Brian Wahl of WorshipTutorials.com talks about why, as a worship leader, you should memorize the songs.
Poll: Which Style Best Reflects Your Worship Music?
Which one best reflects your ministry (choose more than one if you have multiple services with different styles.)
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7 Key Traits of Anointed Worship Leaders
Indian worship leader Gangai Victor discusses worship leader traits:
1. Be a friend of God: Great worship leaders are God-lovers first and foremost. They love the Lord so much that they ensure to start every day with Him. They do this by maintaining strong and consistent personal prayer lives. They can pray without guitar and song. They are comfortable being still and silent before the Lord, with His Word.
2. Depend on the Holy Spirit: Accomplished worship leaders don’t bank on their own talent and experience as much as the Holy Spirit. Whether it’s putting together a set-list or delivering a session on stage, their ears are constantly open to listen to the Holy Spirit’s promptings and their hearts stay in a disposition of obedience.
3. Love WORSHIP – not just a way of worshipping: Put simply, fantastic worship leaders don’t believe that worship happens my-way-or-no-way. They do not cause or participate in worship wars. They respect liturgy and don’t consider it inferior to contemporary worship. They appreciate “When I Survey the Wonderful Cross” as much as they enjoy “Everlasting God”.
Atheist Trys To Stop Michael W. Smith Concert
Those pesky atheists are at it again – this time trying to block a Michael W. Smith concert!
Contemporary Christian music star Michael W Smith has denounced a recent lawsuit threat from a Utah atheist who wants a concert canceled because of possible church-state concerns.
Smith told The Christian Post that he found the lawsuit threat against the Draper City Council “absurd” and the “craziest thing I’ve ever heard.”
“I don’t really have an opinion on the person as I’ve never met him, but I think the idea of a concert being cancelled because [of] one person threatening a lawsuit is absurd,” said Smith.
Smith will be having a concert, titled “Wonder, Worship, and Glory” at the Draper Amphitheater of Draper, Utah, on Tuesday, July 24. It is presented by Warrior Worship Ministries.
The concert will go on says mayor, after initially canceling.
Video: Matt Redman’s 10,000 Reasons
Matt Redman is bringing back the worship piano ballad!
Willow Creek Church Makes Best Christian Workplace List
Chicago-area megachurch Willow Creek Community Church, New York-based American Bible Society, and California-based Joni and Friends are among the Christian organizations that made it on this year’s Best Christian Workplaces list.
The Best Christian Workplaces Institute released its 2012 list containing 38 organizations this week. The institute had surveyed and examined in total 88 organizations representing 14,000 workers on issues such as job satisfaction, commitment, Christian witness, supervisory effectiveness, work satisfaction, personal growth and development, management effectiveness, customer/supporter satisfaction, teamwork, communications and pay and benefits. Employees of the organizations responded to over 55 questions regarding these topics.
In Ear Monitoring Part 2
In Part 1 Will Johnson introduces us to the inexpensive Rolls Personal Monitor boxes. This week he talks about 2 other popular in-ear systems.
If your church is larger and/or you have some extra money to spend, there are many options for monitoring that allow for more customization to each user’s individual wants and needs than the Rolls system previously described.
One step up would be to use a Hearback system from Hear Technologies or an Aviom Personal Monitor System. This gives each user 8 or 16 channels, respectively, which can be mixed independently of the other users. This type of system uses either direct outputs from each desired channel on the sound board, aux sends, or any combination. The audio is sent to a central “brain” and then distributed with power over a CAT-5e cable to each personal mixer, simplifying cabling. These systems begin at around $1,500 or more but offer a lot more features with much less cabling on stage.
One trend that is beginning to become popular is to use a digital snake where 32 or more uncompressed audio channels are sent down a single CAT-5e cable and connected to a network switch to be distributed to various devices such as input units, output units, and digital sound boards. Eventually someone had the bright idea to incorporate a personal monitor system that works with the digital snake. ProCo’s Momentum series has mix engines that can connect to the audio network and “patch” into any 32 of the channels within the network. It offers 3-band EQ on every channel and presets for different users. They’ve also taken it a step further and incorporated wireless control of the system via iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads.
The most versatile monitor system, of course, involves splitting every input and using a completely separate sound board to control the monitors. This is the route used by most touring musicians and very large churches, however it tends to be very expensive and typically requires another operator.
Again, monitoring systems come in all shapes and sizes. A qualified sound professional will be able to help you figure out what product will work best for you and your specific sound system. Something as simple as upgrading the sound board may open up a whole new world of possibilities.
Will Johnson is an audio, video, and lighting professional who currently serves as Production Manager for Brookwood Church in Simpsonville, SC. He is also available for consulting, system design, and installation. For more information visit his website at willjohnson.com or email him at will@willjohnson.com.
Hide The Seams: Music Flow in Corporate Worship
Worship leader Stephen Miller on worship flow:
My friend Roger is the head of a ministry organization that runs hundreds of incredible student conferences each year. As such, he has the privilege of constantly working with some of the most talented worship leaders in the world.
Roger once told me, “You know what sets apart the good worship leaders from the great ones? Their transitions.”