It’s 2023! 🎉 Whether your past year was amazing or full of difficulties, a new year always is a great time to believe for new beginnings. It is truly a blessing that we have a Father that is the God of new beginnings. I believe He is looking for us to partner with Him in …
We get a lot of questions at Worship Online about overdrive pedals. It’s a great topic and an important part of a guitar rig and your overall tone’s sonic quality. Everyone has different taste and a different approach, so today I want to impart some wisdom to help make your pedal choices a bit easier. …
I am so thankful that God gave us emotions. What would life be like if we couldn’t get excited and actually enjoy something? On the flip side, there are times of pain that I wish I could erase completely. Life can feel rather daunting at times carrying that sort of weight. Sometimes it feels so …
In serving in worship teams for 15+ years and now being part of an incredible community and industry that shapes the sound of many churches, I have come across many recurring discussions: Is our music just for the church? Should our creativity be confined to just the four walls on Sunday? Is the music and …
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In this post I wanted to create an outline of chord shapes that can equip any guitarist, electric or acoustic, to be able to get up on stage at their church and fill in the mix nicely. Many people ask us about transposing, so here is a great solution. If I had these basic chords …
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Burnout is common in the church. Why? Because it is an organization built on service on top of your normal work schedule and people simply give out more than they take in. Just like an airline encourages you to put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping others in a crisis, we have to make …
I will never forget the first time I ever played with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes. I started a song in the wrong key because I missed an MD cue from Cody to change keys right before we started. Needless to say, I was not too proud of myself and felt like I came off …
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Church music is a unique environment for musicians. We are constantly required to play with various combinations of band members and worship leaders and cover other band’s songs. With this comes the challenge of playing in different keys. This typically happens when taking a song originally sung by a male worship leader and changing it …
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How often do we stop and think about what Heaven is really like? Probably not enough, as it is more important than we typically realize. In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus instructs us to pray “…Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” If we do not know what culture …
Many sermons, the Bible, and Christianity in general can be rather conceptual and metaphorical. There is nothing wrong with that, but I think sometimes it helps me to just have some straightforward examples of living life better, such as how to spend time with God. Growing up, “time with God” was just reading my Bible …
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