Looking for a new worship pastor position at a new church? Things to consider: In early 2014, I was working at a university and received an invitation to bring a team of students to a church in Colorado Springs. The trip went well. Eventually it led to my wife and I flying out to this …
And so it begins. You stomach drops. Your hands become clammy and begin to shake. You hear the cue in your monitors “verse…2…3….4.” You open your mouth, but no sound comes out. Suddenly, all eyes are on you and you think ‘I just can’t do this.’ Stage fright has begun to set it. Does this …
Conquering Stage Fright: 4 Steps to Go from Crippling Anxiety to Confident Authority Read More »
Today Jonathan shares about what he’s done over the last 20+ years to grow at facilitating powerful spontaneous worship moments. We know what it’s like to be a part of powerful spontaneous moments in worship. We want to see the spontaneous moments in your sets carry even more power. So without further ado, here’s how …
Why Your Spontaneous Worship Moments Aren’t as Good as They Could Be Read More »
Setup and teardown takes a lot of time, energy, & can be super draining. We have so many responsibilities on Sunday mornings and by the end of setup, I’m often already insanely drained. I was in major need of a way to shorten setup and teardown. For 5 years, it would take our team about …
Mobile Church Worship Teams! Shorten Setup/Teardown by 60 minutes with these 16 Items Read More »
If you’re like me, you love the corporate worship gathering and really want to see your church engage in worship. The typical Sunday morning worship set is around 25-minutes; so every moment counts! Like most, we start our services with worship and used to start with some sort of “welcome to church, sing with us” …
Increase Your Church’s Engagement in Worship with this 30-second Practice Read More »
The call to full-time ministry often begins as a conviction that we cannot shake. It’s an odd thing, often described as a “knowing” that can’t quite be articulated, merely discerned. For many people who are now in full-time ministry there was, at some point early on in their journey, an encounter with God that …
How to Not Lose Your Passion for Worship (Sustaining the Long Haul) Read More »
There have been many hills and valleys over the years and each one brought some lesson for me to learn from. After coming to a saving faith in college, I quickly started serving on worship teams. First as a guitar player and soon as a worship leader. I have had the chance to serve with …
5 Crucial Lessons I’ve Learned in the Last 10 Years of Worship Leading Read More »
Contemporary worship as we know it is a fairly new phenomena. Worshiping with song has been part of Christian worship from the beginning, but the current shape – a collection of songs strung together at the onset of the liturgy – is new. Even so, “contemporary worship” has continued to evolve over the ~60ish years …
Here’s the Crazy Truth About You as a Volunteer Most people in ministry are not on staff, but rather serve on a volunteer basis. As a volunteer it can be very easy to make light our responsibility on our team. However I would make the case that the responsibility is not light but rather …
Almost a year ago I wrote a post called “Worship Leader” or “Worship Pastor”? Our Language Tells on Us… In it I argue that we should aim to be worship pastors and not just worship leaders. Our function – making theological and spiritual decisions on behalf of the congregation – is pastoral, and even if …
Top 5 Books for Worship Leaders on Pastoring in 2022 Read More »
