Here’s the thing about Sundays: they come every week without fail. There is no preseason or offseason. Every Monday morning this reality seems to punch me between the eyes. The cycle of it all can be overwhelming. Meet with the staff, choose a set, prepare the team, rehearse, soundcheck, lead weekend services. Rinse. Repeat. …
Is Your Church Service Format the Reason Your Church is Apathetic? Read More »
I truly believe that we are living in the golden era of guitar making. There have never been more companies making high-quality instruments than there are right now. So many companies are making affordable guitars that are truly stage-ready and reliable. But part of being a guitarist is the natural fascination with the next new, …
Are Boutique Guitars Worth the Outrageous Price? Read More »
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 »
