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An Open Letter to Praise Bands

I think we may be approaching a tipping point in worship. Along the lines of my article last week, as our production values increase so has our propensity to be more “professional.” And that usually means “be as much like …

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Ten Books Every Worship Leader Should Have

Now that I have a Kindle Fire (read my review) I've turned into a bookworm. Rob Rash has reminded me of a few books I've been meaning to read: Worship Matters - Bob Kauflin has

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11 Ways To Make Your Worship Leading Suck Less

Carlos Whittaker, ever the genius at composing provocative worship post titles, blurts out some really good points: 1. Memorize the lyrics. The confidence monitor has become the worship leaders worst enemy. People want to see your eyes during

10 Years of Worship

10 Years of Worship: Production Values

Last Saturday, Feb. 11, marked the 10 year anniversary of WorshipIdeas.com! In 2002 I was a part time music director at a church plant that met in an elementary school auditorium. We eventually bought and

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5 Ways To Use Technology At Your Church

Matthew Starner, Director of Worship & Arts at Journey of Faith in Grand Rapids, Michigan gives 5 unique tips for technology: 5. Get On Facebook Unless you’ve been under a technological rock for the last 5 years, Facebook is

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Bridging the Generations in Worship

Tom McDonald from Enrichment Journal writes about ministering to multiple generations: I was driving to the office recently and noticed an intriguing church sign: “We are traditional at 8 a.m. We are contemporary at 9 a.m.

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5 Reasons to Use Liturgical Music With Contemporary Worship

HighStreetHymns' Alex Mejias writes about liturgical music and contemporary worship: 1. Liturgical music is Biblical. The Bible is full of liturgical songs – “benedictions, prayers, creeds, eulogies, responses and doxologies” (Paul S. Jones, Singing and Making

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3 Worship Media Tips

FaithHighway's BJ McCurdy writes about Church Media: Many churches these days have ventured into the world of incorporating technology into their worship services. Most often, this comes in the form of videos and presentation software to

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How To Get Men Back In Church

David Murrow writes about the lack of men in church: In case you hadn't noticed, there's a shortage of young single men in church today. And things seem to be getting worse. If you’re looking for a

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Why Worship Leaders Wear Skinny Jeans and V-Necks

Worship leader Rich Kirkpatrick writes in his article Cut-and-Paste Creativity: The Death of Art, Music and Connection in Church Worship about the bland sameness that is taking over worship all over the country: Having traveled a bit