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7 Ways to Ready Your Worship Tech for Christmas Services

The Christmas season will be here before we know it, and now is the time for church tech teams to start preparations. Learning from past holiday services, upgrading equipment, planning workflows, and preventative maintenance should begin ASAP. Budgeting for any new gear, fostering leadership synergy, and training volunteers are also…

5 Tools Every Church Needs to Give Their Worship Pastor

Chris Creech discusses the importance of providing worship pastors with the necessary tools and support to lead effective worship services. He expresses his gratitude for being part of a church that gives him the resources he needs to succeed in his role. Creech highlights five key tools that worship pastors…

Quit Doing Announcements

Announcements in church can lead to life-changing opportunities for church members… but do they have to be so boring? Phil Bowdle offers advice on how to make this section of each Sunday feel more engaging and important. Read the full article.

This Is Why We Darken Our Auditorium

Alastair Vance says new visitors feel more comfortable and less conspicuous. STORYCHURCH started in a Durham school gymnasium/cafeteria back in 2010. It was so great! The school was brand new, so everything was clean and shiny — and super bright — thanks to the myriad of windows along the side…

Why You Should Not Lead A Worship Team Without This Document

Jon Nicol explains his preparation policy. Simply put, a preparation policy is what your practice and rehearsal values look like lived out. The policy spells out my ministry’s expectations for practice and rehearsal. Now, since musicians get twitchy around words like policy, I call our document “Expectations for Preparation.” So…

My Cell Phone is My Best Friend

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15 Reasons We Should Still Be Using Hymnals

Jonathan Aigner thinks they are important symbols for worshiping congregations. Hymnals actually teach music. We’re making less music than ever before. Oh, to be sure, there’s lots of music going on around us, but very few people are actually making it. We’re just consuming it, or at the very most,…

Growing Musically As A Worship Team

Amanda Furbeck offers tips to bring out the nuance of a song. If you feel like the worship music has become a little bit stale, it might be time to bring things up a notch musically. Start with a vision for growth. That means taking an honest look at your…

What You (Probably) Don’t Know About Modern Worship

Glenn Packiam says painting with a broad brush doesn’t give us the best picture. It seems to be in vogue to predict the impending demise of modern worship, with some even suggesting we ‘kill megachurch worship’. The subject in question has been variously named ‘modern worship’, ‘contemporary worship’, and even…

Kill Your Megachurch Worship

Rod Dreher is not a fan of contemporary worship. Last October, when I was out in Colorado Springs, I was amazed to spend time with Millennial Evangelicals and hear them talk about a deep frustration with the shallowness and transience of contemporary megachurch worship, and a longing for liturgy. Of…

Former Pastors Report Lack of Support Led to Abandoning Pastorate

LifeWay Research conducted a fascinating study. By Lisa Cannon Green No sabbatical. No help with counseling. No clear picture of what’s expected. Hundreds of former senior pastors say these were the crucial elements missing from the final churches they led before quitting the pastorate. A recent study by LifeWay Research…

My Visit to THAT Big Church

Eric Drew shares his observations of his local mega. You know the one I’m talking about. It’s in your town, or close enough. They have the fancy lights, loud music, and they’re stealing our young families. That’s right, I visited THAT big church recently. Here’s what I saw: The Good:…

Keeping Youth Engaged In Worship

Lisa Fife shares tips for youth pastors. If you’re like many other youth pastors, you may sometimes struggle with getting your youth engaged and excited about worship. Here are a few ideas that will help you spark their interest in worship, help them grow in their walk with Christ, and…

3 Simple Steps You Can Take to Deepen Next Sunday’s Service

Mark J Martin offers simple reminders. 1. Consider the Flow. By flow, I’m not just talking about musical aspects, like tempo (begin with a fast song, move toward slower), although that can be a part of it. I’m also not just talking about theme – again, a good part of…

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