Hi everyone. Well, Christmas has come and gone. I hope yours was a wonderful celebration of our Saviour, that you impacted people in your community, and reminded followers of Jesus how powerful and transformative Christmas can be. I’m about to have a break and will be back in late January 2017 with some more blogs. I …
I don’t have to remind you that Christmas is just a few sleeps away and if you are a musician or you lead worship, this can stir up a cocktail of both joy and fear. For musicians, the fear can be around trying to play carols in such a way that people can recognise them, …
Most church teams have a pre-service rehearsal to run through the songs for that service, and it’s always short. We usually have about 45 mins to ensure that the songs and other relevant aspects of the service are known and segueing together smoothly. You may have more time if you have an established church building …
In previous posts, I dealt with Preparation and Philosophy. I hope you found them helpful. OK… so you know why you are doing what you are doing (Philosophy) and you are ready to rehearse… you have all you need to play, sing, and do sound (Preparation). What should the rehearsal look like? And by that, …
A philosophy of worship is a bit like the ‘back end’ of computer software – the stuff that the person operating the software doesn’t know about, or even care about, until the software crashes… and you’ve probably all experienced that. Then what might sound boring, all of sudden is vital. It’s similar for worship teams. Most people don’t …
Over the past 40 years of more, I have lost count of the number of worship & band rehearsals that I have run… and I’ve had more than my fair share of disasters. Not every rehearsal will run as smoothly as we would like, but there are some things that greatly facilitate and enhance the …
There has been a lot written on the topic of: “What is Worship?” – and appropriately too. We all need to have clarity about what worship is all about as we engage in worshipping our wonderful God. But we don’t tend to talk too much about what the role or purpose is of the worship …
Welcome to the first Worship Canvas Blog. My name is John Crawford and my desire and goal is to help anyone who is involved in Creative & Worship Ministries to grow in their craft. If you are part of a team that is involved in leading people in worship – a musician, singer, leader, “up …
