Normally I pick a topic on worship and attempt to help people navigate through the challenges of musicianship, leadership and theology – or to give some basic training in some area. But as this is the first blog for 2022, I want to be the one to call the “elephant in the room”. Many of …
Worship is a very sticky word. It adheres itself to a lot of other words and adds sometimes appropriate nuances to the ideas we are trying to convey. It becomes a part of our church culture and inside lingo. I’m sure some of these sticky “worship” phrases are familiar to you and conjure up an …
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 …
This is a question I’ve been asked a bit in recent times with questions like: What do you think the future of worship is going to be like? Where do you see worship going in the next decade? What changes to worship can you see right now and into the future? I’m not sure that …
Great team dynamics is one of those areas that everyone desires, but few intentionally venture into. I’ve discovered that most people just hope that their team dynamics will work itself out. That rarely happens because everyone sees the dynamics through their own perspective. That’s fine in one sense, because that’s all anyone has – their …
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 …
