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 …
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What Is Prophetic Worship? To many church musicians, the idea of prophetic worship may be a bit of a foreign concept. If you’re familiar with the idea, maybe you’ve solely thought about it in context of what the worship leader does. However, it is much more than that. Before we dive in, just as a …
Now more than ever, we have access to resources that will make us better Worship Leaders. Never before in history has so much information been available to so many people so quickly for so little money. This blog (and the website it’s posted on) witness to the plethora of resources available to anyone with internet …
A few weeks ago I wrote about the difficulties that can impede a healthy senior pastor / worship pastor relationship. In my career (and as a bystander of my dad’s career) as a worship pastor I’ve experienced deep and healthy relationships with some senior pastors as well as tenuous relationships with others. I’ve …
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My first day as the worship pastor at my church someone on my team said something that truly shocked me. Week 1, I hosted a vision breakfast for the entire team as a “get to know me/here’s where we’re going” type event. Everything went super well and we had a phenomenal time of worshiping …
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The relationship between Senior Pastors and Worship Leaders can be one of the most difficult to manage. Though they are both called to shepherd the sheep, they have very little overlap in their function. Of course, some senior pastors were previously worship pastors, but very few worship pastors have been the lead pastor of …
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It is both beautiful and difficult to truly love people who are different from yourself. If you serve in the Church long enough you will discover this for yourself. It’s even more difficult to lead them – together – into discipleship to Jesus. Yet that is what it is to pastor. Each variation of …
A month or so ago a friend of mine posed this question on Facebook: “Is it possible for a church to completely avoid hurting someone? If so, how?” As you can imagine, smack dab in the middle of “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” season the post elicited well over 100 comments, many …
One of the more exciting Christmas songs I remember as a child was the 12 Days of Christmas. It’s unmistakably cheesy and who in their right mind would want all those birds for gifts? But what kid wouldn’t be excited about 12 days of Christmas?! So here are two questions: First, why don’t we …
Leaving the worship team is a big deal and not an easy decision! As a leader, it’s one of the saddest things for me to be told because I truly love the people on my teams and I love getting to serve alongside them. BUT transition is an inevitable, and sometimes a completely necessary part …
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