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

It’s always good to give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood. (groan)

Have you had a conversation with someone and thought, “I LOVE talking to this person!”?

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.

The right question is, “How can we become the team that the people we’re looking for are looking for?”

Does your church have non-leaders leading, non-singers singing, non-musicians playing, non-communicators communicating, etc.? Many churches live in this uncomfortable reality.

According to allthingsontimeperformance.com, the average on-time performance (OTP) of airlines in the USA is 79.07%. Does that sound like your worship team?

Being who you are isn’t only important. It’s vital.

“Well, I’m standing up here, so I’d better be playing something.”

When we first moved to a new country, GPS was a lifesaver. By “GPS,” I’m referring to Google Maps or Waze. See, Costa Ricans are famous for giving directions like this:

I was reading 1 Peter 4 and was struck by verse eleven.

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

I was leading worship for a group of YWAMers this week, and in my first song, I noticed that my left hand had a tight grip on the neck of the guitar.

Doesn’t this just have a great ring to it? Campfire. Eating together. Relaxed worship. Late-night talks. Teaching tailored to your team. Friendships deepened. A break from your routine. God speaking...

As we approach the end of the year, I encourage you to take a moment between sips of 'nog (stay tuned for a killer recipe) to reflect on the state of your team's relationships.

What’s your worship team like? And by “worship team,” I mean the musicians and techs together.

Are you like a Worship Family? A Worship Indie Band? A Worship Elevator? Let me describe each one.

Every leader disciple needs to learn how to work with people.

Every week, when we make music together as worship teams, we have essential musical decisions to make. So here’s a humorous yet insightful story of what it takes to make music together.

Today, I’m giving you an outline rather than paragraphs. That’s obvious.

But what’s not obvious is how much what you do impacts congregational engagement. I want to challenge us, as leaders, to grow in BEING: