Passing the money test For many around the world worship leading has never been about the money – simply because they have and never will be paid a dime for their dedicated service. However if you have been, are about to be, or someday want to be one of the fortunate souls to live the[…]
5 Reasons NOT to play it like the CD: While conducting training sessions across the U.S. and the world we have found that most worship teams’ solitary musical goal is to be able play the song just like the CD. While there are many great things you can take from a recording to help you[…]
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[…]
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[…]
I like to imagine that cheerleading originated out of a chaotic mess of disorderly and conflictive cheering; causing someone to stand up and say, “Stop the madness! Let’s have a leader so we can all be on the same page with our yelling.” From its humble beginnings to today, “cheerleading” has curiously become so filled[…]
Ready, set, go…predictably everyone stares at each other in confusion as I re-ask my volunteers if they are willing and ready to participate. With hesitant conviction they reiterate that they are. I ask, “Why aren’t you doing it then?” Then comes the light bulb, change your approach to leadership, moment I was looking for as[…]
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