Today’s post is a little different.
Not a tutorial.
Not a gear guide.
Just something from the heart.

If you’ll allow me a moment—I want to pull back the curtain and share the real reason Worship Online exists.

Most people know us for our tutorials.

And hey, I get it. They’re what I personally use every single week to prep with my team.
We work hard to make them accurate, helpful, and ridiculously easy to use.

But Worship Online isn’t just a tutorial platform.
It never has been.

It’s a movement.
A mission.
A conviction that the way worship teams prepare needed to change.

How It All Started

Someone recently asked me in an interview:

“Can you tell us how Worship Online started?”

Gladly.
But really, the better question is why it started.

Before Worship Online had a single video or chord chart, I felt this tug:
“What if we could equip worship teams in a way that actually made them better—faster?”

I was leading worship, learning songs late at night, scraping together chord charts that didn’t quite match the recordings.
And one night it hit me:
“What if I created a library of accurate tutorials that I (and teams like mine) could come back to week after week?”

So that’s what I did.

And let me tell you… if I didn’t have a deep why fueling me, I would’ve quit before it ever launched.

16-hour days.
9 months of nonstop work.
Debt. Sacrifice. People thinking I was nuts.

But I wasn’t building a “guitar tutorial website.”

I was building a tool to change the way worship teams prepare—and the way people experience Jesus.

1. We Built Worship Online With One Thing In Mind

No big investors.
No corporate board meetings.

Just a passion to serve worship leaders and musicians like you.

That’s it.
And it still is.

We ask one question before we create anything:

“Will this help worship teams thrive?”

That’s the question we built this company on.
It’s the question we still ask today.

So—how can we serve you better?

Let us know. Seriously. We’re always listening. Whether it’s email, Instagram, or even a message from the little chat icon at the bottom of our site.

2. We Know Your Struggles—Because We Live Them Too

Worship Online wasn’t created in a boardroom.
It was born from late-night rehearsals, last-minute setlists, and the real, raw hustle of Sunday-after-Sunday ministry.

We are our own customers.
Everything we’ve built has come from our own pain points and from conversations with thousands of worship leaders over the years.

We know what it’s like to be in your shoes.
That’s why we built the kind of platform we wished we had years ago.

3. Worship Online is a Community

You were never meant to lead worship alone.
And the good news is—you don’t have to.

Whether you’ve got questions, ideas, frustrations, or victories—we have a community that gets it.

Connect with us.
Drop a comment below. Message us on Instagram or Facebook.
Or check out our podcast, where we go deep into topics that matter to you.

4. What Worship Online Isn’t

We’re not a “beginner website.”
Not because beginners aren’t welcome (they totally are).
But because we don’t water things down.

We’re not here to teach you oversimplified versions of songs.
We’re here to show you how to play them the way the artists play them.

Why?

Because learning the right way—from the start—builds better habits, builds real confidence, and helps you sound like a pro… even if you’re still learning.

And ironically?
That’s the best way for beginners to learn, too.

Final Thought

Thanks for letting me share my heart with you today.
Whether you’ve been with us from day one or you’re just checking us out for the first time—thank you.

Before I go, I’d love to hear from you:

👉 What’s your favorite part of Worship Online?
What’s helping you and your team the most?

Drop a comment below—I read every single one and share them with our team.

And if you haven’t already, we’d love to invite you to take Worship Online for a test drive. Try it free and see if it serves your team as well as it’s served thousands of others.

To your growth and your calling,
– Shalon Palmer
Founder & CEO, Worship Online