Worship Planning & Leading

[Video] An Overlooked Key To Great Preparation

By Jon Nicol

How do you get your worship team to prepare better? Learn a simple strategy for making it easier for your team to prepare.

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Podcast

Episode 003: How to Make New Songs Stick

By Jon Nicol

You can pick a great song and it will still tank. We’ll talk about five big reasons your new song isn’t working and how to make it stick.

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How To Mess Up Worship (And Blame Others For It)

By Jon Nicol

Our transitions and elements need to be well-planned. And when other people are responsible for them, they need to be extremely well-communicated.

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10 Ways to Hate Your Congregation

By Jon Nicol

Sometimes it’s easier to look at the negative side first. So here are 10 ways to hate your congregation as you’re leading them in worship.

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Metronome

12 Tips for Using a Click

By Jon Nicol

Creating a tight sound with your worship team is tough. The first step is playing in time. Here are 12 tips to using a click in worship.

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How Do You Measure Success On A Worship Team?

My Most Loved (and Hated) Worship Team Member

By Jon Nicol

The band that assembles each week is tighter. And we’re becoming better lead worshipers. Partly due to this “team member” who some love and some hate.

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The 8 Rules for Talking While Leading Worship

By Jon Nicol

Worship leaders need to have some rules when it comes to opening our yappers on Sunday morning. Here are eight rules for talking while leading worship.

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How to Arrangement Hack

Why Sunday Morning Can’t Be Your Only Rehearsal

By Jon Nicol

How do you make the most of a Sunday-only rehearsal? And it might be important for your team to move to a mid-week rehearsal.

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Enter Sign

Six Ways to Engage During the Intro of a Song

By Jon Nicol

The introduction of a worship song is critical. It not only needs work musically, but it also needs to invite the congregation to engage and worship.

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Enter Sign

What’s Your First Song Saying to Your Church?

By Jon Nicol

The first worship song of the set is critical. It not only needs work musically, but it also needs to invite the congregation to engage and worship.

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