The Art of Constructive Conversations
Have you ever wished your teams, pastors, and congregation were great at giving each other feedback?
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?)
Worship Values: What I Care About When I Lead Worship
I was preparing for a coaching session with a new worship leader and reading a chapter in the book we’re working through called “How To Lead Worship Without Being A Rock Star.”
Singers Prophesy
What if our singers’ primary role is to prophesy, to declare the emotion and heart of God?
From Friendly to Friends
Going it alone really, really stinks! Oh, it can kill you too. You may have friendly people on your teams, but how do you become true friends?
Drip Irrigation
I know the need for watering, fertilizing, and generally tending to the gardens (metaphorical as mine may be) are upon us every spring and summer.
The Issue of Fear (and the way to avoid it getting its grimy hooks into your #SundaySetlist planning)
My typical planning schedule…
How to Actually Do Something About My Growth Plan
I hope you were inspired by the last Worship Fertilizer to begin creating a Growth Plan, but chances are it collected about seven days of dust by now. Poor little Growth Plan.
Growth Plan
You have talent, gifts, and the desire to improve.
Questions To Ask At Rehearsal
I love questions.
52 Worship Training Events
When you went to your worship team rehearsal this week, what skill did you plan on working on with your team?
Drums, the Holy Spirit, and Congregational Response
Have you ever been frustrated, confused, or saddened by a lack of response from the congregation you’re leading in worship?
Best Practices: Audio
Here is a list of “best practices” to keep in mind as you serve as a Technical Artist.
4 Reasons Teams Feel Isolated And Burned Out (and what to do about it)
Do you want current members to serve for a long time?
How to Make Decisions
The most eternally creative thing you can do is make a decision.” – Dave Miller
Why Do We Gather?
Why do we gather each week as a church?
Do you see what I sing?
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?
Worship Is Display
What if worship is display? Are you comfortable with that?
The Leadership Journey
We know how to lead a worship set, a meeting, an event, or a moment.
But what about a team, a ministry, a department, an organization, or a decade?
As leaders, we must have the energy and determination to move large initiatives forward, to hold the line, and to shift cultures.
How I Learn Melody
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?
