How To Unstick Your Lowest Fader: PRODUCER
The Producer is an Architect that designs excellence and transcendence. They plan to exceed the usual limits and love to have a well-planned service executed with excellence.
Altars
I found out about a recent conference called “ALTARS.”
Liturgies
We invited some friends over for Sunday brunch and worship at our farm.
Rook
I was twenty-six. Having recently moved cross-country, leaving the long summers of South Texas for the short ones of Pennsylvania, I was learning many new customs in this new culture.
Just Ask
On Sunday, we visited a church we hadn’t been to before. While the eight of us filed in a few minutes past starting time and found our seats in two rows, two leaders addressed the congregation.
Core Competencies
I read a job description for a Director of Music and was struck by the first “Core Competency” required.
How I Prepare For A Rehearsal
Today, we highlight the strengths each Fader brings to preparing for great rehearsals.
Personality Tests Only Tell Half the Story
Many of us hate personality tests because we feel like they box us in.
How I Create Chord Charts
See creating chord charts through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.
How I Choose Songs
See choosing songs through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.
How I Schedule Team Members
See scheduling through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.
How I Audition New Team Members
See auditions through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.
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.
Prepared for Nothing
They didn’t know what was coming. In their wildest dreams, what was about to occur was 100% impossible.
Planning Feels Great
I know. If you’re a Producer Fader, you’re either rolling your eyes at a subject like “Planning Feels Great,” or you’re disappointed because I’m not stronger in my call to action.
Fully Prepared
How do you show up to rehearsals? Would you describe it as "fully prepared?"
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.
How To Avoid Leading Worship 50 Times Every Year
I took stock. I noticed. I paid attention. I realized that I’ve been leading three to four Sundays a month over the past twelve months. That was okay then.
But it was time to change.
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)
How To Lead A Room That’s “All In”
We ended the song with the entire room singing loudly. It was a reflection of what was happening in their hearts – they were “all in!”