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Summer Slump

Worship Leaders, don’t you just pull your hair out in summer time? People take off for vacation and you’re left scrambling for players and vocalists. What to do? Problem: I can’t schedule praise team singers for rehearsals. Solution: Cherry-pick the…

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The Great Worship Gulf

Twenty years ago churches were separated by a wide gulf in their worship…

A New Twist On Paying Musicians

A while back I wrote about Rock Star Worship Leaders – those megachurch…

Trends: Starbucks Churches

I never was a coffee drinker until about two years ago. They built…

A Word About Gungor

For the past few weeks the Internet has been abuzz over worship artist…

Worship Stash Bag

You never know what will break or vanish in a church environment, especially…

Trends: Church Mergers

As megachurches swallow the congregations of smaller churches (read this link to informative…

Do You Dim Your Lights During Your Worship Music?

The latest worship war (actually I’d call it a skirmish) is about whether…

Why Your Congregation Isn’t Singing: The Interview

Over the past few months my articles about Rock Star Worship Leaders and…

What Happened to Contemporary Christian Music?

I live in the “Buckle of the Bible Belt,” Greenville SC, and this…

The New Worship Job

Over the past few years I’ve noticed a new job that’s formed in…

The State of Worship: 2014

I receive emails that indicate many people don’t know what’s the norm in…

Do You Let People “Use Their Gifts?”

It’s a common problem that plagues all worship leaders, from suit-wearing songleaders to…

Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #3

I recently visited a small church that has a lot going for it…

Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #2

I recently visited a small church that has a lot going for it…

Back to the Future

Worship Time Machine: 2002

This week WorshipIdeas.com is 12 years old! The first email newsletter went out…

Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like a Big Church #1

Other articles in this series: Tips to Help a Small Church Look Like…