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28 Ways to Create Great Segues: #22

I once attended a Sunday evening service at Parkside Church near Cleveland to hear Alistair Begg preach. A Scottish accent always makes a sermon better. It was a typical traditional pre-service time with soft music, dim lights and people chit-chatting with folks they hadn't seen for at least a week. Read More...

28 Ways to Create Great Segues: #21

We've been talking about the "pre-service." I suggested in the last post that the pre-service time is one big transition time - comprised of several of small segues - that moves people into our worship gatherings.We can try to spiritualize this time, but let's just be honest: it's sometimes like her Read More...

28 Ways to Create Great Segues: #17 - 20

Segues #17 - 20: The Pre-Service, Part 1I look at the pre-service time as one big segue: it's a sequence of elements used to transition people into corporate worship. The issue with most churches in American culture is this: the majority of people don't actually come into the service until right at Read More...

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs: #1

You've got a new song to teach. And you're a good worship leader–you know better than to just spring it on your people and expect full-on participation.So what are some ways that you can take to move this song onto people's worship radar?Earlier this week, I started to give you five (and a hal Read More...

Five (and a half) Tips for Teaching New Songs, #5

I used to be so impatient with new songs. If I heard one, I had to teach it. But little by little I learned some principles that have led to these tips. Here they are in a more step-by-step process:Awareness/Introduction Stage#1. Play the song during your pre-service time several weeks before you're Read More...

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