Leading Worship
It’s not just getting up and singing a song, it’s about engagement not only with God but with your community of believers. Easier said than done, but in our Leading Worship section you will be able to learn from seasoned ministry veterans on how to make both the vertical and horizontal connections.
Leading Worship “One Inch At A Time”: The Heavens
Leading Worship “One Inch At A Time”: The Heavens I’ve always had mixed feelings about doing special music services for Easter and Christmas. Something about it just never felt quite right. It could have been that I was scarred as a child for having to sit through those endless, dreadful, holiday cantatas. It could have…
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Leading Worship “An Inch At A Time”: God Created
Leading Worship “An Inch At A Time”: God Created Since before the beginning, God has been creating. Creativity is wrapped up in His very nature. It’s part of what makes God who He is. He is The Creator. He is still creating today. This past Sunday, we had a bit of a surprise. A pastor…
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Leading Worship In The Small Church
Leading Worship In The Small Church We often hear of the worship ministries of the big churches. Lots of lights, full bands, multiple worship teams, and more mark the daily discussion we see from these congregations. But, what about the small church? What does it take to be successful in worship ministry at the church…
Read More ⇨New Worship Song Charts From Integrity Music
Hi Worship Leader friends, wanted to let you know that we’ve uploaded charts for 7 of the songs on the Know Hope Collective album that just released. (If you were at Re:Create, you heard Mark Stuart & Will McGinniss sharing about this project.) I’ve included the links below… Feel free to share with your church. You…
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Leading Worship “An Inch At A Time”: In The Beginning…
Leading Worship “An Inch At A Time”: In The Beginning… In the beginning… Every good story must have a beginning, and so it is that this one begins with my compact hatchback making a left turn at the one stoplight in the tiny town of Patterson Spring, NC. About 50 yards down on the left…
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Leading Worship Project: Memorization – pt.2
Leading Worship Project: Memorization – pt.2 WHEW!! I made it out alive. Actually it wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be. If you have clue what I’m talking about, read Project: Memorization – pt. 1. As I wrote last week, I set a date for myself to lead a worship set without the…
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Worship Guitar: Stage Presence
Worship Guitar: Stage Presence Presence – noun, the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place. As guitarists it is easy to go through a set and just worry about our parts, our leads, our solos, our pedals and our guitars. While these are important, so as not to distract,…
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Finding Satisfaction In Ministry: You Can Lead A Horse To Water…
Finding Satisfaction In Ministry: You Can Lead A Horse To Water… Recently I was talking with a youth minister who told me that he struggles to find satisfaction in ministry. He said that both he and his wife think he takes himself way too seriously. When he said that, it was like an alarm going…
Read More ⇨Worship Leaders: You Don’t Need Crazy-Good Luck To Win!
Have you ever entered a contest to then discover that only one in a million will win? Proclaim Church Presentation Software is breaking all the rules with the Great Worship Resource Giveaway. To celebrate its coming launch into the church presentation market, Proclaim has partnered with today’s top worship resource companies to give away over…
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Leading Worship Project: Memorization – pt. 1
Leading Worship Project: Memorization – pt. 1 I knew it would come. Eventually. Sure, I may have been in denial. But deep down I knew this day would come. The day when I would have to make an enormous sacrifice in order to keep moving forward as a worship leader. The day isn’t quite here…
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