Looking to strengthen your music ministry’s impact? Mark Cole imparts time-tested wisdom to take your team’s offering to the next level. He shares insider tips on curating powerful song sets that connect, rehearsals that gel, and sound that soars. Most importantly, Cole reminds leaders to keep cultivating personal worship as the heart of ministry. He advises nurturing passion in your team through intentionality in every aspect of leadership. For those desiring greater fruit and breakthrough in their corporate worship culture, Cole provides thoughtful guidance. With strategic frameworks and seasoned perspective, he equips leaders to grow in their craft while keeping first things first. Expect practical tools to inspire excellence paired with a grounding in relationship with God.
Why Your Church Will Die within Five Years
After 30 years consulting churches, Thom Rainer observes an unprecedented number of congregations on the brink of death post-COVID. Rainer outlines five commonalities of dying churches: abandoned evangelism, majoring on minutiae, gossip/conflict, lack of urgency, and blaming pastors. He notes dying churches fail to reach people for Christ or engage their communities. Many get distracted by trivial matters while ignoring their imminent demise. Rainer hopes to equip leaders to reverse decline, urging prayer and evangelism through Church Answers’ new Hope Initiative. With cultural Christianity fading, he challenges churches to rediscover their missional calling before it’s too late.
8 Things To Do When Depression Hits Your Pastor
Chuck Lawless offers guidance for churches dealing with a pastor facing depression. Warning not to be shocked or assume lack of faith, he outlines eight practical steps congregations can take. Lawless advises praying for patient understanding and pastoral healing, offering counseling assistance, finding one’s own ministry role, and encouraging the pastor’s family. He reminds churches that depression is common among leaders bearing heavy burdens, and wise support can aid recovery. Lawless challenges congregations to come alongside struggling pastors with grace, affirmation and practical help. His wisdom provides a compassionate framework for churches navigating this difficult but common scenario.
What Is Musical Excellence For A Worship Team Member?
What transforms a worship band from good to great? Alex Enfieldjian cracks the code on musical excellence. He notes the best players arrive ready to rock their personalized parts. They’re team players who serve the song, not their egos, keeping the spotlight on worship. These artists minimize mistakes through practice and recover like pros when the odd clunker sneaks in. Masters of tone and technique, they flex with the flow. Excellence demands discipline – investing in skills, gear and growth. Enfieldjian equips worship teams to level up. From sharpening foundations to sharpening songs, he lays out the path to transforming competent into exceptional. It’s time to tune up your offering and take your team’s sound to the next level.
How to Kick Someone Off the Worship Team
Removing someone from your worship team can be painful, but sometimes necessary. Josh Kluge provides guidance on how to gracefully walk through the process of releasing a team member. He emphasizes the importance of setting clear expectations upfront, having ongoing conversations to address issues, involving leadership, and maintaining a heart of love. Though difficult, following these steps can help make this transition as smooth as possible for all involved.
How To Learn To Sing Harmony
Mark Cole provides a step-by-step guide to learning harmonies for worship teams. He recommends active listening, starting simple, using sheet music, online tutorials, recording yourself, and consistent practice. Cole emphasizes that learning harmonies takes patience and persistence, but will enhance your team’s worship over time.
The Worship Ministry Guidebook
Kenny Lamm, worship ministry strategist for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, has written a new book that tackles a surprising issue facing churches worldwide – a lack of congregational participation in worship. Lamm believes well-intentioned worship leaders may inadvertently contribute to this problem. In “The Worship Ministry Guidebook,” he draws on over 20 years of ministry experience to offer practical guidance for engaging congregations in transformative corporate worship.
How to Build Your Worship Team with Amazing Volunteers
Looking to take your worship services to the next level? The team at Worshipflow shares an in-depth guide for recruiting and training a stellar worship team. Their comprehensive 6-step process covers defining team needs, creating job descriptions, spreading the word, hosting auditions, providing training, and building community. With some strategic planning, you can build a passionate, skilled worship team that will inspire your congregation!
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