articles

Cliff Lambert help you develop a plan of action. If you’re part of a ministry whose vision is to reach as many people in your city as possible with the Gospel, your leadership has probably had the multi-site discussion.  Church multi-site expansion has exploded in the last ten years. Hundreds…

Ed Gentry says recovering the practice of lament will help us be more authentic, Biblically faithful, and culturally relevant followers of Jesus. Lament And Praise Respond To Reality Songs of lament and songs of praise are both a response to reality. In our songs of praise and adoration, we respond…

Jordan Tracy lists his favorite mics and why: A question many churches face these days is which microphone is best suited for my worship team vocalists? There seems to be an unending array of options to choose from. You also have to ask the question – how can I pick…

Jon Nicol explains a worship team’s dress rehearsal is a run-through. It’s that time we play through a song, or full set, or even the full service just like we’re going to do it in the service. And just like the dress rehearsal, it gives us confidence to know that…

Bob Kauflin suggests worship leaders should study Biblical counseling. In 2008, I suggested in Worship Matters that the title of “worship leader” needed to be defined to be helpful. So I defined it this way: A faithful worship leader magnifies the greatness of God in Jesus Christ through the power…

Will Doggett lists practical steps to build confidence. 1. Recognize Whose You Are We are a child of God. Before we get to “what we do” we have to recognize “who we are”. Before we get there, we have to realize “whose we are”. We are God’s. Galatians 3:26 says…

John Nicol offers a short list of “rules” to help you plan worship services with great transitions. 1. Always Have A Plan Every single time you need to connect two elements in worship, whether it’s songs, scripture, the announcements, an offering, or even the message, plan it out. Plan. It.…

Rich Birch says it’s your job as a leader to take responsibility. Some weekends at your church are better than others. Things seem to fall into place and everything clicks. The band is in the pocket. The announcement time goes well. People connect with the message. Then there are weekends…

Adam Bond explains that the Musical Director adds unity and strength to the worship team. A Musical Director is a voice of leadership on the platform that helps to run the rehearsals, navigates the band through musical transitions, and fuels the worship leader with clear ideas that can create a…

Tim Suttle says the assumption that bigger is better pervades the church leadership culture. 1. Faithfulness, not success, is the goal of the church The church’s job is not to grow, multiply, or expand. The church’s job is not to take back the culture for Jesus. The church’s job is…

Rachel Held Evans explains why 59% of people ages 18 to 29 with a Christian background have, at some point, dropped out. Bass reverberates through the auditorium floor as a heavily bearded worship leader pauses to invite the congregation, bathed in the light of two giant screens, to tweet using…

Gary Durbin looks for three qualities: As constructing a sermon is to a pastor, so constructing a worship set is to a worship leader. You want to have solid content and memorable hooks that will stick with your church as they walk away. For a worship leader, song selection is…

Brian Gowing created this list around budgets and skill sets: Do you load in and load out your system every weekend? Does your church meet in a school, movie theater, community center, or other location that requires the church to provide the gear? There are three categories of portable audio…

Phil Cooke offers a simple guide to help you find the right person: Most pastors, evangelists, and ministry leaders have a vision for media, but aren’t sure how to make that vision happen. The key to success is hiring the right person to create, shape, and lead your media outreach.…