Fully Prepared
How do you show up to rehearsals? Would you describe it as "fully prepared?"
Persuasive Headline: “God Is Always Sovereign Over Us”
Headlines are designed to DO something in us: excite, sober, inform, activate, celebrate, persuade. Persuade? That’s a fascinating thought.
2020 Was The Optimal Leadership Environment
As a leader, uncertainty is your life. It’s your sweet spot.
How am I Supposed to “Worship” Singing O Little Town Of Bethlehem?!
Do you know which Sunday marks the end of the Church calendar year? (Did you know the church had its own calendar?!)
1,300 Little Finish Lines
My pastor was a college professor who had just finished the semester.
12 Ways To Say “Welcome” In Worship
“I guess we’ll go ahead and get started.”
“Please rise to your feet.”
“Good morning…um, good MORNing! ...That’s better.”
The Issue of Fear (and the way to avoid it getting its grimy hooks into your #SundaySetlist planning)
My typical planning schedule…
Do you see what I sing?
When was the last time you took a breath, ready to sing the next line, only to slowly exhale, mumble, or watermelon through the next line because the words weren’t up in time?
The Leadership Journey
We know how to lead a worship set, a meeting, an event, or a moment.
But what about a team, a ministry, a department, an organization, or a decade?
As leaders, we must have the energy and determination to move large initiatives forward, to hold the line, and to shift cultures.
How I Learn Melody
What’s the most important musical part of a song? Melody. It’s the DNA, the unique fingerprint. Which brings up the next question…how do I learn melody, especially if I don’t read music or don’t have the musical notation available?
How Songs Are Built
Why do I need to know how to build a song?
Because knowing how to build songs enables…so many things.
Never Copy the CD*
I love what Todd Henry says in his podcast The Accidental Creative: “It is the age of creativity. Cover bands don’t change the world. Don’t be a cover band. You need to find your unique voice.”
Six Things I Learned About Rehearsals (From Leading a New Team Every Week…For Years!)
Almost every week, I lead a new team of musicians. Sometimes all we have is a Sunday morning rehearsal.
Worship Ministry Devotions
Do you wish that rehearsal would go deeper than just pulling the music together?
When was the Last Time?
So...when was the last time you dove in and really worshiped the Lord?
Need more musicians?
What REALLY causes the “not enough musicians” syndrome?
Are you trying to figure out how to add more musicians to your teams? “We just don’t have any in our church.” Really?