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Worship Reboot

Happy 2025! The first weeks of January are one of those rare slow times – people are typically still in emotional recovery from the holidays (and 2024 as a whole!) and haven’t yet gotten back into the full swing of…

Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #3

I recently visited a small church that has a lot going for it…

Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #2

I recently visited a small church that has a lot going for it…

Worship Time Machine: 2002

This week WorshipIdeas.com is 12 years old! The first email newsletter went out…

Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #1

Other articles in this series: Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like…

I Hate Choirs!

“I hate choirs!” So said a friend of mine at lunch as we…

Live Webinar with Don Chapman

Thanks for attending the webinar! If you missed it, watch it above.

Pop Arranging Tips for Your Christmas Praise Band

I’ll be using these original Christmas songs as examples, click to listen: LISTEN: Angels…

Christmas Worship: Back to Basics

Years ago I’d always be involved with the yearly Christmas cantata (most likely…

Stripped-Down Worship

I was talking to a guitarist friend recently who plays at a very…

Worship Trends: You’re Fired!

Some megachurches have been hiring rock star worship leaders (henceforth referred to in…

In the Loop: Digital Worship Methods

The title of this column is somewhat fitting, not just because I live…

Cutting Hymn Verses

I’ve talked before about which hymns work best in contemporary worship. Another step…

Contemporary Is The New Traditional

I once visited a church and helped them creatively work through some worship…

How Recording Can Enhance Your Worship Service

How can recording help your praise team? It’s not a top priority, but…

Church Trip: Elevation 2013

Do people line up to get into your church? They do at Elevation.…