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Let’s make a list of a great worship leader: Strong musical ability to carry the band… …and vocally gifted to inspire the congregation each time his/her mouth opens… …but also the spiritual depth to truly lead a congregation in worship… …with a mix of theological and musical training coupled with…

Worship leader Rob Rash offers a great idea for improving your worship band. Continue reading.

Jason Chollar shows how with just five minutes instruction on each instrument you can be playing the song How He Loves as a full worship band. Continue reading.

Evan Courtney helps you view your church as a first time visitor: Last summer my family went on vacation with my in-laws to Branson, Mo. When Sunday rolled around it was defaulted to me, being the pastor in the family, to pick a church to attend. I didn’t know anything…

Nate Ragan talks about proper formatting on your slides: It’s often assumed that the ministry of onscreen multimedia in a church is merely a task of sharing information. Announcements, sermon points, song lyrics—make them large enough to read, spellcheck your work and, if possible, make it look pretty. But what…

Canadian worship leader Chris Vacher has several articles on using guitar capos as well as a downloadable capo cheat sheet. Continue reading.

Worship leader David Walker on seeker worship: There are legitimate “seekers” of the Truth out there, but when it comes to musical worship, we’ve defined “seeker” as someone who wants a show, who we don’t want to offend. We do this in an attempt to lead them to make a…

Maybe religion really is the opiate of the masses – just not the way Karl Marx imagined. A University of Washington study posits that worship services at megachurches can trigger feelings of transcendence and changes in brain chemistry – a spiritual “high” that keeps congregants coming back for more. “We…

Justin Deeter on worship wars: The worship wars never seem to end. Although they have slowed down in recent years, I remember in my own lifetime, during the 90s in particular, where the battle for worship style was intense. In general, there seems to be two different camps: traditional and…

A word from worship leader Paul Baloche about rock star worship leaders: Within our American Idol/Rock Star culture, often the goal is all about having–and keeping–the spotlight. As Christians, we belong to a least-is-the-greatest kingdom that pronounces the exact opposite, and yet worship leaders must regularly wrestle with the dynamics…

A warning for churches who live and die by their comments cards: Do you hate it when people complain? It turns out there’s a good reason: Listening to too much complaining is bad for your brain in multiple ways, according to Trevor Blake, a serial entrepreneur and author of Three…

Chris Huff at BehindTheMixer.com talks about church sound: If ever there was a thorn in the side of a sound tech, it would be one labeled VOLUME. A couple of days ago, I talked about balancing the stage volume with house volume. But that’s not the volume thorn I’m discussing.…

Learn about this handy, free plugin that will help make PowerPoint more worship friendly. If you try it out, come back and leave a comment. Continue reading.

Travis Motley describes the gear of top worship guitarists: The church guitar player or the “worship” guitar player has become something very common and similar in the topic of gear. Many are using the same pedals, guitars and amps because of what they hear on albums. It almost seems to…