Introducing a new song can be challenging. You rehearse, you prepare, and then the people just stare at you when they should be singing. You present it during the offertory the week before and it gets a little better, you keep doing it week after week and after a month the people are starting to[…]
Weight vs. Pressure Matthew 11:28-30 (NLT) “Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For[…]
Small is a relative term. Being ‘small’ has less to do with how many people attend your services and everything to do with what you compare yourself to. The church down the street or the mega-ministry on TV may seem large but what really makes you feel small is how you view your resources in[…]
Everywhere you look these days it seems like there’s an advertisement for Multi-Tracks. If you don’t already use them, you probably have thought about it. Marketed as a quick, easy, low cost, and professional way to improve the sound of your Sunday worship it can seem like everyone who is someone is already using them.[…]
The Purpose of Volume: Why Is It So Loud? One of the greatest challenges for churches around the world is volume. Why is it so loud? For many, the answer to finding what level of sound to use is based solely on preference; that of the pastor, the band, the sound person, or those that[…]
Reaching the Millenial’s: what churches filled with 20 year olds have in common. We travel – a lot. Which is the traveling part of being a traveling worship minister. Part of what is great about our job is that we get to visit so many different denominations and non-denominational kinds of churches all over the[…]
Welcome back for the dramatic conclusion. In the previous edition of this article we risked the offense of every cheerleader throughout history in pointing out that most cheerleading is not actually cheerleading, it’s cheerdoing. Well-rehearsed and well intentioned cheerdoing for that matter. The parallels were then drawn to how we as well meaning worship leaders[…]