Today’s post is written by our team member/vocal instructor Thomas Daniel! While it’s true that a minority of churches pay every member of the worship team, the chances are that more often than not, we’re working with and leading volunteers. I’ve been a part of churches with a staff/paid band, and I’ve also been on teams …
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You’ve spoken, and we’ve listened! In the past couple months, we’ve launched a ton of new features to Worship Online. And they’re all features that you guys have requested! So you don’t miss them, here are some of the key features that we’ve recently added. 1. Favorites Section Now you can favorite or “heart” any song …
Every day we get tons of great worship leading questions from guys! So I thought, what better way to introduce our newest team members, Thomas and Anna, than to ask them your questions and capture their completely unscripted responses. Having worked very closely with them over the last few months, I must say that I couldn’t have found a better …
Today I want to answer a question that we get quite frequently here at Worship Online. The question usually goes something like this: “I am so focused on what I’m playing a lot of the time. How do I still focus on God and worship while I’m playing my instrument.” I’ve got 3 points to make while …
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Today we’re wrapping up our series on how to get more worship team members. I commend you for sticking with me this far. Some of the things we’ve talked about aren’t easy, and some may be hard to swallow; but when you start to implement them, you’ll be swimming in worship team members. (…kind of …
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We’re continuing our series on how to get more musicians and vocalists for your team! Last week I talked about why people are leaking out of your team, and before that I talked about creating a culture where people are free to leave. I highly suggest reading those posts first, so you can get the full benefit …
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Today we’re continuing our series on how to get more musicians and vocalists for your team! Last week I talked about creating a culture where people are free to leave. If that sounds crazy to you, you have to read that post first. And even if you haven’t read that one, I suggest you do it …
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It’s stressful…It’s a struggle…it’s time consuming… These are all words that accurately describe what it’s like to spend half of your week trying to find a drummer for Sunday. …Or to call every one of your contacts, trying to desperately find a bass player …THE NIGHT BEFORE SERVICE! If words like “cancel,” “decline,” or “out …
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We always talk about what to do when we’re playing in a band, but what about those moments when we’re not? And why are these so important? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been listening to someone speak at church and just over that person’s shoulder, I see some guitar player in their …
Musicians – 3 Moments on Sunday, When You’re NOT playing Read More »
Being able to play your instrument by ear is one of the most useful skills that a musician can acquire. And it happens to be something I know a little bit about. After recording over 450 electric, acoustic, and bass guitars tutorials for Worship Online (that I learned completely by ear), I’ve picked up a …
