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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…

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Songwriting Horror

I have a tale of horror that will terrify every Christian songwriter! Songwriters,…

Finale or Sibelius?

Do you use notation software for worship? My recent poll shows 44% use…

Kids in Worship

Should Kids Be Allowed In Worship?

After attending church with my parents the inevitable question came: “so where do…

Rocking Grandma

Over the past few weeks as I’ve been teaching worship conference classes I’ve…

Acoustic Praise

Normally when I plan music for church I want to soup it up…

Time for Change

Part 1 | Part 2 No, this isn’t an endorsement for Obama! It…

What’s Wrong With Your Music

Part 1 | Part 2 I was talking to a worship leader about…

Praise Band Paradox

I know of a megachurch with 5,000 people that has state-of-the-art everything… projection,…

Indian Buffet And Churches

Indian Food & Church

I love Indian food. There’s an Indian restaurant here in town that has…