Metamorphosis
I saw this image, and it captured my current season.
Asbury
There’s lots of talk about what is happening at Asbury.
Abundance
Do I have what it takes?
Liturgies
We invited some friends over for Sunday brunch and worship at our farm.
Uncle Fred’s Coffee Soup
While I was growing up, on many Sunday mornings, my family would eat coffee soup.
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.
Tune Your System
I’m always curious. Pretty relentlessly so. Whenever I’m visiting a church, and I get the opportunity to see its soundboard, I look for patterns of overcompensation.
Core Competencies
I read a job description for a Director of Music and was struck by the first “Core Competency” required.
A Blank Canvas Demands Resolution
This is not us!
Context
My wife has taught me many things.
How To Improve The Quality of Your Services
A worship leader recently asked me how to improve the quality of their services. That’s easy.
The Top Five Songs
Have you ever used Planning Center Online’s list of top songs to help you plan your set?
Fingernail
And the fingernail on the ring finger has never been the same.
Highways
It’s time to deepen your life with God.
Stop Being A Superstitious Worship Leader
What makes someone a superstitious worship leader? Might you be one?
Loving Your Team (Even When You Don’t Particularly Like Them)
You may be in one of those glorious seasons where you click with everyone on your team. Or…
Which Is More Important: Rehearsal or Service?
How many times have you heard, “It’s just rehearsal. They can miss or be late…”?
Let It REFINE You, Not DEFINE You
All my adult life, I’ve carried extra weight.
It’s Time
How do you know when it’s time?