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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...

"Good Music--I Just Hate Looking at the Worship Team..."

I've been talking to my team, especially my vocalists, about stage presence. Team members from secular backgrounds (bar bands, musical theater, etc) bristle at the thought of infusing worship with the kind of "stage presence" they used in performance settings. My thoroughly 'churched' people just gi Read More...

Small Church/Big Worship - 10 Ways The Senior Pastor Can Make This Sunday Remarkable

I 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 work for Sunday.Here are ten ideas to reshape your wors Read More...

Dangerously Competent

In my early ministry years (20s) I used to hear these 'old' worship leaders (probably mid 30s, 40 tops) that would talk about how they'd take people with great attitudes over talent. I would think, 'Whatever. Great attitudes don't build a smokin' band.'I think I got old.One of the players on my team Read More...

Try (Tri) Leadership, Part 3

Try (Tri) LeadershipDeveloping a Workable Model for Co-Leadership In Worship, Part 3Another beam in the co-leadership framework is likely to be the worship planner or service programmer. The planner/programmer role could be as involved as planning the entire service: songs, scripture, prayers, segu Read More...

200 Words [or Less] About Being a Worship Musician: Key Elements >> Teachable, Part 1

(Read the other Six Key Elements articles:Intro; Talent; Surrendered Part 1; Surrendered Part 2; Passionate)200 Words [or Less] About Being a Worship Musician:Key Elements >> Teachable, Part 1A few years ago I joined a national songwriting organization and attended the local chapter. At the first me Read More...

Recruiting on Craigslist

Recruiting on Craigslist:Using Craigslist to Find More MusiciansIf you’ve never heard of Craigslist, you either live near my parents in Iowa, or you’re living under a rock. It’s a place where anyone can post any ad to buy, sell, barter, trade, giveaway, meet, greet, scheme, scam, and so on. Go Read More...

200 Words [or Less] About Being a Worship Musician: Key Elements >> Surrendered, Part 1

(Read the other Six Key Elements articles: Intro; Talent) Surrendered To GodNo doubt you’ve heard about the challenge given to D.L. Moody: "It remains to be seen what God will do with a man who gives himself up wholly unto Him." (or some variation of…) And Moody’s answer was basically “I’ Read More...

28 Ways to Create Great Segues: An Introduction

The worship team ends the song.A smattering of applause from the congregation.Singers are smiling. The band looks at the acoustic guitar player. The acoustic guitar player looks at the keyboard player. The keyboard player gives him a twitch of the head that says, "you're playing the intro, not me."T Read More...

200 Words (or Less) About Being a Worship Musician: The Worship Musician as Teacher

As worship musicians (vocalists and instrumentalists) part of our ministry is teaching. We teach the congregation what it is to participate in corporate worship:If we clap or raise our hands, that encourages and gives permission to others to so the same.If we sing and play with joyous abandon, that Read More...

Vocalist: Why You Should Lose the Music Stand...

Tweak #44: Practice singing without your music stand.Why?If it’s there, you’ll look at it. So lose it.You probably know the songs better than you think.You’ll be amazed at the confidence memorization brings.And the people you’re leading and modeling worship for will respond b Read More...

Worship Guitar Workshop

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