A Conversation with Worship Pastors on Reformed Theology
Resurgence interviews several high profile worship leaders on topics such as song selection, songwriting and managing music ministries in multiple campuses. Read the full interviews.
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Evangelistic Worship
Dr. Timothy Keller of Redeemer Church in New York City writes that worship isn’t just about honoring tradition or keeping up with culture, it’s about attracting nonbelievers through comprehensible worship and leading those people to personal commitment. One of the basic features of church life in the United States today…
Do You Have Blended Or Modern Vocals?
I had dinner with some friends the other night – we had formed a singing group around the turn of the century and led worship in churches with some of my songs. For old time’s sake we gathered around the keyboard and sang our “hits.” One in particular, Grace to…
Pendulum Swing: Horizontal Worship
I remember a few short years ago when the contemporary worship wave hit the church, the big thrill was that we actually got to sing TO God (vertical) instead of singing ABOUT God (horizontal). I worked at one church where the worship leader enthusiastically threw out all the horizontal songs.…
Four Copycat Sins Churches Commit In Worship
At a recent Hillsong concert the guy I stood next to said “this sounds like every church in America.” He’s right – in the quest to become cool and relevant most churches have adopted the jangly-guitar style of worship. This isn’t a bad thing as most people love jangly guitars…
How To Leave Your Church
You have gone through much struggle, agony, prayer and counsel – and you’ve come to a point where you feel that you need to move on from your church. Ok, but your next steps are the most important – leaving well and in a way that doesn’t bring destruction and…
Building A Praise Team
by Joe Glass I played the bass guitar in my first garage band when I was 12 years old. It was the early 70’s, and the ‘Peppermint Wave,’ as we called ourselves, was very popular at local birthday parties, picnics, and gas station openings. Our rendition of ‘Wipeout’ was truly…
10 Things I’ve Learned from 10 Years in Ministry
Blogger and church communications director Tim Schraeder shares ten lessons he’s learned in ten years of ministry, including “Surrender your ego at the door” and “Submit to the vision and to your leaders.” Read more at his webiste TimSchraeder.com.
Nancy Beach: The Role of the Arts in Worship
Nancy Beach, programming director for Willow Creek Community Church for over 20 years, talks about the role of the arts in worship: “We come to church to learn about truth, but also to be inspired, to be lifted, and to be moved. And the arts move us! Our goal should…
Are You A Professional Worship Leader?
Worship leader Fred McKinnon posted this article on his blog, and has given us permission to reprint it here at WorshipIdeas. You can design a masterful flow of songs… You can recite Scripture, encourage, and effortlessly transition between songs… You can close your eyes, raise your hands, and demonstrate physical acts…
Click Track Philosophy
Are you ready to take the next step in the quality of your worship music? I’ve seen firsthand how a click track can take an average group of amateurs and turn them into something special. Any time changes are tried in ministry, even for the better, you’ll be met with…
Break Free From Praise Band Boredom
Try freshening up the recorded versions of popular praise songs with these tips from worship leader Rob Rash: Leading worship is a great and wonderful responsibility. We have to maintain creativity with song and structural integrity. So how do you balance creativity over being a worship cover band? It’s a…
In-Ear Monitoring Systems for Worship
When I started with click tracks and loops many years ago I began with a super simple (and primitive) setup. I’d create a drum loop in my software (Stylus), burn a CD and play it from a portable CD player on my keyboard. The drum loop would be fed mainly…
Lessons In Life: God Is Able
Reuben Morgan, Hillsong worship pastor and songwriter, explores the meaning and message behind the songs on the church’s latest live album. (more…)
Mighty to Save Authors Share Secrets to Songwriting
I had the pleasure of chatting with Hillsong’s Reuben Morgan and Ben Fielding a few weeks ago when they were on tour promoting their latest recording. These guys wrote the mega popular song “Mighty to Save” and had a few insights on the songwriting process. Isn’t it amazing how many…
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