Oblique Strategies
Have you ever wished you could “teach” your sound team to listen and mix more musically?
Abundance
Do I have what it takes?
Core Competencies
I read a job description for a Director of Music and was struck by the first “Core Competency” required.
How To Improve The Quality of Your Services
A worship leader recently asked me how to improve the quality of their services. That’s easy.
Fingernail
And the fingernail on the ring finger has never been the same.
It’s Time
How do you know when it’s time?
Follow Christ Together
“We must follow Christ together!”
Leading the Same Room Limits Me
One of your lids as a worship leader may be leading the same room over and over.
Do You Embrace Inclusion More Than Excellence?
Does your church have non-leaders leading, non-singers singing, non-musicians playing, non-communicators communicating, etc.? Many churches live in this uncomfortable reality.
“And Other Duties As Assigned”
I’ve been looking at lots of worship leader job descriptions lately as we help several churches look for staff. Almost all of them have some kitchen-junk-drawer statement at the end of the responsibilities
Language Matters
I was reading 1 Peter 4 and was struck by verse eleven.
2020 Was The Optimal Leadership Environment
As a leader, uncertainty is your life. It’s your sweet spot.
Thriving As A Woman In Leadership
We often misunderstand equality, authority, and equity in the conversation about women in church leadership.
When Worship Leaders and Senior Pastors Clash
We were observing a Sunday morning rehearsal.
"Why didn't you tell me about this before?" said the flustered senior pastor to the worship leader. A couple of times.
We thought they might come to blows, and the worship leader was visibly livid.
I Didn't Know It Was Keeping Me From Being More Effective
I’ve been getting up at 4:30 AM the last couple of weeks to spend quiet, uninterrupted time writing and editing my past Fertilizers.
The Great Reset
Maybe we feel disoriented because God is trying to reorient us.
As churches, we’ve been forced to rethink virtually everything about our weekly gathering rhythms.
Take it or Leave it
I was leading worship, and I felt like the congregation could take it or leave it. 💔
Angels on the Road
In Costa Rica, I am pleasantly surprised at how kind drivers are. They let each other into traffic. They honk, wave, or flash their lights to give you the right of way.
Or Just Be Random and Chaotic
I just learned the other day that one of the team members at one of my former churches took a break from the team and never came back. She’s at another church now.
Take It To Heart
What am I taking to heart?