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10 Top Worship Leading Tips

Worship leaders – we know the struggle is real. Keeping your team engaged, your congregation connected, and your heart centered on God amid the weekly whirlwind. What if we told you there are battle-tested strategies to revolutionize your ministry? From managing the little things (like actually starting on time!) to…

9 Reasons Your Church Might Need a Choir

Choirs in Church: A Relic of the Past or a Missed Opportunity? Most churches have long abandoned choirs, seen as stale and outdated. But could they actually revitalize worship? This article makes a compelling case for why every church should consider resurrecting the choir. From fostering multigenerational fellowship to offering…

[PODCAST] Calling the Next Gen to Leadership

“How do you identify and find high caliber leaders, particularly from the next generation? Too many churches wait for young leaders to be trained in other places instead of raising them up from within their church. Listen as Brad shares how The Journey is raising up young leaders and providing…

[PODCAST] Developing the Platform Presence of Your Worship Team

Would you love to see your worship team improve at expressing their worship more freely? Do you want them to engage the congregation with more confidence? The Worship Workshop podcast is here to help in their episode all about platform presence. Get your congregation more involved through the influence of…

10 Service Ideas for the Creative Church

Does your church service feel stuck in a rut? Same old routine week after week? It’s time to shake things up and engage your congregation in fresh, innovative ways! Find 10 brilliant ideas to breathe new life into your worship experience. From mini-movies and powerful testimonies to themed worship media…

How to Lead Worship Gracefully When Things Go Wrong

Flubbed lyrics? Mic cuts out? Band falls apart? Every worship leader has been there – those cringe-worthy moments when things go horribly wrong in the middle of leading. Don’t let the next inevitable mishap throw you into a panic! You’ve gotta learn to gracefully navigate those worship snafus. Find vital…

[PODCAST] Where Modern Worship Comes From (And Why It Matters)

Episode 13 of the Worship Workshop Podcast. “Today we dive into where modern worship comes from—and why it matters—with Dr. Lester Ruth. During the discussion, we also discuss the fourfold order of worship—the history of it and why it’s still critical for today.” Listen to the podcast.

A Case for Clarifying and Amplifying Technology in Worship

Does technology in your worship services actually clarify the gospel or muddy the waters? Take a deep dive into how the tools we embrace in church – from lighting rigs to livestreams – inevitably shape our habits and mindsets as disciples, often in subtle ways we don’t realize. As worship…

3 Beliefs Holding You Back From Becoming A Digital Outreach Leader

Is your church staff stuck in their ways, rejecting social media and digital outreach as a “waste of time”? Tired of hearing the same lame excuses for avoiding platforms that could revitalize your community? This brutally honest article takes a sledgehammer to the 3 biggest limiting beliefs crippling churches from…

The Time You Have To Lead Worship Is Enough

For worship leaders lamenting the short time allotted for worship, here’s some encouragement: Even if you only have 2 minutes for a chorus, 5 minutes for a hymn, or 20 minutes for a full set, it can be enough. Author Dan Wilt has led 3-hour extended worship times, which are…

Preparation Makes Perfect

By Don Chapman As I’ve said before, it seems everyone and their brother is starting a contemporary worship service. Unfortunately, I’ve heard that many of these new services are failing. Often the reason is poor planning and execution. Here are two key points to consider if you’re involved with praise…

Senior Pastor: How To Lead Your Disorganized Worship Pastor

Does your worship leader consistently drop the ball on administrative tasks? Struggle with being on time for meetings and appointments? Get lost for hours obsessing over minute creative details? If you’re constantly battling the brilliant-but-scattered tendencies of your artistically-gifted worship pastor, you need to read this insightful guide. It dives…

How Prepared is “Prepared”?

Are you tired of showing up to rehearsals with your worship team all on a different page? Some members are still learning the song, others have it memorized, and it’s a struggle to get everyone aligned. A simple system can fix that – the “Practice By Numbers” approach. This guide…

John Michael Talbot on Faith, Music, and the Journey Within

In a candid interview with David Santistevan, John Michael Talbot, a multi-platinum selling, Grammy and Dove Award-winning Catholic Christian music pioneer, shares his remarkable spiritual journey. Disillusioned with the rock star lifestyle in his early career, Talbot sought answers in various religions before a personal encounter with Jesus led him…

Fine-Tune Your Worship Team’s Sound Check

Brace yourself for an eye-opening journey into the heart of worship tech! If you’ve ever found yourself lost in a sea of screechy mics, unbalanced levels, and overall audio chaos, this guide is for you. Imagine stepping onto the stage, bathed in soft lighting, as a hush falls over the…

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