See creating chord charts through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

See choosing songs through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

They didn’t know what was coming. In their wildest dreams, what was about to occur was 100% impossible.

What is it like to be at one of your rehearsals?

Lead worship solo for a group of complete strangers. Don’t give them lyrics.

You know how a different translation of scripture can bring a whole new meaning to light?

Being who you are isn’t only important. It’s vital.

We just made chocolate chip cookies from scratch. But get this! Part of the process was to grind our flour by hand.

“Well, I’m standing up here, so I’d better be playing something.”

You remember the Capital One commercial “What’s in your wallet?”

When we first moved to a new country, GPS was a lifesaver. By “GPS,” I’m referring to Google Maps or Waze. See, Costa Ricans are famous for giving directions like this:

How do you show up to rehearsals? Would you describe it as "fully prepared?"

Headlines are designed to DO something in us: excite, sober, inform, activate, celebrate, persuade. Persuade? That’s a fascinating thought.

God is not seeking worship. God is seeking worshipers. (see John 4:23)

We made it! 2020 is 99% in the rearview mirror. Phew!

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?

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

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.