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You Can’t Force Worship

One of the most disheartening feelings is pouring your heart out on stage to a sea of blank faces. In that moment, you can’t help but wonder if you’re failing as a worship leader. But what if you’re doing just fine—what if the most powerful worship happening in your church isn’t the loud, hands-raised kind you can see, but the silent, heart-deep encounters you can’t? Worship isn’t measured by movement, and it may be time to shift your focus from watching for raised hands to looking for softened hearts.

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Don Chapman

A prolific arranger and songwriter, Don has had songs published by Word, Integrity Music, G3worship and Worship Today, and has orchestrated music for several Christian artists. He serves as the arranger for Hymncharts.com and Worshiphymns.com. He’s been featured on the 700 Club, has been quoted in USAToday and has been a guest lecturer at Liberty University.

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