God made you to be you. Not someone else. He wants us to live in our own lane, creating a unique story, and a unique sound. We express ourselves in many different ways through the choices we make throughout life. When it comes to our creativity and worship it’s especially important that we don’t fall …
What do you picture in your mind throughout the day? More often than we should, we imagine the worst case scenario…bills not being paid…people not approving of us…botching the riff from Lion and the Lamb… What if childlike imagination was the starting point for faith? What if it was what we needed to see breakthrough …
The Power of Imagination: Finding Revival in Worship Read More »
Being a musician is an expensive trade. For the price of many guitarist’s rigs you can buy a pretty decent car. However, most of us did not start off with custom guitars and 30” pedalboards with boutique pedals running into Matchless’s and Divided by 13’s. We have all had smaller rigs and worked our way …
The entire Christian walk is founded on risk. If truly committed, we choose to invest our time, money and entire lifestyle to a God we do not physically see. It sounds crazy on paper, but we would not do it if it wasn’t worth it. The entire Bible is full of so many promises that …
Following God’s Purpose for Your Life by Taking Risks Read More »
You are loved. If there is one thing you need to remember, it is that. The enemy is constantly attacking our understanding of this. From a place of love everything else flows. We cannot serve well in the church if we do not first and foremost understand God’s love for us and love ourselves like …
Today, we are talking creativity and of course, gear, with Brian Carl of Passion! If you play guitar on a worship team, there’s a good chance you have played some of his parts. And if you have a Kemper, you’ve probably visited BrianCarlMusic.com as well. Recently, the band released a live record, Follow You Anywhere …
Talking Creativity and Gear with Brian Carl from Passion Read More »
There are so many forms of expression in worship – The receiving side hands, one hand in the air with one hand on the heart, the classic double hands, the rock and swing and everyone’s favorite – the observer. Does God really care how we physically respond in worship? If He does, what should it …
Posturing Ourselves in Worship – Should I Be Lifting My Hands? Read More »
Being creative is a rather up and down process. Some days we are on top of the world excited to pursue new sounds, tones, and songs. Other days just feel bland with very little spark and motivation. So, how do we stay inspired as musicians? What does it look like to be motivated and grow …
Intentional Inspiration: How to Stay Motivated as a Musician Read More »
Before becoming a full-time musician, I worked a wide variety of jobs ranging from manual labor in a warehouse, to running my own car detailing business, to managing large corporate projects in the marketing industry, to packing donuts at a bakery, just to name a few. It has been a rather wild path God has …
Proper micing technique – an often overlooked and misunderstood factor to good guitar tone. Are you placing your microphones correctly on your amps? Maybe you’re overthinking it too much? Today, let’s take a look at the most common mics used on guitar amps and how you can adjust them to get the best tone out …
