I was reading again this morning, the awe-inspiring account of Paul and Silas in the Roman prison, and it reminded me of the power of prayer and worship… especially in the most dire of circumstances. (Read the story for yourself in Acts 16: 22-40) Here’s Paul and Silas in stocks and manacled to a wall, …
A hunt for new songs has a mixed sense of frustration and excitement. The possibility of finding something fresh, is often mixed with the struggle to select songs that will connect with your church community & culture, as well as honour and glorify God. Obviously, the two are not incompatible, but don’t always come together …
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Growing up, our services always began with a call to worship – whether it was called an invocation or something else, it was the same every week, and kind of bookended our worship service. Today, we have the opportunity to be creative and bring variety to our opening invitation – our call to worship – …
I don’t know if you’ve ever asked this question of “what makes a great worship leader” but you probably know the difference that a great worship leader brings to your engagement and passion for your Heavenly Father. It’s a transcendent experience. It’s a sure sign that God is in the room. What makes a great …
In the past couple of years I have observed a new found desire for people in worship teams to recalibrate their thinking around “what is worship”. This caught me pleasantly by surprise as previously, I thought , maybe wrongly, few wanted to delve into the nitties and gritties of what worship is about because they …
One of the main struggles with every person tasked with creating a service that engages people with God… is choosing the right songs that will underscore your theme for the service, or at least prepare people for it, and give them an opportunity to respond in a way that sparks transformation and a fresh walk …
Last week we looked at how to open a worship service – whether your doing a service live or online, it’s very important how you open as it sets the scene and the tone of what is to follow. Having said that, closing a service is probably the most important part of a gathering. It’s …
Whether it’s a church service, small group or conference, every worship event starts somewhere and somehow. Worship is a journey that begins with the end in mind… to be fully engaged with Jesus, and being ready to say “Yes” to Him in response. The question is, where and how do you begin strongly. Here’s what …
As I was growing in my understanding of worship, and the journey that people went on in worship, I learnt that positioning songs in a particular place in the service was helpful to their journey. This was highlighted recently when the first song played in the service (and it was an online service) – was …
A blue print for designing a corporate worship experience. Read More »
There are good ways and better ways to introduce new songs… The scenario is… you have a new song that the band and singers have rehearsed, and you are about to premier that song to the church at large. How can you do this best? What can you do to make the ‘take-up” as smooth …
