Well I’ve been quiet for a while as I’m on my long service leave (half way through) and so everything – just about – takes a break. But something came up that took my attention and I felt I needed to “break the break”, so to speak, and write about. More about that in a …
So… let’s get real practical. In this blog, I want to help you by giving you practical ways of praying when leading. Of course, I won’t give you the exact words to pray, but ways that will help you grow and learn in the “art” of public praying. Before we start, I’m assuming that as …
Have you ever struggled with knowing how to pray, and what to pray? If you have, then you’re in good company – Jesus’ own disciples wanted to learn from Him how to pray as they saw the power of prayer in His life (Luke 11:1). Jesus then taught His disciples a prayer construct that we …
As I’ve spoken to leaders of worship for years, one of their greatest fears is praying in public. It’s OK to sing and play their instruments because that’s comfortable, but when it comes to integrating prayer into the worship service, they baulk at the idea and want to leave it to the pastor or another …
Have you ever wondered if we should expect God to transform lives in our worship services? Last weekend I was at a conference for a couple of days, and got to share the experience with a few “ministry” mates. We were reflecting on the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer… “Our Father, who is …
Last week we looked at the conundrum of sorting out rhythmic structures in a song. If you want the team to sound like one cohesive group, then this is essential. Hopefully, as you put this into practice, your team will listen more intently to each other, and begin to find their place and play as one. …
One of the great challenges of music directing is sorting through and designing the rhythm framework of a song. Every instrument creates rhythm – whether simple or complex – in each song… yes… even the singers. So, it’s not just the drums or percussionist or the rhythm guitarist that makes the rhythm “work”. To ensure rhythm works, the MD needs …
It’s now a couple of blogs ago that I began this series on music directing. Before, I called it an “Art”, and that’s true, but like many other aspects of worship, there is a “science” to it as well. And what I mean by that is that there some practical things that we can put in place that …
Hi everyone Sorry about last week – I was getting ready to go to our first Song Writers Retreat for 2017. We had an amazing time – we always do – and set us up well for our second retreat in September this year. While we were there, one of our key writers who has …
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