How I Audition New Team Members

How I Audition New Team Members

See auditions through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

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How I Recruit New Team Members

How I Recruit New Team Members

Today begins a series to teach you how each of the Five Faders accomplishes the tasks in our to-do lists.

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It All Comes Down to This

It All Comes Down to This

Imagine calling yourself a chef. You have libraries of cookbooks…that you’ve actually read. You watch every show on Food Network and have even met some of the stars! You can even guess at the beginning of the show who’s going to get Chopped. You grocery shop and fill your pantries with supplies. You just love the smell of food cooking.

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What Happens Next Is Up To You

What Happens Next Is Up To You

Maybe you’re a worship leader who is caught in the unrelenting cycle of leading weekly worship gatherings while managing songs, arrangements, schedules, teams, relationships, and life.

You feel the need for... 

  • A deep walk with God (Intimate, Consecrated, Scripture-soaked)

  • A deep love for people (Shepherd, Launcher, Encourager, Leader)

  • A deep understanding of music (Listener, Craftsman, Fluent)

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Get The Paddles Out

Get The Paddles Out

I was leading Sunday morning worship at this church. I greeted the assembled worshipers and… got back a very wimpy response. I felt like I was looking at a room of corpses.

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How am I Supposed to “Worship” Singing O Little Town Of Bethlehem?!

How am I Supposed to “Worship” Singing O Little Town Of Bethlehem?!

Do you know which Sunday marks the end of the Church calendar year? (Did you know the church had its own calendar?!)

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A Family Of Worshipers

A Family Of Worshipers

What’s your worship team like? And by “worship team,” I mean the musicians and techs together.

Are you like a Worship Family? A Worship Indie Band? A Worship Elevator? Let me describe each one.

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I Bless You

I Bless You

I got together with some friends and had seven gifts I wanted to give them. These gifts would provide a backdrop for testifying about what God had been doing. It was a real encouragement for us, and I wanted to bless you with those things.

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Why Raising Your Hands Makes You A Charismatic

Why Raising Your Hands Makes You A Charismatic

“So let me see by a show of hands,” I once asked when leading worship, “how many of you have never raised your hands in worship before?”

(now that wasn’t so bad, was it?)

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Singers Prophesy

Singers Prophesy

What if our singers’ primary role is to prophesy, to declare the emotion and heart of God?

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Worship Ministry Devotions

Worship Ministry Devotions

Do you wish that rehearsal would go deeper than just pulling the music together?

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