Worship Planning
There is a ton of planning that goes into making a Worship Ministry work. In our Worship Planning section will find helpful tips, thoughts and ideas on how to make it all work and keep it working for the long haul.
Developing Cultural Guidelines in Music Ministry, Part 2
Taken from the book The Ministry of the Psalmist by Tom Inglis. TEACHING #2: A CULTURE OF WORSHIP I use worship in the broadest terms that includes thanksgiving, praise, and worship. Even if worship is not at the top of your church’s list, it should be a priority in the music ministry. Remember that the…
You’re Boring Me to Tears! (Reflections From a Cranky Old Church Member)
I’m not a worship leader. I’m one of the people you’re trying to lead in worship. And, I don’t really try to be cranky. I don’t even WANT to be cranky. It just happens sometimes because I don’t understand what’s happening week after week on the platform on Sunday morning. My problem isn’t the nature…
What form of worship are you putting into motion?
Worship leaders and worship teams: What is your vow or commitment level before God? Especially when it comes to worshiping your God? Sometimes I think people nonchalantly speak out their vows or commitments loosely to God and to others, never fulfilling them. God is watching those who vow and commit unto Him and keep their…
The Orderly Audio/Sound Man
Have you, worship leader, worship team member, pastor or a member of the congregation ever really thought about your sound engineer? If the average person could answer right here, they would probably say, “I honestly never thought about them”. The sound man is probably one of the few positions that goes unnoticed not intentionally, but…
Soar on Wings Like Egos, 5
5 Questions to Clip Our Ego Wings I sometimes look at the young, hip worship band members in the “famous” churches and wonder if they’d let me play guitar on their team if I attended their church. I think I’ve got the chops to hang with them. But I exceed both the age and weight…
Soar on Wings Like Egos, 4
Soar on Wings Like Egos, 4 Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 5 Questions to Clip Our Ego Wings I remember my brief stint as a trumpet player in the junior high band. Whenever multi-measure rests occurred we had to just sit there while the saxophones played something cool. (Those sax players…
Worship Planning: Soar On Wings Like Egos, 3
Worship Planning: Soar On Wings Like Egos, 3 Read Part 1 Read Part 2 5 Questions to Clip Our Ego Wings “I just worship so much better when I’m on stage.” In the not too distant past when I’d hear something like this from one of my worship team members, I immediately saw warning…
Worship Planning: Soar On Wings Like Egos, 2
Worship Planning: Soar On Wings Like Egos, 2 5 Questions to Clip Our Ego Wings Read Part 1 Every team has a griper. You know, that person who’d complain if his ice cream was cold. It’s like someone’s been spitting in his Cheerios every morning since he was nine. It’s easy to get frustrated and…
Worship Planning: Soar On Wings Like Egos, 1
Worship Planning: Soar On Wings Like Egos, 1 5 Questions to Clip Our Ego Wings Let’s call her Lydia. If Lydia’s voice was an Uno card, it’d be a Wild Draw 4. Great when you’ve got it; bummer when someone else does. When Lydia’s voice is on, it’s fantastic to listen to. When it’s off,…
Here Be Dragons
Here Be Dragons At the edges of the world where the sea was yet to be explored, an ancient map-maker wrote HC SVNT DRACONES: Here Be Dragons. Places unknown, unexplored, untamed. But where dragons be, there also be gold and other treasure. We went off the map this past week at my church. Beyond…