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Townhall columnist Mike Adams says whenever pastors get together it isn’t long before one asks another the size of his congregation: Whenever pastors get together in groups they make small talk just like anyone else. It isn’t long before one pastor asks another pastor the size of his congregation. If…

Autumn Hardman explains the role at Hillsong Church in this podcast: The Music Director is one of the vital roles in our church services at Hillsong. But what is a Music Director? In this session, Autumn Hardman and Nigel Hendroff talk about this role in our context — what they…

Bob Kauflin offers tips for a better pastor/wl relationship: A few introductory thoughts. If you’re a congregational worship leader (music minister, song leader, music guy, etc.) you should do whatever you can to express support, encouragement, and gratefulness for your pastor. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul, and “sweetness of…

Kenny Lamm says there is a shift from a “food court” model of worship to a unified style of worship. There is a move of God across churches around our nation that is causing a shift from a “food court” model of worship to a unified style of worship. In…

There’s a big difference between the Record and the Room. YOU WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUITARS That final chorus-into-bridge is a real goosebump factory, ain’t it? But it absolutely will not sound that big with your one electric guitar player. Guitar overdubs are awesome, but they are not your friend…

Greg Simmons says there is no special bubble of protection surrounding churches that protect them from disasters. Disasters happen everywhere. There is no special bubble of protection surrounding churches that protect them from disasters. The key is planning for and responding to disasters instead of simply reacting to disasters when…

Shane Heilman encourages the use of prayer during your planning: I began incorporating prayer of different kinds into my worship planning in a variety of ways. Here are just some of the ideas I began to implement: – Hearing from God during the week and composing a Biblical, timely prayer…

Chris Denning says serving your Pastor is paramount to your ability to serve God in your role. Worship Leaders have an especially important role in serving our Pastors because we work so closely in helping them in one of their main tasks of leading the Church on a weekly basis.…

Jed Smith finds ways to be confident on Sunday morning: Nothing is worse than not being confident. Turning the key not knowing if your car is going to start. Showing up to work not knowing if you can rely on your coworkers. Walking into a class room for a final…

Greg Brewton says there are ways to involve a choir even in a modern worship style: Have you seen the articles over the last few years lamenting the demise of the church choir? For many years now there has been a trend towards using a worship band and a small…

Russ Hutto says both types of praise songs have their places in the worship environment: In several places this week I’ve encountered discussions about the “wordiness” of modern worship music. Many of the folks engaged in the discussion were comparing and contrasting today’s songs to yesteryear’s more traditional songs. What…

Chris Denning encourages new worship leaders to find a mentor: Doing anything for the first time can be nerve-wracking, even if its something you want to do. I believe this is especially true with anything that has to do with artistic expression, because for most people, their gifts and abilities…

Bert Farias explains why people are responding to Trump’s message: Perhaps we as preachers have robbed ourselves by being gray instead of black and white. Perhaps we’ve robbed the church of more converts and true followers because we think they don’t want to hear plain speech, when in fact, they…

Joseph Mattera says pastors are called to lead not entertain: There is a great tendency in human nature to crave the affirmation of other human beings. With some people, their need for affirmation is so great it hinders their ability to discern between the will of God and the will…