Long trials require exceptional resilience, a healthy perspective, and an ability to stick with it. But we never thought we were in a sprint, did we?

What am I taking to heart?

You can't make music if you are focusing only on your instrument. You have to listen and respond to the rest of the band for it to be music.

More and more worship teams are beginning to play with a click.

Have you ever tried to actually measure how loud the congregation sings?

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)

The best way to play better music, get along with your teammates, serve the congregation well, and enjoy it all is...what? How would you answer that?

I’ll get right to the point.

If you want to play piano in modern worship, there’s one primary word to help you: LESS.

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!”

How can I better prepare to play bass without a team so that I can arrive at rehearsal prepared? (I feel like I’m more prepared when I get to play with the team)

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.

The other night, I was tucking my son into bed and noticed some trash on his bunk bed shelf. It was the remains of an old, burned-up plastic Coke bottle.

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

In the middle of your day. When you’re too busy to stop. When the pressure of the moment is all you can feel. When your dryness defines you. When you lack in zeal in serving the Lord.

Did you ever wish you could teach your worship team to have better musical instincts? You can!

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

My typical planning schedule…

Have you ever been frustrated, confused, or saddened by a lack of response from the congregation you’re leading in worship?

When was the last time you took a breath, ready to sing the next line, only to slowly exhale, mumble, or watermelon through the next line because the words weren’t up in time?

What’s the most important musical part of a song? Melody. It’s the DNA, the unique fingerprint. Which brings up the next question…how do I learn melody, especially if I don’t read music or don’t have the musical notation available?