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10 Ways to Hate Your Congregation

Jon Nicol asks if you really love the people in your church. Early in ministry, I had a senior pastor say to me, “You know, Jon, you do a good job leading worship, but I’m not sure that you really love the people of this church.” My first thought was,…

Connect the Dots to Evaluate Your Ministry

Steve Caton offers seven ways to ensure that your data is telling the right story. We have no shortage of information. We are surrounded by data, but data alone doesn’t tell a story. An individual star in the sky may be beautiful, but only when you connect the three in…

Church Plant Tech

Jesse Gruber discusses the free/cheap tech that church planters can start using now. Planting a church from scratch nowadays is a difficult undertaking, but I can’t imagine what it was like in the book of Acts! Technology is widely available and cheaper than ever here in 2014. This article is…

Worship as the ‘Golden Calf’: Churches Worshipping Worship

By Dr. L. Lavon Gray and Dr. Frank S. Page Excerpted from Hungry for Worship: Challenges and Solutions for Today’s Church (New Hope Publishing, 2014) Imagine for a moment you arrive at the church house this Sunday, Bible in hand and family in tow, ready for a great day of…

Which Four Wireless Microphone Mistakes are You Making?

Chris Huff hates microphones with power switches. There are four wireless microphone mistakes that get a sound tech in trouble.  The first mistake is one I’m often asked about.  I will be upfront and say that I’ve made two of these mistakes. Two, maybe three.  No, two.  Forgive and forget,…

“Sing All” – Tips For Corporate Singing for Worship

Russ Hutto cites John Wesley’s 7 guidelines for corporate singing. In 1761, John Wesley penned 7 iconic guidelines for corporate singing for church congregations who would be singing out of the Select Hymns with Tunes Annext hymn book. Believe it or not, in the 18th century it was fairly cutting edge to sing the classic…

How Any Musician Can Develop Their Unique Sound

David Santistevan encourages musicians to mimic what they love. If you’re a musician, you want to be original. To have your sound. To be unique. The problem with being original is that it’s a myth. We are all a product of our influences. Those who are considered the most original…

The Social Media Platform Your Church Must Pay Attention To Next

Kenny Jahng says Instagram is one of the best social media platforms he uses for his ministry. An interesting transition is happening in the world of social media, Facebook is undoubtedly the king of the hill and Twitter is up there as well but the popular new kid on the…

When Smaller Is Better

Karl Vaters says not all small churches are created equal. Not all small churches are created equal. Sure, some are small because the leadership doesn’t have a strong vision for reaching their community. But Karl Vaters believes that the pressure to raise numbers has kept many small churches from becoming…

5 Ways To Help Ease Worship Volume Wars

Clint Taylor says vision is key. How Loud is too loud? This is actually a very reasonable question in todays worship arena, especially when we fill our set lists with songs written for arenas. Before I go much deeper I do want to say that not every worship leader will…

Why Isn’t Your Church On YouTube Yet?

Jeremy Smith challenges churches to join the online video revolution. The question in the title of this article can come off as both shaming and challenging. If you felt those two because your church does not have a YouTube account, then GOOD! You need to be on it, if for…

Smashing the Myth of American Church Success

Michael Brown says all too often outward success has nothing to do with discipleship or spiritual growth. There is a myth of church success in America that says, “The bigger the building, the bigger the budget, the bigger the attendance, the more successful you are.” In the sight of man,…

How Should Christians Respond to Vicky Beeching?

Michael Brown offers excellent insights into the Vicky Beeching bombshell. Believers throughout the English-speaking world were shocked and saddened to hear that Vicky Beeching, a greatly loved songwriter and worship leader, has announced that she is gay. How should we respond? 1. This should not be about your own feelings.…

What Makes A Good Worship Team Member?

Cliff Lambert lists things he expects from his volunteers. I remember early on in my journey as a worship leader that I never wanted to expect too much from my team musically or spiritually because I thought if I pushed them too hard, they would quit. I wanted it to…

Leading Worship for Small Groups

Rick Muchow offers tips for smaller gatherings. Over the years I have led worship for many small groups. I love it! Almost every small group I have led worship for has been grateful for the music as if they had a deep hunger to worship together in their intimate setting.…

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