell the change to the people it will affect.“Sell” may not seem like the right word to word to you. Read More...

How to Get Your Team to Go Along With Change, Part 2

Yesterday, we began a discussion on what it takes to sell your team on change. And instead of starting with how, we started with who. We talked about making sure we sell the person above us. For most of us, that's the senior pastor.After we get him or her on board, who's next?Sell the CommitteeMany Read More...

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