Next week, I fly to Columbus, Ohio, to encourage a worship and creative team. I’ll be rehearsing them and leading the Sunday services as part of the training weekend. In preparation, I’m sending them notes on one of the songs we’ll lead.

Imagine this: the students who bravely stepped into high school amidst the whirlwind of the pandemic are now on the verge of graduating. Wow!

I was speaking with a church that has been without a staff worship leader for nearly a year.

The Five Faders is the single concept that will likely create the most dramatic, positive change in your leadership and your team’s health.

Do you love rehearsals as much as I do? I admit sometimes they are more fun than the actual service.

I’m working with a worship team that has been trained well.

My dear friend, George Yellak, allowed me to eavesdrop on a conversation with one of his team members.

On a Sunday afternoon, my wife and I were hanging out on the comfy couches in our living room with two of our sons, thirteen and sixteen.

I found out about a recent conference called “ALTARS.”

I was twenty-six. Having recently moved cross-country, leaving the long summers of South Texas for the short ones of Pennsylvania, I was learning many new customs in this new culture.

I read a job description for a Director of Music and was struck by the first “Core Competency” required.

Many of us hate personality tests because we feel like they box us in.

Many of us hate personality tests because we feel like they box us in.

See creating chord charts through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

See choosing songs through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

See scheduling through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

See auditions through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

Today begins a 10-week series to teach you how each of the Five Faders accomplishes the tasks in our to-do lists.

How do you show up to rehearsals? Would you describe it as "fully prepared?"

I love questions.