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Worship Leader Misery

I know a worship leader who recently “left” his church. They said they wanted the typical megachurch-style worship, produced and professional, and that’s what he gave them. The congregation seemed to love it and attendance grew but unfortunately, that’s not…

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Live Webinar with Don Chapman

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Pop Arranging Tips for Your Christmas Praise Band

I’ll be using these original Christmas songs as examples, click to listen: LISTEN: Angels…

Angels Were Singing

Download the Must-Have Christmas Worship Song of 2013

[row][col width=”six”]LISTEN: Angels Were Singing Words and music by Aaron Flores, Don Chapman and…

Christmas Worship: Back to Basics

Years ago I’d always be involved with the yearly Christmas cantata (most likely…

Stripped-Down Worship

I was talking to a guitarist friend recently who plays at a very…

Worship Trends: You’re Fired!

Some megachurches have been hiring rock star worship leaders (henceforth referred to in…

In the Loop: Digital Worship Methods

The title of this column is somewhat fitting, not just because I live…

Cutting Hymn Verses

I’ve talked before about which hymns work best in contemporary worship. Another step…

Contemporary Is The New Traditional

I once visited a church and helped them creatively work through some worship…

How Recording Can Enhance Your Worship Service

How can recording help your praise team? It’s not a top priority, but…

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Church Trip: Elevation 2013

Do people line up to get into your church? They do at Elevation.…

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Who Can Fill Your Shoes?

Summer is a great time for worship leaders to take a Sunday off…

Buying Drums for Worship Part 2

Last week worship drummer Jon Skaggs discussed real vs. electric drums. This week…

Buying Drums for Worship Part 1

Occasionally my worship leader friends ask me what kind of drums and cymbals…

Contemporary Communion

Communion services are a mainstay in the mainlines, but many non-denom contemporary churches…

The Importance of Music

A few years ago I visited a worship conference sponsored by the Southern…