Sunday mornings aren’t easy. In fact, they are often so hectic and eventful that in the mix of all the activity we forget why we have come to church in the first place – to encounter and delight in God.
The benediction is not some throwaway verbiage to get people out the door; it is nothing less than the heart and soul of who we are and whose we are.
I love our church’s sound guys. They are increasingly consistent, reliable, fun to work with, and eager to learn and grow. They respect the musicians, and they are always eager to help. Though we aren’t a big church, we have a team of 3-4 guys that give about 4 hours of their time on a Sunday to make sure we have excellent worship services. Here are five qualities I encourage in them.
I challenge you today to find hope in the common language of the liturgy, and in the common calling to creativity. Sometimes we are called to go. Sometimes we are called to stay. But I believe we are all called to speak with creative language. After all, in the beginning was the Word.
We who lead in worship are not above, separate, or apart from the congregation in any way – we are within and an essential part of it. The more we engage with the service we are a part of, the more attuned we are to lead at our best.
There are many ways we can speak the language of prayer in our gathered worship. I believe that all of these methods of prayer in worship have value, but I’d like to highlight a specific form of prayer – the collect – as a model and method for how we can pray together.
Further down the road of Christendom this trend of mentoring future leaders continues. John Wesley is one of many who was a product and an advocate of passing the baton of ministry to the next generation.Further down the road of Christendom this trend of mentoring future leaders continues. John Wesley is one of many who was a product and an advocate of passing the baton of ministry to the next generation.
Only God can really motivate someone to praise Him. But if we align our hearts with His and simply join Him in the work of leading people, we will have the pleasure of watching hearts come alive.
When I lead people, I want to lead like Jesus. I want to love like Jesus. It is easy in ministry to get caught up in the details of leading, to spend our energy on the how and neglect the why, but the truth is this: If we are not leading out of compassion and love, then we are leading out of something else.
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we discussed the use of a metronome in rehearsals and performances as well as the need for band members to think like arrangers instead of simply guitarists, drummers, keyboardists, and bass players. In this installment, we will look at the basic roles of each band member.
Unless you are an experienced instrumentalist, the prospect of leading a worship band in a modern worship context can be an intimidating one. This article is intended to demystify the process of leading a band in a modern worship setting.
I have encountered many incredible, genuine and faithful worship leaders over the nearly 20 years I’ve been leading worship. I want to celebrate them and the way God has raised up a generation of Spirit-led worshipers.
