I often use the phrase “the non-sexy side of leadership” when referring to the things we have to do as leaders that are not fun and sometimes painful to do. This was a phrase I adopted from my senior pastor, Matt. When it comes to hard conversations, Matt is the absolute king! Here’s a story …
How to Deny Someone that Auditioned for the Worship Team Without Hurting Their Feelings Read More »
So many worship musicians have peaked in their ability as players and it’s not because that’s as good as they are capable of getting. It’s because so many simply focus all their attention on preparing for Sunday and that’s it. We learn the coming Sunday’s setlist and forget most of what we worked …
What’s the “secret” we’re talking about? Using your phone to play backing ambient keys pads! Now yes, you 100% can use other setups like a keyboard or Ableton, and they definitely have their place and are way more scalable, but your phone is a perfect solution when it comes to filling up the empty spaces …
Every week we release articles and videos all aimed at developing worship pastors, leaders, musicians, & vocalists. But instead of aiming our attention on one of the many ways we can get better at what God has called us to do – this week we want to simply encourage you with 2 things. 1) …
Hey Worship Leader or Volunteer! Don’t Forget These 2 Things Read More »
Have you ever printed off the lyrics for your Sunday set and read them aloud? No melody, no accompaniment, just the words in your speaking voice. It’s a unique experience that I’ve encouraged many worship leaders to do over the years. Words and phrases will strike you differently. It can freshen up an old …
Should We Sing Songs that We Know aren’t *Technically* True? Read More »
Service days can be chaotic & inefficient soundchecks can definitely contribute to that chaos. Here’s how to keep your soundchecks effective! 1) Line Check Everything It’s super important to start with line-checking everything and giving the sound engineer time to dial in each instrument for the day. That not only makes it sound …
Burnout is a Word That We Hear So Often Nowadays. So many people are all about the “hustle culture” and quickly hit a wall in their ministry. I am not talking about the typical “they just aren’t a worshipping congregation” or “they say we’ve introduced enough new songs for a while” walls. The wall …
Music is a funny thing. In a utilitarian sense, it’s not very useful, but it holds enormous power over our human species. In his book Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks rightly claims that music is auditory, emotional, and motoric, meaning that we listen to it with our whole bodies including our muscles. Even the tone-deaf among …
“You’re Never Gonna Let, Never Gonna Let Me Down!”…Right? Read More »
In-ear monitor world is quite the chase & it can feel like there’s no good option outside of getting custom IEMs. There’s definitely a strong case for custom molded IEMs, but there are still great options outside of the custom mold world that won’t break the bank. So we compiled a list of our favorite …
Picking the Best Inexpensive Universal Headphones for Worship 2021 Read More »
We are incredibly honored to welcome Jonathan Swindal to the writing rotation here at Worship Online. He’s spent significant time in high-level leadership roles at acclaimed institutions like Southeastern University, Oral Roberts University, & now New Life Midtown in Colorado Springs and has both an MDiv from ORU & ThM from Denver Seminary (graduation Fall …
Why Should Worship Leaders Even Care About Theology? Read More »
